What do you think about big productions like the South Asian Film Festival (held annually in Nepal)?
I think it’s good, but it has to hit the streets, that’s all we have to say. It’s (These festivals) increase (the number of) Nepali upper class to watch documentaries. You’re watching some poor people while sitting on your couch eating popcorn and you’re having fun out of it. So why are you making films in the first place? That’s where I say we don’t do docs. We don’t make docs anymore ‘cuz docs are a failed concept. It was supposed to be revolutionary in nature but it’s not. Where has the revolutionary factor gone to? Maybe it’s the rich people who need to watch documentaries because they have the money and they can help more. What do you think? It’s about priority. More than saying I’ll give you money. (It’s more beneficial to think) this is happening, it’s not right and I have a certain idea…come up with an agenda on how to change it. Then it becomes revolutionary in nature. How about people who can’t afford the workshops? We’re starting a project called the film familiarization pro
