In the Bubble
Shillong-based filmmaker Wanphrang K Diengdoh further recognises the “burden” of the filmmakers from the region. “[They] are forced to carry or rather enjoy the self-flagellation of creating visual content that is either related to militancy, traditional anthropology, tourism and the general image-making that attempts to make an exotic facade of the area.”
Dominic Megam Sangma: "Northeastern films or filmmakers are often clubbed together as if 'northeast' itself is a state. You don't get to see such things from other parts of India.”
Stills from Sangma's film MA•AMA, based on the true experiences of his father.
It took Sangma more than five years to prepare himself to write the script for MA•AMA, which involved intimate conversation with his father about his past, which led him to delve into his painful memories.
The Problem of ‘Phlim Packez’
Silver Lining Playbook
A still from Monjul Boruah's Kaaneen. "I am optimistic in the capacity of honesty and hard work to be fruitful."
