Documentary film : 'Gun and a God' Makes cut for Mumbai Women's International Film Fest
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, September 18 2013: A Manipuri documentary film, "Gun and a God" , directed by Sonia Nepram has been selected for the prestigious Mumbai Women's International Film Festival, 2013 .

"Gun and a God" is Sonia Nepram's directorial debut and was released online on March 22, on Vimeo first and later on You Tube.

The film tells the journey of a woman who was victimised by the structural violence of society, a woman who found her voice in a gun and justice in a God.

It portrays the face of Manipuri women who go through layers of struggle.

Significantly the idea of making the film took roots after Sapam Aruna, a staff reporter of The Sangai Express told her story in print in the August 1, 2011 edition of this paper under the caption "Finding mother spurs lady's search for father', after she gave her testimonials at the Centre Church of Manipur Baptist Convention.

Sonia Nepram

The film is an independent production of One Inch Production with Akee Sorokhaibam as the camera man as well as the editor of the film.

The thirty one minute long documentary film took one year to complete including the pre and post production.

The post production was conducted at Heima ! Films.

The Mumbai Women's International Film Festival is a 7 day film festival, organised by Oculus Creations (A division of Dollphins Interactive Sciences, Pvt Limited) for giving an international platform to women who have a key role in adapting the art form of film making as a director, or writer, editor, cinematographer etc.

Seventy documentary films from seventy Nations will be screened during the festival, which is the biggest Women's Film Festival in India.

The Director, Sonia Nepram did her Masters in Mass Communication from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and had received special mention awards for her student film "Limited Edition" in St Xavier's College, Kolkata, Silver in Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and stood second in the Students' International Film Festival held at Indraprastha College, Delhi.

This film was also screened at the Jeevika Asia Livelihood Film Festival, 2010.Sonia also recently participated at the Film Appreciation Course, 2013 organised by the Film and Television Institute of India and National Film Archive of India.

The Mumbai film festival will be held from October 4 to October 14 .