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Strength in diversity

Strength in Diversity, portraying the traditional crop cultivation of Nagaland is a film based on Chentei Khiamniungan’s grandmother and how she grows her millets. The film gives some insight into stress resistant crops, the value of traditional agriculture and inherent knowledge within the community. In 2018, the film was selected for the 2nd Local Media Film Festival in Telangana, Hyderabad and was awarded the Technical Excellence category. It was also selected at the Bali International Indigenous Film Festival in 2019.

  • Chentei Khiamniungan
    Director
  • Green Hub
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Nature, Community, Agriculture, Tradition
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 28 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 8, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Chentei Khiamniungan

Chentei Khiamniungan is a wildlife film-maker and photographer from Northeast. Chentei had started working at the North East Slow Food Agro Biodiversity Shilling (NESFAS) in 2014 where he worked with indigenous communities to revive culture, custom, values and practices with traditional knowledge. Apart from the other locations, he was also working with the Morung Institution, where people both young and old assembled and taught about traditional songs, folk tales, crafting and indigenous games. He joined the Green Hub Fellowship in the year 2017. During the fellowship, he had successfully made 3-4 film, including “Strength in Diversity” portraying the traditional crop cultivation of Nagaland, which had been screened at the Green Hub Festival, 2018. He is still working closely with Indigenous communities on scripts for documentation of indigenous musical instruments, farming practices and social transformation.

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Director Statement

This film was made to highlight the traditional practices of crops in Nagaland. The experience of making this film is noteworthy. Living with the local community, learning about the lives of the people and enjoying the indigenous food was something to remember. This film also holds a special place in my heart because the film was made with my Grandmother in focus and I got to spend a lot of time with her.