Films with Difference take stage on Day 1

By Pamela DMello Panaji
Extract from The Asian Age

A rare Kokborok film Yarwng drew much interest at its opening of the Indian Panorama section on the first day of screenings at Iffi. Made in the tribal language of Tripura, it portrays life around the jhum cultivation practice peculiar to this North East region. Multilingual director Joseph Pulinthanath made his mark with Mathia (The Bangle) the first Kokborok film which won a national award earlier.

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