Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The Silent Poet Borun Thokchom's ode to Irom Sharmila
It took him four years to make a film that lasts only 17 minutes. But the effort was worth it for Borun Thokchom, a journalist and budding filmmaker from Manipur, who won the National Award for best debut director for his documentary, The Silent Poet, which highlights the poetic side of Manipur?s iron lady, Irom Sharmila Chanu.The film shows footage of Sharmila?s life under custody ? her scribing a notebook inside a highly-guarded hospital prison. The human rights activist has been charged with
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