It had been easy to imagine working with the Wanchos to create a short animated film when I wrote the proposal for The Stories of Our Ancestors project. Now the covid pandemic was raging across the world and bringing extended lockdowns in India. Besides, a foreign person requires a Protected Area Permit to visit Longding District, a remote corner of Arunachal Pradesh…
Category: Behind the scenes
the making of the animated films

The Wancho Story of the Gourd
The Wancho Story of the Gourd is a short film project based on the Wancho oral traditions from Arunachal Pradesh

TSO TAWO
Tso Tawo is an animated film based on a story from Khezhakeno village in South Nagaland