''Angh'' is a

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Naga short film directed, written and co-produced by

Theja Rio Thejavituo Rio (born 10 January 1995) is an Indian film director from Nagaland. In 2021, Rio's short film '' Angh'' won the ''Special Jury Award'' at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival The Clermont-Ferrand International Sh ...

. The film stars Amo Rio, Shekato Chishi and Johan Solo.

Synopsis

In the extremely rural parts of the North East of India, a village chief (a former headhunter) and his son remain the last people in the region to be converted into

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. Abandoned and living in isolation, they try their best to resist the social pressures of the new world.

Cast

* Amo Rio as Angh * Shekato Chishi as Pastor * Johan Solo as Amao

Production

Casting

All the actors had no previous acting experience prior to filming of the film. The rehearsal of the script took 3 months.

Filming

The film was shot in April 2019 on a Kodak Super

16mm 16 mm film is a historically popular and economical gauge of film. 16 mm refers to the width of the film (about inch); other common film gauges include 8 mm and 35 mm. It is generally used for non-theatrical (e.g., industrial, ...

which is rarely used in modern filmmaking.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=12874858 Naga films Films set in Nagaland Films shot in Nagaland Indian short films 2021 short films 2020s Indian films