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 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
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
