Nine Hills One Valley
Synopsis:
Anam Ahum, a Tangkhul from the hills, travels to Imphal city in the valley to meet his daughter before she leaves for New Delhi for further studies.
During the course of the journey, he encounters different people and their stories, making us witness to the brutishness of ethnic conflicts.
Yet, in the face of distressed memories, hope thrives.
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Director
Haobam Paban Kumar is a prominent voice emitting out of the restive north eastern state of Manipur, India bordering Myanmar dabbling in both non-fiction and fiction storytelling.
His debut fiction film Loktak Lairembee (Lady of the Lake) featured at 67th Berlin Film Festival 2017.
Nine Hills One Valley is his second narrative feature.