Miilelam Miiyoh (2016)

Deep into the forests in and around Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary, where the Indian state of Nagaland shares its border with Myanmar, lives the Yimchunger tribe. The protagonists, Shetsulam and Pensokiu, offer insights into their bond with their immediate environment – the forests, rivers and wildlife. Even as the community tries to domesticate the Mithuns (an animal endemic to northeast India) by redefining their boundaries, the film attempts to capture a perceptive account of the changes in their relationship with nature.

 “The blooming Rhododendron is a sign of the new year’s beginning, The blooming Orchid Tree is a sign that it is now sowing season…” recites Pensokiu, drawing words of wisdom from a Yimchunger folklore, and the quest for sustenance and sustainability continues…

11:11 Screening Room, London, UK, 2021

Official Selection at FiloFest, Slovenia, 2019

Official Selection at the Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival, 2019

Screened at the Birmingham Art Summit, UK, 2018

Official Selection at Days of Ethnographic Cinema, 2018

Official Selection at CMS Vatavaran, New Delhi, 2017

Official Selection at Bangalore Fantastic Arts Festival, 2017

Special Jury Mention at Toto Funds the Arts Awards, Bengaluru, 2016