30/11/2022
Hold your seat back, here comes, “Quotes from the earth- An environmental film festival,” reflecting the importance of sustainability and environmental issues across the globe, brings you “Manas and People”, on 01 December, 2022 | 11:45 am.
It is a story about the ecosystem people inhabited on the fringe of Manas National Park, a World Natural Heritage Site. The film portrays the way of life of the Bodo indigenous ethnic group and their association with the natural landscape. It reflects the ‘bio-culturalism’ of indigenous communities and their struggle to maintain the cultural ethos and earn a livelihood. The film also depicts the strategies and approach of ‘Conservation and Livelihood’ which is able to provide alternative livelihood to forest- dwellers along with the impact of conservation education. The story reveals how co-management approaches protected areas, with joint efforts of Government, NGO and local community able to strengthen conservation initiatives for nature and wildlife and improve ‘livelihood’ of the community.
About the Director-
Dip Bhuyan has been associated with film making since 1992 and began his independent career with the documentary film friends Forever –Common Reptiles of North East India in 2002. Since then, he has made more than 40 documentaries and fiction films. His film ‘Manah Aru Manuh’ won the Best Environment Film award in the 68th National Film Award, Ministry of I&B Govt. of India. he ALSO served as a Selection Committee Member for the Mumbai International Film Festival 2022, He was awarded the Best Director Award in 2013 for the film Sesh Asha- The Last Hope. In 2015 his film Resonance of Mother’s Melody. Both films were screened in the Indian Panorama of IFFI, Goa. Six of his films, namely, The Last Hope, The Divided Soul, Resonance of Mother’s Melody, Symphony of Silence, Manas and People, and Idiom of Rug, were also screened in many national and international film festivals,
