*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): 1. *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 people's 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 1. *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
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