Restored Classics
Ishanou
India
Manipuri
1990
90 mins
Asia Premiere
Festival History
Cannes Film Festival 2023
Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival 2023
Film Restored 2023
34th Singapore International Film Festival 2023
Restored Classics
Ishanou
India
Manipuri
1990
90 mins
Asia Premiere
Festival History
Cannes Film Festival 2023
Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival 2023
Film Restored 2023
34th Singapore International Film Festival 2023
A poignant tale of love and loss steeped in Manipuri culture, it follows Tampha, who abandons her husband and daughter to join the Maibi sect of priestesses, responding to the inexorable call of the deity. But behind her absorption in the mystical world of the Maibis lurks the anguish of a mother alienated from her child. The film beautifully juxtaposes the spiritual world of the Maibis with the rhythm of ordinary life. The director’s approach, delicate camerawork, understated acting, coupled with the depiction of the Maibi culture and the use of traditional Manipuri music, give the film an authenticity that blends storytelling, documentary, and ethnography.
Anoubam Kiranmala
Kangabam Tomba
Baby Molly
Manbi
Soraisam Dhiren
Baby Premita
M. K. Binodini Devi
Girish Padhiar
Ujjal Nandy
Durgadas Mitra
Aribam Syam Sharma
Aribam Syam Sharma
M. K. Binodini Devi
M. K. Binodini Devi
Aribam Syam Sharma
Aribam Syam Sharma
Aribam Syam Sharma Productions
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
shivendra@filmheritagefoundation.co.in
Jayant Patel
contact@filmheritagefoundation.co.in
Aribam Syam Sharma
aribasyam19@gmail.com
Aribam Syam Sharma, the acclaimed filmmaker from Manipur, has done it all. Actor, singer, composer, theatre director, filmmaker and champion of Manipuri cinema – he is a true Renaissance man who displayed a mastery over every genre of filmmaking from blockbusters to arthouse cinema to documentaries. In a career spanning close to fifty years, Syam Sharma has directed 15 feature films, over 40 documentaries and scored the music for 25 films. He also played a key role during his three-year stint at the Manipur Film Development Council and as the first Managing Director of the Manipur Film Development Corporation towards improving the infrastructure for film production and the creation of avenues for the appreciation of cinema in Manipur.
