Forgive! Forget Not!

Forgive! Forget Not!
Nepal / 2008 / 28 min / Experimental Documentary / Nepali with English subtitles
Director: Pranay Limbu
Producer: Pranay Limbu
Email: pranay_limbu@hotmail.com
Tel: 977 984 127 2610

Synopsis

Forgive! Forget Not! is considered to be one of the landmarks in Nepali documentary filmmaking for successfully experimenting with the syntax and content of film form. Narrated by a Nepalese journalist Bhaikaji Ghimire, who was illegally detained (in blindfold) inside Kathmandu’s infamous Bhairavnath barracks for 15 months. It provides a mirror to the terrible times during the “People’s War” and the state’s reaction to the Maoist insurgency. The film helps clear the way for a peaceful future by confronting the recent past.

Previous Screenings/Awards

• Film South Asia, Kathmandu, 2003: Selected in the Best fifteen and FSA travelling showcase.
• Kathmandu International Film Festival, 2007: Best film (Nepal Panaroma)
• New Wave International Film Festival, Sri Lanka: 2nd Best film (International Documentary category)
• Amnesty International Film Festival, New Delhi, 2008 (New Delhi): Official Selection
• SAVAC, Monitor 6, 2010: Finalist

About Director

Pranay Limbu is involved in documenting the works of various grassroot communities and organizations ignored by the mainstream media. His maiden independent production History for Winners helped an award winning Nepali singer to re-launch his career after being in musical oblivion for 7 years. Forgive! Forget Not! is his second independent production. Recently, Pranay was a fellow at the Documentary Centre of George Washington University in the US.