- Naga Story: The Other Side of Silence
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Naga Story: The Other Side of Silence 
Promotional posterDirected by Gopal Menon Produced by - Other Media Communications[1]
- Deenadayalan
Music by V. Chandran Cinematography - Rajeev Ravi
- Gopal Menon
Editing by B. Ajith Kumar Release date(s) 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 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, self-determination, peace, and justice.[4]
This film is the Winner of the 'Spirit of the Himalayas' First Prize at The Netherlands Himalayas Film Festival, Amsterdam, 2004.[5] This Film is withdrawn from Mumbai International Film Festival 2004 by Film Makers along with 6 other films as part of the Campaign Against Censorship by Indian filmmakers and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]
References
- ^ Producer's WebPage about this film
- ^ Action Packed Life:Interview with Gopal Menon in The Hindu
- ^ Festival of Indian political documentaries Retrieved on 30th March 2011
- ^ Nordis Weekly Archives Retrieved on 30th March 2011
- ^ KONTRA-AGOS Resistance Film Festival Retrieved on 30th March 2011
- ^ Miffed by Miff:Hard news Retrieved on 30th March 2011
- ^ Documentrary Film Makers against censorship Accessed on 30th March 2011
- ^ Himalayas Filmfestival, Amsterdam
- ^ ViKalp 2004 Films list Retrieved on 30th March 2011
- ^ Celebrating Resistances: Peoples Action Week Film Festival 2005 - INSAF India
- ^ KONTRA-AGOS Resistance Film Festival Retrieved on 30th March 2011
- ^ Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival 2010
External links
- Watch Film in cultureunplugged.com
Categories:- Indian films
- Documentary films about racism
- Indian documentary films
- Documentary films about terrorism
- 2003s documentary films
- Naga people
- Indigenous peoples of South Asia
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