Private Project

MARKET

Ïewduh is based on the market by the same name, one of the liveliest markets of North East India. Probably everybody knows what a market looks like. They know how the lanes, the shops, the shopkeepers look like. But beyond the surface, these everyday people, the common faces, the unheroic stories also have their special moments. In every lane, there are new stories. In Ïewduh people from different communities and religions work and they co-exist. And today centuries later, Ïewduh stands tall and witnesses to a lot of history. With scars and colors and freshness and stench, this is the real world of Ïewduh, where fairy tales do happen.
Ïewduh the film is about everyday people, with everyday stories, not dignified as heroes, but nevertheless people who make the lives of each other better. In every lane of Ïewduh is an untold story. The struggle, the hope to give life not just to themselves, but also to those that they love, those that they care for. In Ïewduh when reason ends, relationships begin.

  • PRADIP KURBAH
    Director
    Ri,Onaatah,Market
  • PAULAMI DUTTAGUPTA
    Writer
    RI,ONAATAH
  • LIONEL FERNANDES
    Writer
    RI,ONAATAH
  • PRADIP KURBAH
    Writer
    RI,ONAATAH
  • SHANKAR LALL GOENKA
    Producer
  • ALBERT MAWRIE
    Key Cast
    "MIKE"
  • DENVER PARIAT
    Key Cast
    "HEP"
  • BAIA MARBANIANG
    Key Cast
    "PRIYA"
  • RICHARD KHARPURI
    Key Cast
    "LAMARE"
  • ANVIL LALOO
    Key Cast
    "PUNN"
  • LAPYNHUN SUN
    Key Cast
    "EDWINA"
  • ENSHON LAMARE
    Key Cast
    "BAH EN"
  • JEETESH SHARMA
    Key Cast
    "NAVIN"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    IEWDUH
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, Human Story, Relationship, Family
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 33 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    125,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Other
  • Shooting Format:
    4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Busan International film festival
    Busan
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
    October 6, 2019
    world premeire
    Kim Jiseok Award
  • 50th International Film Festival Of India
    Goa
    India
    November 27, 2019
    Indian Panorama
  • Mumbai International Film festival
    mumbai
    India
    October 18, 2019
    India Premiere
  • International film festival of Kerala
    Trivandrum
    India
    December 10, 2019
  • Pune International Film Festival
    Pune
    India
    January 10, 2020
    MIT - SFT Human Spirit Award
  • The Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival
    San Jose California
    United States
    March 4, 2020
    US Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Asian Cinematography Award
    Manila
    Philippines
    February 21, 2020
    Opening Film
    Nominate for Best Cinematography
  • International Film Festival of Thrissur
    Thrissur
    India
    February 2, 2021
  • Ontario International Film Festival
    Ontario
    Canada
    October 18, 2020
    North American Premeire
    Official Selection
  • Chennai International Film Festival
    Chennai
    India
    January 14, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Bengaluru International Film Festival
    Bengaluru
    India
    February 23, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Asian Film Festival Barcelona
    Barcelona
    Spain
    October 28, 2020
    Spanish Premier
    Official Selection
  • 54th Hof International Film Festival
    Munich
    Germany
    German premeire
  • 3rd Nepal Cultural International Film Festival
    Kathmandu
    Nepal
    International Competition
  • XVII Kazan International Muslim Film Festival
    Kazan
    Russian Federation
    September 10, 2021
    Russian Premier
  • Druk International Film Festival
    Paro
    Bhutan
    September 10, 2021
    Bhutan Premeire
  • XVI international film festival «Within the Family »
    Yaroslavl,
    Russian Federation
    July 10, 2021
  • Florence International Film Festival
    Florence
    Italy
    November 9, 2021
    Italian premeire
    Best Film
  • The Himalayan International Film Festival
    Ladakh
    India
    October 9, 2021
  • Eikhoigi International Film Festival
    Imphal
    India
    April 3, 2022
    Manipur Premiere
  • International Film Festival Guwahati
    Guwahati
    India
Distribution Information
  • Goenka Enterprises
    Distributor
    Country: India
    Rights: Theatrical
Director Biography - PRADIP KURBAH

Directed Three Khasi feature films namely • RI, ONAATAH and ÏEWDUH • Directed more than 150 music videos
The recent achievement of being the conferred with the Kim Jiseok Award at 24th Busan International Film Festival 2019 for the film.

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Director Statement

Iewduh is a film about relationships and human bonding that keeps the world going. Iewduh is not just an inanimate market in the narrative, but very much a part of the film. While filming we realized that the market was almost always busy and nothing was in our control. The people's movement, the closing, and the opening of shops were a challenge. However, we realized that it gave more color and character to our narrative and we took the situation in our stride. The people moving in the background to become a part of our story. The crew was also at the beck and call of nature, Shillong having dynamic weather; we never knew when it would rain and when it would be sunny. In spite of shooting in one of the busiest markets, the entire film is sync sound. Iewduh along with her story will also give a panoramic view of the market.