2003 Indian film
Naga Story: The Other Side of Silence |
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Directed by | Gopal Menon |
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Screenplay by | Gopal Menon |
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Edited by | B. Ajithkumar |
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Music by | Chandran Veyattummal |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
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Country | India |
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Languages | Nagamese, Manipuri, English and 14 Naga languages with English subtitles |
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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of the "Spirit of the Himalayas" First Prize at Netherlands Himalayas Film Festival, Amsterdam, 2004.[4] This Film is withdrawn from Mumbai International Film Festival 2004 by Film Makers along with 6 other films as part of the Campaign Against Censorship by Indian filmmakers and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
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