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Film “Bloody Phanek”
Sonia Nepram, In conversation with Deepa Dhanraj
Speakers
Phanek is an exclusive wear of Manipuri women. Woven on a waist loom and worn like a sarong this cloth carries a deep symbolism revolving around both sexes. For instance, when people leave home, they carry a piece of their mothers’ phanek, as a token of protection and well-being.
The phanek however is not simply a garment, but has been a powerful symbol of both female subjugation and women’s protests and struggle for freedom .
in this film, the director is on a quest to investigate the myths, symbolism and beliefs surrounding this beautiful garment.
Speakers
Sonia Nepram
A post-graduate in mass communication from the AJK MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Sonia Nepram has been working on various media and audio-visual projects and has also set up a production house called Yelhoumee Pictures .Sonia aims to make films that are of sociopolitical relevance.
Deepa Dhanraj
Deepa Dhanraj is an award-winning filmmaker who, in her career spanning over three decades, has built up an extensive filmography that includes many seminal documentaries. Her films have been screened at numerous film festivals in India and elsewhere, some of which have of late featured retrospectives of her work. She is currently working on a film about Rohith Vemula’s death and its aftermath.
