Scene from the film Flickering Lights
Scene from the film Flickering Lights
Scene from the film Flickering Lights
Scene from the film Flickering Lights
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Flickering Lights

Direction
Year 
2023
Country
  • India
Duration
90min 
Subtitles 

In the hills of northeast India, far from the Indian mainland and mainstream consciousness, there is a village of the Naga community called Tora. Years of neglect coupled with a long history of insurgency have meant that basic civic amenities are conspicuous by their absence. Seventy years after Indian independence, the people hear that electricity is finally on its way. They are wary as they have been let down too often in the past. Khamrang, the grand old man of the village, watches with a skeptical eye. His real dream is to see his people attain sovereignty. Jasmine, a pragmatic woman, sees an opportunity in the coming of electricity. Does electricity arrive in Tora? Does it bring the promised joy?

Details

  • Original title
    Flickering Lights
  • Direction
  • Screenplay
    Anupama Srinivasan, Anirban Dutta
  • DOP
    Anupama Srinivasan
  • Editing
    Anupama Srinivasan
  • Music
    Saskia Rao-de Haas
  • Sound
    Shreyank Nanjappa
  • Duration
    90 min (46-90 min.)
  • Year
    2023
  • Country
    • India
  • Colour
    • Colour
  • Festivals
    • Busan International Film Festival, 2023
    • IDFA International Competition, 2023
    • Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, 2023
    • Bengaluru International Film Festival, 2024
    • Festival Jeden svět, 2024
    • Jean Rouch International Film Festival, 2024
    • Dok Fest Munich, 2024
    • Taiwan International Documentary Festival, 2024
    • Sydney Film Festival, 2024
    • Doc Edge Film Festival New Zealand, 2024
    • Ischia Film Festival, 2024
    • International Documentary & Short film Festival Kerala, 2024
    • Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, 2024
    • Jaffna International Cinema Festival, 2024
    • International Documentary Festival of Bhubaneshwar, 2024
    • Dokubaku International Competition, 2024
    • FIC Monterrey Mexico, 2024
    • SiGNS Film Festival, 2024
  • Awards
    • Best Cinematography Award (IDFA, 2023)
    • Mondes en Regards prize (Jean Rouch, 2024)
    • Best Documentary (Jaffna International Cinema Festival, 2024)

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