Naga Story: The Other Side of Silence
Promotional poster
Directed byGopal Menon
Screenplay byGopal Menon
Produced by
  • Other Media Communications[1]
  • Deenadayalan
Cinematography
Edited byB. Ajithkumar
Music byChandran Veyattummal
Release date
2003
Running time
64 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesNagamese, 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. 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.[2] The Naga political struggle is one of the oldest nationality movements in South Asia, continuing till present times. This film, which took 5 years to complete, is the first comprehensive film about the Naga struggle for identity, peace, and justice.[3]

This film is the Winner of the "Spirit of the Himalayas" First Prize at Netherlands Himalayas Film Festival, Amsterdam, 2004.[4] This Film is withdrawn from Mumbai International Film Festival 2004 by Film Makers along with 6 other films as part of the Campaign Against Censorship by Indian filmmakers and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[5][6]

Festivals

  • Telluride Mountain Film Festival, USA
  • Banff Mountain Film Festival, Canada
  • The Netherlands Himalayas Filmfestival 2004, Amsterdam[7]
  • Vikalp: Films for Freedom 2004[8]
  • Celebrating Resistances: Peoples Action Week Film Festival 2005[9]
  • Signs 2005
  • Cochin International Film Festival – 2005
  • Kontra Agos:Resistance Film Festival 2007, Ortigas[10]
  • Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival 2010[11]

Accolades

  • The Netherlands Himalayas Film Festival 2004: "Spirit of the Himalayas" First Prize

See also

References

Further reading

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.