Naga Story: The Other Side of Silence
Naga Story: The Other Side of Silence | |
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Directed by | Gopal Menon |
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Music by | V. Chandran |
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Edited by | B. Ajith Kumar |
Release dates | 2003 |
Running time | 64 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Nagamese, Manipuri, English and 14 Naga languages with English subtitles |
Naga Story: The Other Side of Silence is a 2003 documentary film by Indian film maker Gopal Menon.[2] The film provides an introduction to the history of the Struggle by Naga people in North- East frontier of the Indian subcontinent, and documents the human rights abuses suffered by the Naga people in more than 50 years of the existence of Independent India.[3] The Naga political struggle is one of the oldest nationality movements in South Asia, continuing till present times. This flm, which took 5 years to complete, is the first comprehensive film about the Naga struggle for identity, peace, and justice.[4]
This film is the Winner of the "Spirit of the Himalayas" First Prize at Netherlands Himalayas Film Festival, Amsterdam, 2004.[5] This Film is withdrawn from Mumbai International Film Festival 2004 by Film Makers along with 6 other films as part of the Campaign Against Censorship by Indian filmmakers and screened at the Protest film festival Vikalp[6][7]
Festivals
- Telluride Mountain Film Festival, USA
- Banff Mountain Film Festival, Canada
- The Netherlands Himalayas Filmfestival 2004, Amsterdam[8]
- Vikalp: Films for Freedom 2004[9]
- Celebrating Resistances: Peoples Action Week Film Festival 2005[10]
- Signs 2005
- Cochin International Film Festival – 2005
- Kontra Agos:Resistance Film Festival 2007, Ortigas[11]
- Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival 2010[12]
Accolades
- The Netherlands Himalayas Film Festival 2004: "Spirit of the Himalayas" First Prize
See also
References
- ↑ Producer's WebPage about this film
- ↑ Action Packed Life:Interview with Gopal Menon in The Hindu
- ↑ Festival of Indian political documentaries Retrieved on 30 March 2011
- ↑ Nordis Weekly Archives Retrieved on 30 March 2011
- ↑ KONTRA-AGOS Resistance Film Festival Retrieved on 30 March 2011
- ↑ Miffed by Miff:Hard news Retrieved on 30 March 2011
- ↑ Documentrary Film Makers against censorship Accessed on 30 March 2011
- ↑ Himalayas Filmfestival, Amsterdam
- ↑ ViKalp 2004 Films list Retrieved on 30 March 2011
- ↑ Celebrating Resistances: Peoples Action Week Film Festival 2005 - INSAF India
- ↑ KONTRA-AGOS Resistance Film Festival Retrieved on 30 March 2011
- ↑ Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival 2010
External links
- Watch Film in cultureunplugged.com
Further reading
- The Naga struggle for sovereignty:It's past and probable future Seminar paper presented to the National Seminar on Peace, Non-violence and National Interest, 26-28 July 1999, Xavier Pfokhrehe Mao (Lecturer, Dept. Of Philosophy, NEHU, Shillong,India)
- Naga Resistance Movement and the Peace Process in Northeastern India article Peace and Democracy in South East Asia Volume 1, Issue 2, 2005. H.Srikanth and C.J.Thomas
- Naga- A People Struggling for Self Determination International Working Group for Indigenous Affairs