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Showcasing Assam bamboo to the world
The atmosphere at the 19th International Children’s Film Festival is electric and children from across the country are seen enjoying themselves to the fullest. The top notch film festival is also showcasing films made by students.
The atmosphere at the 19th International Children’s Film Festival is electric and children from across the country are seen enjoying themselves to the fullest. The top notch film festival is also showcasing films made by students.
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A documentary titled ‘Assam Bamboo Crafts’ by students of NPS International School, Guwahati has been selected for the coveted event. The 14-member crew made the film within three days under the overall guidance of the school authorities. The team is obviously excited to be part of one of the biggest children’s film festival in the world.
“It is a great feeling that we cannot even express. The festival is a good platform to showcase the talent of young filmmakers,” the crew members said in unison.
The 10-minute documentary has bagged the Best Documentary Film and Best Cinematography awards in the School Students section at the 5th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2015; it came First in Kolkata Film Festival and Bangalore International Film Festival and was awarded Best of All at the CBSE International Film Festival.
The student-made documentary was screened at the Giffoni International Film Festival held in Italy in July.
The crew members said that after a lot of brainstorming, they decided to make a documentary on bamboo and Assam being one of the largest producers of bamboo, made the research easy for the film.
“We have a media club in our school and as part of that club we were asked to make a short documentary. The team first planned to make a film on silk, however, that did not work out and then we zeroed in on bamboo. While researching the topic, we were fascinated to know the various uses and benefits of bamboo,” says director and cinematographer Aakaanksha Das, a Class XII student.
The film is an attempt to show the decline of bamboo crafts in Assam. The crew interacted with the artisans and documented their struggle to keep the art alive.
“The research for the film took one month and we spoke to artistes when we visited many places. We asked the artisans how they get bamboo and what artefacts they make from the world’s primitive grass. It came to our knowledge that they are facing problems and are working to safeguard the art form,” Aakaanksha shares.
The students made the film within three days under the overall guidance of the school authorities.
By:Navin Pivhal
