Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Singalila in the Himalaya

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect to George Thengummoottil. The sense of the discussion is that the movie was not notable, and therefore should not have its own article. The article was redirected to the director's page as a notable alternative. Xymmax ^{So let it be written} _{So let it be done} 04:13, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Singalila in the Himalaya

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Non notable film. No reviews from reliable sources exist and the quality of references in the article are also low. Fails WP:NFILM and WP:GNG Jupitus Smart 00:46, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Nepal, India, and Kerala. Jupitus Smart 00:46, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep — what’s currently in the article could have seemed enough, but, on top of its production conditions having attracted attention, the film also received a good review in the Bangalore Mirror, for example. Notable.— MY OH MY! 10:52, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This is not a review. Its an interview of the director wherein the documentary is mentioned. A review is a critical analysis of the documentary, which is not found in the link you have provided. Jupitus Smart 15:40, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

I’m sorry but no, quite not so. It is obviously the other way around. It’s a review using material from an interview with the director, because the columnist states that the film has a lot to do do with the filmmaker’s experience (which is obvious). You might not lilke it but the film is not just ’mentioned’ (!!!) in it, it’s at the center of this article (published in Dec. 2016 for the release of the film). Anyone can read it and see. For instance :

But Singalila in the Himalaya is more than just about the the beauty of nature or trekking or travelling. In many ways Thengummoottil’s year-long stint in Bhutan, [...]rescued him from a miasma of melancholy, catapulting him into a new life of filmmaking and travelling, and this is what the film tries to capture

and so on. Anyway, the film seems notable, thanks. — MY OH MY! 17:16, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Cherry picking lines does not help. The entire article is about the person with the movie mentioned in between. Its even titled 'High on Sight' which alludes to the fact that he suffers from Keratoconus. It is mainly about the problems he suffered in the making of the documentary given his condition and lack of resources to film. I reiterate that this is not what makes a review, which needs to be a critical analysis of the documentary. And even if this is to be accepted as a review, we need two of them to satisfy WP:NFILM guidelines. Best. Jupitus Smart 17:46, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

We have all the technical reviews (some are on the page), and we have this in The Hindu, in Jan. 2017, for example. Again, I find it notable, considering also the attention on its making and author, and I will leave it at that, if you don’t mind. — MY OH MY! 18:23, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Both the Hindu article and the Bangalore Mirror article are about the filmmaker. Notability is not inherited. I would rather let someone else evaluate the merits of this now. Jupitus Smart 19:54, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete:. Non-notable film with no useful reviews~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:908:1010:2900:4423:2CC8:73B9:AE64 (talk) 15:30, 11 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:33, 17 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The Bangalore Mirror is the only RS out there I can see that covers this film and it's an interview (and, indeed, NOT a review), while the festival wins - Indian Mountaineering Foundation IMF) Mountain Film Festival and the 16th Girimitra Sammelan Audio Visual Competition do not contribute to notability. We therefore have a film that fails WP:GNG let alone WP:NFILM. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 09:42, 17 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to the director's page. This is the only thing I can find [1] and it's more about the person than the film. The Indian Mountaineering Film festival win is not notable. Oaktree b (talk) 13:55, 17 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to George Thengummoottil, as an ATD. Film does not meet WP:GNG.Onel5969 ^{TT me} 19:17, 24 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to George Thengummoottil per above, where the film is mentioned. CycloneYoris ^talk! 22:23, 24 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.