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Naga Film Angh Eyes Oscar Nomination After TIFF Platform Win
Angh is a movie made by Naga filmmaker Teja Rio.
It is set in Nagaland during the 1960s.
The story follows a father and son from the Konyak community.
They are dealing with major changes, including the spread of Christianity.
An American missionary also changes their lives.
The movie is spoken in the Konyak language and uses an indigenous Naga cast.
Angh won a major prize at the Toronto International Film Festival.
This success gives it a chance to be considered for an Oscar nomination.
Rio hopes the film helps people understand Naga culture rather than simply viewing it as something unusual.
Angh, a 16mm film in the Konyak language, won the Platform Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The award gives director Teja Rio’s film a direct route toward Oscar consideration.
Set in 1960s Nagaland, the film follows a Konyak father and son facing religious and social change.
Rio says Angh aims to help audiences understand Naga culture from an insider’s perspective.
The film comes from Nagaland’s small filmmaking industry and is seeking a release in India.
- Who
- Director Teja Rio, producers Nancy Nisa Beso and Rio, an indigenous Naga cast, and Scottish actor Douglas Henshall are associated with Angh.
- What
- Angh won the Platform Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival and is pursuing possible Oscar consideration.
- Where
- The story is set in Nagaland, particularly among the Konyak community, and the film won its prize in Toronto.
- When
- The film is set in the early 1960s; it won at the Toronto International Film Festival before the reported Oscar campaign.
- Why
- Rio made the film to present Naga culture and history from a Naga perspective and to help audiences understand the community.
Key facts
- Film
- Angh
- Director
- Teja Rio
- Runtime and format
- 103 minutes; shot on 16mm
- Language
- Konyak
- Festival award
- Platform Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival
- Setting
- Nagaland in the early 1960s
- Oscar status
- A possible contender for nomination in the international feature category
Quotes
Theja Rio
Kohima-born director of Angh
“We don’t want to be just showcased, we want to be understood. Hopefully, when Angh comes out, a lot more people learn more about us and see the world in our perspective as well. A lot more filmmakers are going to come out from the northeast and from Nagaland and I hope the support then continues to that as well.”
telegraphindia.com
“Angh comes from a film industry that barely exists and that is definitely not self-sufficient... Despite making films that are rooted in our culture, we have to look elsewhere for the audience and validation. That’s where platforms like TIFF and all these film festivals play a role in getting us visibility.”
telegraphindia.com
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