BEYOND BLAST

'Beyond Blast’ portrays the life of an artist who is a victim of armed conflict in quest for peace. 'On 16 December 2007' a powerful IED blast at Pourabi a countryside of Manipur the northeastern state of India which claims 7 lives' with more than 30 injured, among the injured artist Maikel Meetei overcomes his suffering and wanted to swiped away the dark and fear psychosis of the people through his painting. The harrowing incident of Bomb Blast brought an unprecedented change in Maikel's psyche and the strokes of his brush on the canvas. A winner of various state and national awards, Maikel now paints consistently on a quest to spread his inner message of peace to the world.

  • Ratan Saikhom
    Director
  • Ratan Saikhom
    Writer
  • Akee Sorokhaibam
    Writer
  • Sushila Leima Konjengbam
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    52 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 2, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Other
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16.9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Port Blair International Film Festival 2021 december
    Port Blair
    India
    Best Documentary feature
  • Goa International Film Competition 2021
    Goa
    India
    Nomination DOP
  • Reels International Film Festival 2021
    Aurangabad, Maharashtra
    India
    Nomination to honorable mention to Documentary Film award
  • 10th Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2022.
    Chennai
    India
    Officially selected
  • FilmShore International Film Festival (FIFF) 2021
    Kerela
    India
    Best Documentary Film India
  • 53rd International Film Festival of India IFFI 2022 Indian Panorama
    Goa
    India
    November 23, 2022
    Nonfeature (Indian Panorama)
  • 15 SiNG Film Festival
    Hirakkulam Statue Thiruvananthapuram
    India
    April 4, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 14th State Film Award, Manipur
    Imphal
    India
    April 10, 2022
    Best Documentary on Social issue
  • 25th FSA Film Southasia Kadmandu
    Patan Dhoka
    Nepal
    April 24, 2022
    Official selection
Director Biography - Ratan Saikhom

Saikhom Ratan is an award-winning freelance video journalist and well known contemporary filmmaker based in Imphal, Manipur Northeast India having to his credit film which won recognition at local, regional, national and international film festivals. He has worked with acclaimed filmmaker Aribam Syam Sharma.

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Director Statement

It is believed that humans are the only sensible living being in this world. Although today's highly developed and materialistic world had killing each other under their own ideology. Surviving in the arm conflict is the devastating psychological impact. I experience various Issued like ongoing conflict between security forces and insurgents for decades along with incidents of counter insurgency has been taking a heavy toll on innocent civilians caught in the unrest. Intimidated people of the state fear for the worse due to harrowing incidents and filled with apprehensions of what may happen today or tomorrow. My biographical documentary film ‘Beyon Blast’ is an inspiration from those crimes and uncertain lives in Manipur. I find an artist Maikel who was victim of arm conflict. He narrating me about his life and struggle, He paints consistently on a quest to spread his inner message of peace to the people. I realize that his stories should be known by a wider audience. The story of Maikel is Important that his life and painting is vision for peaceful world.