Naga Story: The Other Side of Silence

Naga Story: The Other Side of Silence

Promotional poster
Directed by Gopal Menon
Produced by
  • Other Media Communications[1]
  • Deenadayalan
Music by V. Chandran
Cinematography
Edited by B. Ajith Kumar
Release date
 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 film, 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of the "Spirit of the Himalayas" First Prize at Netherlands Himalayas Film Festival, Amsterdam, 2004.[5] This Film is withdrawn from Mumbai International Film Festival 2004 by Film Makers along with 6 other films as part of the Campaign Against Censorship by Indian filmmakers and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

Accolades

See also

References

  1. ↑ Producer's WebPage about this film
  2. ↑ Action Packed Life:Interview with Gopal Menon in The Hindu
  3. ↑ Festival of Indian political documentaries Retrieved on 30 March 2011
  4. ↑ Nordis Weekly Archives Retrieved on 30 March 2011
  5. ↑ KONTRA-AGOS Resistance Film Festival Retrieved on 30 March 2011
  6. ↑ Miffed by Miff:Hard news Retrieved on 30 March 2011
  7. ↑ Documentrary Film Makers against censorship Accessed on 30 March 2011
  8. ↑ Himalayas Filmfestival, Amsterdam
  9. ↑ ViKalp 2004 Films list Retrieved on 30 March 2011
  10. ↑ Celebrating Resistances: Peoples Action Week Film Festival 2005 - INSAF India
  11. ↑ KONTRA-AGOS Resistance Film Festival Retrieved on 30 March 2011
  12. ↑ Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival 2010

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