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Manipuri filmmaker depicts a way of life that is fast fading away

Manipuri filmmaker depicts a way of life that is fast fading away

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Romi Meitei Mayanglambam  Quite a few of the films from the northeastern States of India speak about the perils of lack of access and of remoteness. Manipuri filmmaker Romi Meitei Mayanglambam sounds a note of caution on the reducing distances and the processes set in motion by globalisation in his film Eikhoigi Yum (Our Home) […]

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IFFK: I want nothing but natural rights, says Iranian filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi

IFFK: I want nothing but natural rights, says Iranian filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi

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Fearlessness is a quality Mahnaz Mohammadi is often associated with. But the Iranian filmmaker and women’s rights activist, recipient of the 27th International Film Festival of Kerala’s (IFFK) Spirit of Cinema Award, says her first exposure to cinema, as a child, started with fear. Unable to make it to Kerala due to a travel ban […]

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