EntertainmentPosted at: Aug 13 2024 9:58PM


33 Indian films to be screened in Melbourne

Imphal Aug 13 (UNI) Haobam Paban Kumar’s third feature film -Joseph’s Son will be screened in the Beyond Bollywood section of the 15th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2024 to be held from August 15 to 25.
Meghachandra Kongbam, President of Manipur Film Society said thirty-three Indian films including Paban Kumar’s Joseph’s Son, Dominic Sangma’s Garo film- Rupture, and Rajni Basumatary’s Bodo film- Phakhri from North East India were selected in the section. Joseph’s Son, scheduled to screen on August 17, will be the Australian Premiere.
The 85-minute Manipuri feature film tells the story of a young teen David, a passionate footballer who has not returned home in Manipur, an area amidst the ethnic conflicts and insurgency. His mother persuades Joseph, his father, to go and look for him. After no luck with David’s friends, Joseph goes to the police. The body of a teenage boy lies in the morgue in Imphal, and they tell him the only way to know whether it is or isn’t David, is to go there to see for himself. Reluctantly he sets out on the long journey and as he travels, his fear grows deeper: a fear born of constant conflict -past and present – to which a personal fear is added.

Joseph’s Son has already participated in many major international film festivals like the Golden Globet Competition of the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival 2023; the Indian Competition of the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival 2023 and Indian Cinema Now of the 28th International Film Festival of Kerala 2023.

The film received the Special Jury Award at the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival 2023 and the Best Director Award at the 1st North East India Film Festival 2024.

The main protagonist of the film is the well-known Tangkhul folk singer Rewben Mashangva. Sudhir Naoroibam and Paban Kumar wrote the screenplay from the short story penned by Sahitya Akademi winner Sudhir Naoroibam. Cameraman is Joydeep Bose, Editing is done by Sankha and Sound is handled by Sukanta Majumdar. The film is produced by NFDC and Oli Pictures.
Haobam Paban Kumar is a prominent voice emitting out of the restive northeastern state of Manipur, India dabbling in both non-fiction and fiction storytelling. His film AFSPA 1958 was awarded the Golden Lotus for Best Documentary at the 56th National Film Awards 2008.
A Cry In The Dark is another film screened at the 31st Toronto Film Festival 2006 and MOMA New York 2007. After nearly a decade of documentary filmmaking, he made his critically acclaimed feature film Loktak Lairembee (Lady of the Lake) which was featured at the 67th Berlin Film Festival 2017.
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