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Logdrum of Pessao

Log Drum of Pessao is a film made by Millo Tako (Arunachal Pradesh), Chonglise Sangtam (Nagaland), Lamthanglian Vaiphei (Manipur) of the Green Hub Fellowship program, batch 2018-2019 and Wanmei Konyak (Nagaland) of the batch 2015-2016. The film tracks the making of the ceremonial log drum from techniques involved in cutting and shaping the log, to carrying the log drum over many days to its final home in the Morung. The journey from forest to village, to final resting place in the Morung, abounds in rituals and traditional-style celebrations, beautifully captured on screen by the Green Hub team.

  • Wanmai Konyak, Millo Tako, Chonglise Sangtam, Lamthanglian Vaiphei
    Director
  • Green Hub
    Producer
  • Wanmai Konyak, Millo Tako, Chonglise Sangtam, Lamthanglian Vaiphei
    Camera
  • Millo Tako
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Community, Tradition, Event, Culture
  • Runtime:
    31 minutes 29 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 16, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Green Hub (NEN - DFF)
  • Nila International Folklore Film Festival of India (NIFFFI), 2020

    India
    Winner
  • All Living Things Environmental Film Festival (ALT EFF), 2020

    Official Selection
  • Bali International Indigenous Film Festival (BIIFF), 2020
    Bali
    Indonesia
    Official Selection
  • BANFF Mountain Film and Book Festival, 2021

    Finalist
Director Biography - Wanmai Konyak, Millo Tako, Chonglise Sangtam, Lamthanglian Vaiphei

Wanmai Konyak hails from the Changlangshu village in the Mon district of Nagaland. Before joining the fellowship in 2015, Wanmai was working with the Changlangshu VIllage Students Union and a few other Church and youth societies. He was also volunteering with the village council of Changlangshu. During the fellowship period of 2015-2016, Wanmai had interned with the Wildlife Institute of India and the Wildlife Trust of India. Wanmai was part of 2 films that were screened at the Green Hub Festival, 2016. After Green Hub, Wanmai went back to his village and started the Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) with some of his close friends. The BMC's main motive is to work towards environment issues. So far, they have successfully set up an apple garden and a nursery. He is also associated with the Joint Action Committee Against Opium Addiction (JACAOA).

Millo Tako is an Apatani tribal from Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh. He has completed his graduation taking Botany as major subject which led him to being passionate about nature and conservation. Millo had joined the Green Hub Fellowship program in 2018. During his fellowship, he also worked with the Arunachal Forest Department, Ziro (Hapoli) on a film called the Wild Orchid Trail. Millo is currently working has a nature guide at his village in Tajang, Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh.

Before joining the Green Hub Fellowship program in 2018, Chonglise Sangtam was working at Better Life Foundation from 2014-2017 on community livelihood programs such as SHGs, Apple orchards etc. In 2012, Chonglise had spent a year in Japan attending the Asian Rural Leaders Training. Chonglise hails from Nagaland.

Lamthanglian Vaiphei belongs to the Kuki tribe in Manipur. Lamthanglian joined the Green Hub Fellowship in 2018. Lamthanglian believes that the fellowship as changed his outlook towards the nature and its conservation. Before the fellowship, he used to hunt Sambar deer, squirrels and black deer. But now he talks to people about conservation and about the protection of the wildlife.

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Director Statement

The Log Drum is a significant structure of the Naga people. An event of making Log Drum is very rare which takes place once in every 40 to 50 years. While some tribes use technology to curve out the log drum, the Konyak tribe of Pessao village follow the traditional method of building the log drum. However, with the current situation of environmental degradation, there might not be a tree large enough to keep the tradition alive in the future.