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The Silent Poet - Borun Thokchom's ode to Irom Sharmila
DNA | Prasanta Mazumdar | Mar 25, 2012, 11:15 IST
It took him four years to make a film that lasts only 17 minutes. But the effort was worth it for Borun Thokchom, a journalist and budding filmmaker from Manipur, who won the National Award for best debut director for his documentary, The Silent Poet, which highlights the poetic side of Manipur’s iron lady, Irom Sharmila Chanu.
The film shows footage of Sharmila’s life under custody — her scribing a notebook inside a highly-guarded hospital prison. The human rights activist has been charged with ‘attempt to commit suicide’ for her indefinite fast-unto-death demanding the repeal of controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.
“A young lady is fasting for a cause, for all of us and for humanity. A lot has been written of her but I thought that wasn’t enough. So I decided to make a film on her highlighting the poetess that she is. As I’m a journalist, I had the advantage of meeting her very often,” Borun told DNA.
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