Synopsis

Close to the India-Myanmar border is the village of Phek in Nagaland. Almost all people in the village cultivate rice for their own consumption. They sing as they work in cooperative groups. The seasons change, and so does the music, transforming the mundane into the hypnotic. The love that they sing of is also a metaphor for the need for the fellows and the community, to build a polyphony of voices. It is a musical portrait of a community of rice cultivators and their memories of love and loss.

Director

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  • Anushka Minakshi
  • Anushka Minakshi has worked as a filmmaker and community video trainer. The ‘U-Ra-Mi-Ri (Our Sound) Project’, started in 2011 with Ishwar Srikumar, is a project that tells stories of everyday music through various art forms. Their works have been exhibited at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, and the Bunkier Sztuki Contemporary Art Gallery, among others.

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  • Ishwar Srikumar
  • Ishwar Srikumar is an actor and theater lighting/sound designer. The ‘U-Ra-Mi-Ri (Our Sound) Project’, started in 2011 with Anushka Minakshi, is a project that tells stories of everyday music through various art forms. Their works have been exhibited at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, and the Bunkier Sztuki Contemporary Art Gallery, among others.