Naga filmmaker Kivini Shohe participated at ‘Indigenous Cinema: South Asian Perspectives’ held at New York University Abu Dhabi
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DIMAPUR — Filmmaker Kivini Shohe from Nagaland participated at the three-day international gathering ‘Indigenous Cinema: South Asian Perspectives’ held at New York University in Abu Dhabi from Dec. 8 till the 10th.
An update issued on Friday informed that the gathering organised by the Rights and Representation Research Forum in collaboration with the NYUAD Film and New Media Programme and the Indigenous Film and Media Alliance South Asia, brought together filmmakers, scholars, and artists to explore the cinematic traditions of South Asia.
The programme also showcased a curated selection of films from Northeast India, presenting a diverse range of short films, documentaries, and feature films.
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Screenings were said to have been complemented by panel discussions on identity, land, memory, resistance, and the evolving politics of Indigenous representation.
Kivini Shohe delivered an artist talk and screened her documentary ‘Under the Longfuru Sky’, a film that offers an honest portrayal of a remote community negotiating the tension between ancestral traditions and modernity.
In her talk, she is said to have reflected on her personal journey as a filmmaker, the challenges of shooting in a place like Nagaland, and her commitment to observational filmmaking. She emphasised that for communities like hers, cinema becomes one of the few remaining ways to archive knowledge, cultural memory, and traditions that are rapidly disappearing.
Rashmi Sawhney Associate Programme Head of Film and New Media; Associate Arts Professor of Film and New Media: NYU Abu Dhabi commented that Kivini Shohe’s films add a rich perspective on the culture of Nagaland and Naga people, revealing the huge diversity of the state and throwing light on important contemporary issues.