What Nepali cinema has changed—and what it hasn’t
Summary
The Film Development Board’s ‘Old Is Gold’ exhibition is revisiting ten digitised Nepali classics, showing how camera work, sound, editing and fashion have changed while older social attitudes and storytelling patterns still remain recognizable. The screenings are also highlighting the need to preserve more of Nepal’s film archive before more reels, scripts and photographs are lost.
Key Points
- The Film Development Board’s ‘Old Is Gold’ exhibition is screening ten digitised classic Nepali films, including ‘Aama’, ‘Sindoor’ and ‘Pariwartan’.
- Chairperson Dinesh DC says the programme is meant to bring preserved film history back to the public, not just mark an anniversary.
- The films show clear technical progress in Nepali cinema, but also continuing issues such as stereotyped gender roles and familiar storytelling conventions.
- The Board says digitisation is only a beginning and that more films and archival materials still need preservation.
