Film Screening Invitation
The North East Media Forum (NEMF), New Delhi
(in collaboration with the India International Centre, New Delhi)
Invites you to the screening of
TWO films from North-East India
at the IIC Auditorium (IIC, 40, Max Mueller Marg,
New Delhi 110003, near Lodi Gardens):
JOYMATI (The Saviour); Direction: Manju Borah; 2006/Assamese (with English
Sub-titles)/ Colour/ 35mm/ 95 min/ Cinemascope
Synopsis: When the political, social and cultural life of a nation is
threatened, a saviour emerges who shoulders the Herculean task of protecting
the nation. During the black period of the Ahom rule (1670-1681) in Assam, when
as many as seven kings had either committed suicide or were poisoned and common
peoples suffering were at its worst, Joymati emerged as a saviour, who is
still regarded as a great visionary in the history of Ahom kingdom.
Festivals: IFFI-Goa; Kolkata; 3rd Eye Asian Film Fest-Mumbai; Bangalore;
Hyderabad; Chennai international film festivals (all in 2006)
Date: 13th March; Tuesday; 6:30 PM
SONAM - The Fortunate One; Direction: Ahsan Muzid; 2005/Monpa (Arunachal
Pradesh dialect) with English Sub-titles/Colour/35mm/ 120 mins/ Cinemascope/
Dolby Digital Sound
Synopsis: The first film in any language of Arunachal Pradesh, the
easternmost state of India, it deals polyandry in a small society called
Brokpas, a society of Yak Shepherds who live in the mountain slopes of the
Himalayan range. It is a custom in the region where a wife can have more than
one husband. The story, which depicts the firm bond of the natural pair-bondage
that exists between the men and the women, is about Sonam, the wife of two men
slowly and silently suffering due to the body and mind duality. Being a
believer in Buddhism, she indulges herself for a total and ultimate atonement
in death.
Festivals: IFFI-Goa (Competition Section); 3rd Eye Asian Film Festival-Mumbai
(both 2006); 9th MAMI International Film Festival-Mumbai (2007)
Date: 28th March, Wednesday; 6:30 PM
Please share the information with others.
Entry for both screenings is free, on a first-come-first-served basis. For
information, the sitting capacity of the IIC auditorium is 234
- Utpal Borpujari
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