Film Screening of Villages of Garo Hills

Details

Ticket Price:	₹ 300
Genre:	Film
Language:	Garo with English Subtitles
Duration:	159 minutes
Age:	8+
Location:	JAGRITI, Ramagondanahalli, Varthur Road, Whitefield, Bengaluru, 560066

Garo Hills Ni A'chik Songrang / Villages of Garo Hills is a documentary about the way of life of farmers in Garo Hills, Meghalaya. It was filmed with the support of BAKDIL, a Not for Profit Organisation in Meghalaya.

The film follows the lives of three villagers in different parts of Garo Hills, from the monsoon to the winter. It begins by a river where the nearby villagers are busy at work in the water. Later in the winter, when the river dries up, the villagers grow winter crops which they sell through the spring and summer. The stories in the film discover their domestic lives, relationships and unique livelihoods. A large portion of the film is set in the Bangladesh border.

A narrative of candid conversations, visceral long takes, memoirs and journeys across the landscape – this film recalls a purity in documentary filmmaking with its neorealist, novelistic form.