Bloody Phanek

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Bloody Phanek
Bloody Phanek Poster.jpg
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Directed bySonia Nepram [1]
Produced bySonia Nepram
CinematographySandeep Soubam
Edited bySandeep Soubam
Music bySound Design:
Sunil Loitongbam
Production
company
Yelhoumee Pictures
Release date
  • 2017 (2017)
Running time
53 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Meiteilon (Manipuri)

Bloody Phanek is a 2017 Manipuri documentary film produced and directed by Sonia Nepram. [2] [3] It is produced under the banner of Yelhoumee Pictures with support of DMZ Docs Fund and DocEdge Kolkata. [4] [5] The film was screened at various film festivals, which include 9th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival 2017, South Korea; South Asian Short Film Festival 2017, Kolkata; Kathmandu Mountain International Film Festival 2018; 5th Peloponnisos International Documentary Festival 2019, Greece; People’s Film Collective 2019, Kolkata; Vizantrop Festival 2019, Serbia; Days of Ethnographic Cinema 2020, Moscow; Film South Asia Festival 2020, Kathmandu and Ethnografilm Paris Film Festival, France. [6] [7] [8]

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Bloody Phanek was screened at the Sangai Film Festival 2022, which was organised as a part of the Manipur Sangai Festival. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Synopsis

The film explores the sociopolitical and cultural perspectives of Manipuri women’s phanek or sarong. It explores the inherent concept of impurity in a phanek while examining how it is used as a medium of protest and challenges masculinity.

Accolades

AwardCategoryRef.
SiGNS Festival 2018Special Jury Mention [13]
14th Manipur State Film Awards 2022Special Jury Award [14] [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Manipuri filmmaker shines at Berlin International Film Fest". www.ifp.co.in. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ↑ RK Nimai. "Unravelling the mystique of a garment that became a symbol of protest". Imphal Free Press . Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Falah Faisal. "Women documentary makers take centrestage on film festival's last day". newstrailindia.com. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Veewon Thokchom (25 November 2020). "Phanek and the fabric of resistance". www.himalmag.com. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Documentary 'Bloody Phanek' traces the complex story of a single piece of cloth from Manipur". scroll.in. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Bloody Phanek (2017) - DMZ International Documentary Film Festival". www.dmzdocs.com. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Admin, IT Web (12 November 2019). "'Achoubi in Love', 'Bloody Phanek' to be screened at Film Southasia". www.imphaltimes.com. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "SONIA NEPRAM/ FILM DIRECTOR - Bloody Phanek". www.yathraemagazine.com. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Sangai Film Festival opens; to screen 15 films". Imphal Free Press . Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Sangai Film Festival 2022 underway". e-pao.net. Retrieved 8 October 2024– via Chronicle News Service.
  11. ↑ James Khangembam. "The Sangai Film Festival, 2022". e-pao.net. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Sangai Festival 2022: Stage set for five-day free Sangai film festival". Imphal Free Press . Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Bloody Phanek Wins Special Mention Award at Signs Festival 2018". kanglaonline.in. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "14th Manipur State Film Award: Romi Meitei's 'Eikhoigi Yum' Wins Best Feature Film, Bishesh Huirem Wins Best Actor (Transgender)". hynews.in. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "In pics: Guv distributes 14th Manipur State Film Awards 2022". www.eastmojo.com. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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