Naga Story: The Other Side of Silence is a 2003 documentary film by Indian film maker Gopal Menon. The film provides an introduction to the history of the Struggle by Naga people in North- East frontier of the Indian subcontinent, and documents the human rights abuses suffered by the Naga people in more than 50 years of the existence of Independent India. Retrieved on 30 March 2011 The Naga political struggle is one of the oldest nationality movements in South Asia, continuing till present times. This film, which took 5 years to complete, is the first comprehensive film about the Naga struggle for identity, peace, and justice.Nordis Weekly Archives Retrieved on 30 March 2011
This film was the Winner of the "Spirit of the Himalayas" First Prize at Netherlands Himalayas Film Festival, Amsterdam, 2004.KONTRA-AGOS Resistance Film Festival Retrieved on 30 March 2011 This Film was withdrawn from Mumbai International Film Festival 2004 by Film Makers along with 6 other films as part of the Campaign Against Censorship by Indian filmmakers and screened at the Protest film festival VikalpMiffed by Miff:Hard news Retrieved on 30 March 2011 Documentrary Film Makers against censorship Accessed on 30 March 2011
Festivals
Telluride Mountain Film Festival, USA Banff Mountain Film Festival, Canada The Netherlands Himalayas Filmfestival 2004, Amsterdam Himalayas Filmfestival, Amsterdam Vikalp: Films for Freedom 2004 ViKalp 2004 Films list Retrieved on 30 March 2011 Celebrating Resistances: Peoples Action Week Film Festival 2005Celebrating Resistances: Peoples Action Week Film Festival 2005 - INSAF India Signs 2005 Cochin International Film Festival – 2005 Kontra Agos:Resistance Film Festival 2007, OrtigasKONTRA-AGOS Resistance Film Festival Retrieved on 30 March 2011 Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival 2010Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival 2010
Accolades The Netherlands Himalayas Film Festival 2004: "Spirit of the Himalayas" First Prize
See also Indian general election, 2014 (Nagaland) Insurgency in Northeast India Gopal Menon filmography
References
External links Watch Film in cultureunplugged.com
Further reading The Naga struggle for sovereignty:It's past and probable future Seminar paper presented to the National Seminar on Peace, Non-violence and National Interest, 26–28 July 1999, Xavier Pfokhrehe Mao (Lecturer, Dept. Of Philosophy, NEHU, Shillong, India) Naga Resistance Movement and the Peace Process in Northeastern India article Peace and Democracy in South East Asia Volume 1, Issue 2, 2005. H.Srikanth and C.J.Thomas Naga- A People Struggling for Self Determination International Working Group for Indigenous Affairs