'Subedar' selected for Nepal film festival
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 13 2023:
Manipuri documentary film 'Subedar' has been selected for participation in the Nepal International Film Festival-2023 to be held from March 16 to 20 at Kathmandu.
'Subedar' will feature in the documentary section of the Festival and compete for the prestigious Mount Everest Award.
The 22-minute long documentary film is being jointly directed by Thangjam Rolivin, Debdarshan Gurumayum and Devbrata Athokpam.
More than 500 films from across the world submitted entries for the film festival out of which 95 were selected for screening with 'Subedar' listed among the 14 documentary films.
'Subedar' is a documentary based on the life of Niranjan Singh Chhetri, who hailed from the present Uttarakhand state and fought against the British in the Anglo-Manipuri War 1891 .