Nagaland Film Angh Wins Toronto Prize, Heads to Oscars

Angh is a film made by Theja Rio, a filmmaker from Nagaland in northeastern India.

It tells a story set in a Konyak village during the 1960s.

The story shows how Christianity and modern ideas changed traditional life.

The film is made in Konyak, a language unfamiliar to many audiences.

Rio and his team built a village set in the jungle and filmed in difficult weather.

They used 16mm film, which had to be sent from Nagaland to Mumbai for processing.

Because of this, the filmmakers sometimes waited seven days to see their footage.

Angh won the Platform Jury Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival.

It will now compete for Best International Film at the Academy Awards.