The Songs We Sing, The Drums We Beat
What happens when a community has to perform one of its most important traditions but even the eldest among them are unsure of how to do it? Caught in this quagmire, the Kaasik community of the Nocte tribe of Tirap district in North East India embarks on a journey of reliving their past while reflecting on their future as a distinct culture.
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Kombong DarangDirector
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Tanom JerangWriter
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Centre for Endangered Languages RGUProducer
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:24 minutes 56 seconds
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Completion Date:January 13, 2021
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Country of Origin:India
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Country of Filming:India
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Tagore International Film FestivalWest Bengal
India
August 31, 2021
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD -
Gangtok International Film FestivalSikkim
India
September 8, 2021
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD -
SIETAR Europa Virtual Institute Film Festival
September 10, 2021
Official Selection -
International Film Festival of ShimlaShimla, Himachal Pradesh
India
November 26, 2021
Official Selection -
International Nature Film Festival Gödöllő - Nature and Environmental Protection FestivalBudapest
Hungary
May 28, 2021
Official Selection -
The Lift-Off Sessions
February 15, 2021
Official Selection -
Spring DingWashington
United States
May 1, 2021
Finalist -
National Documentary Short Film FestivalThrissur, Kerela
India
April 1, 2021
Official Selection -
12th Educational Film Festival EDUKINOWARSAW
Poland
November 3, 2021
Official Selection -
Ooty Short Film Festival 2021Ooty
India
December 3, 2021
Official Selection -
KIFFI, JAIPUR - (Kaaryat International Film Festival of India)Jaipur, Rajasthan
India
April 15, 2022
Official Selection -
The Paus Premieres Festival
December 13, 2021
Official Selection -
The 4th Meihodo International Youth Visual Media FestivalNew York
February 22, 2022
Official Selection -
Clapperboard Golden FestivalSão Paulo
Brazil
March 9, 2022
Nominee -
One Earth AwardsBangalore
India
March 31, 2022
Official Selection -
Mumbai International Film FestivalMumbai
India
June 2, 2022
Special Screening -
Mountain View International Film FestivalDarjeeling
India
July 4, 2022
Finalist -
One World One Flower International Buddhist Film FestivalSeoul
Korea, Republic of
August 25, 2022
Official Selection -
7th INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FILM FESTIVAL 2023Kerala
India
January 1, 2023
Official Selection -
The Himalayan Film Festival 2023Ladakh
India
October 1, 2023
Official Selection
Kombong Darang is a filmmaker from Arunachal Pradesh, India.