'Fireflies' selected for screening at Athens
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 24 2017:
Fireflies, a Manipuri short documentary film based on Meira Paibis, has been selected for Balkan Can Kino festival at Athens, Greece .
The documentary, directed by Johnson Rajkumar reflects the journey of Meira Paibis in their struggle to protect the community from atrocities committed by the State .
It explores the role of women in conflict ridden, male dominated society of Manipur .
The film also delves into how gender identities are negotiated during the time of conflict and violence .
The film is funded by Samaj Pragati Sahayog, a community media based in Madhya Pradesh and is also supported by Film Division, India .
The director, Johnson Rajkumar, is a Manipuri media activist based in Bangalore.
He has worked as a camera-person for several documentary films such as The Holy Wives, Workers in Shadow and Rainbows are Real .
He is currently the Head of Department in Communication in St Joseph's College, Bangalore.
Johnson was recently certified for Film Preservation and Restoration by the International Federation of Film Archive, Belgium and National Film Archive of India.