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12 Films on North-East in 4th Woodpecker Film Festival
- On September 15-18, 2016 :: Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi

 A scene from Phum Shang
A scene from Phum Shang



12 wonderful stories of hope and change from North-East to be showcased in 4th Woodpecker International Film Festival

4th edition of Woodpecker International Film Festival to screen 12 documentaries and short films on North East. The festival will be organised from September 15-18 at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi.

New Delhi, August 21, 2016: India’s premier film festival on issue-based - Woodpecker International Film Festival (WIFF) is back with this year’s edition. The fourth competitive edition of the festival will be organised from September 15-18, 2016 at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. 94 films from 7 countries and 35 cities have been selected for this year’s festival including several National Award winning films.

According to the Founder-Director of the festival Narender Yadav, “The festival and forum accelerates debate and discussion on critical social, ecological and development issues like environment and wildlife, health and sanitation, livelihoods, gender, children etc. Our festival’s vision is to showcase films that promote discussions, expand expectations, challenge attitudes and change lives. We are constantly experimenting to promote issue-based cinema globally and explore the power of storytelling through films to create a better world.”

12 Films on North East

The 4th edition of the will screen as many as 12 films and documentaries on North East. These films focus on a variety of issue including environmental conservation, women empowerment, homosexuality, forest protection etc. Details of these films are given below:

S.No Title of the Film Director Duration Synopsis

1. Little Hearts
Manas Sagra
00:14:22
Set in the scenic backdrop of rural Assam, this is the story of two friends, Apu and Manglu and their various adventures in the wilderness of the village. In this 14 minutes film, we see the duo Apu and Manglu unknowingly indulge themselves in a terrible crime which, in the aftermath becomes a regular source of pain for Apu. How Apu overcomes the burden of guilt forms the crux of the story.

2. Autodriver
Meena Longjam
00:30:00
Laibi is a lady auto driver based in conflict torn Imphal city. In order to support an ailing husband and education of her two sons, she took up this profession defying a traditional Society. Starting off as a daily wage labor in a brick farm where she earn only 60 rupees for loading 1000 bricks, she now has to face the discrimination of passengers who shun lady auto drivers.

3. Hygiene - A Tradition
Kailash Bhutani
00:14:18
This film is on Mawlynnong Village in Meghalaya. Mawlynnong, also referred as 'God's own garden' has won the acclaim of being the cleanest village in Asia.

4. Pakke Paga - Protecting the Hornbills of Arunachal pradesh
Adarsh Raju
00:12:00
Pakke Tiger Reserve in western Arunachal Pradesh is a haven for four species of hornbills, in a region where hunting for various body parts, and habitat loss seriously threaten these birds. Since 2012, NCF(Nature Conservation Foundation), along with the help of Ghora-Aabhe Society (a local NGO formed by Nyishi village headmen for promoting conservation around Pakke) and the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department , have been successfully running the Hornbill Nest Adoption Program.

5. Voices of Teesta
Minket Lepcha
00:41:00
The film tries to understand the relationship between various groups and communities of Sikkim and West Bengal with River Teesta. This film tries to trace the faint and unheard voices of local people who are affected by various development projects.

6. Manas - Return of the Giants
Praveen Singh
00:45:00
Manas National Park was destroyed by a two-decade war, resulting in an almost complete loss of wildlife. With the help of scientists and armed rangers the animals are slowly returning, but Manas needs all of the giants back if it has any chance of recovering its former glory. But can the future of Manas be secured?

7. Wildlife Week at Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary
Tallo Anthony
00:10:37
The Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh is a landscape with stunning bio-diversity. It nurtures almost 454 species of birds, 165 species of butterflies and 15 species of mammals. To spread awareness about the rich natural heritage, the Shergoan forest division with the help of Bugun Welfare Society conducts various activities.

8. Tez Bhaskar Upadhyaya,
Prabhat Goswami
00:17:26
Tez is a short film based on a father who abandons his new born girl child in the want of a boy. The father associates the birth of a girl with unending responsibilities and liabilities. However, the world turns upside down for the father when he has his moment of realization.

9. The Nest
Sange Dorjee Thongdok
00:28:00
The film is about Yeshi and Dema, who run TashiDelek - a small eatery - at the mouth of the Sela pass, at an altitude of 14000 feet, more often than not, being the only sign of human habitation.

10. Oh My Soul
Kivini Shohe
00:26:10
The film focuses on the life of a transgender and his struggle with livelihood, identity and relationships in Naga society.

11. Phum Shang
Haobam Paban Kumar
00:52:11
Loktak, the only floating lake in the world and the largest freshwater lake in North-East India, is characterized by its unique floating biomass 'phumdi'. which is the primary source of livelihod Today, when Loktak is considered a dying lake, government agencies and local conservationists are struggling to save it from serious problems due to human induced developmental activities.

12. Tashi and the Monk
Andrew Hinton, Johnny Burke
00:39:57
Committed to raising children with love and compassion, former Buddhist monk Lobsong Phuntsok attempts to heal his own childhood abandonment by adopting 85 unwanted children and growing them as a family at Jhamtse Ghatsal, a remote children's community in the foothills of the Himalayas. The film follows Jhamtse's newest arrival, a wild and troubled 5-year-old girl named Tashi, as she learns what love is and how it can help her to heal.

About the Festival

Woodpecker International Films Festival (WIFF) is a globally acclaimed festival focusing on issue-based cinema. Launched in 2013, the festival is part of the ‘Cinema for Change’ initiative launched by CMSR foundation, a not-for-profit Trust, based in New Delhi. The festival is organized every year in New Delhi and showcases best of alternative cinema. The Festival Advisory Board is headed by veteran actor and theatre director Mr. Avijit Dutt.




* This information was provided by Narender Yadav, Festival Director, who can be contacted at woodpeckerfilmfestival(AT)gmail(DOT)com
This was posted on August 22 2016

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