Film: “Nani Ma” (2022)

by Subhashish P. | Sep 26, 2022 | Film

The matriarch born in pre-independent rural India narrates songs and stories wrapped in harsh colonial rule. But will there ever be closure? Full Synopsis Balesoria [1], the northern dialect of the Odia language of India, has seen occasional use … Read the rest...

Film: “Remosam” (2019)

by Subhashish P. | Feb 12, 2022 | Film

Far up on the Bonda hills, the Bondak people are met with dysfunctional governance that fails to feed or keep their language alive. Full Synopsis This film takes place in the Mudulipada village of the Malkangiri administrative district in Odisha, … Read the...

Film: Mage Porob (2019 documentary)

by | May 13, 2021 | Film

A 2019 documentary about the Ho people and the Ho language. Presented by O Foundation with support from National Geographic Society.

Film: “ Karinding” (2020) — Language is the identity of a nation

by | Apr 29, 2021 | Film

A 2020 short documentary about the Sundanese musical instrument Karinding, played and narrated by Ilham Nurwansah. Presented by O Foundation and directed by Subhashish Panigrahi.

Film: “Gyani Maiya” (2019) — Losing The Kusunda-Language Elder

by | Feb 2, 2020 | Film

A 2019 documentary in and about the critically endangered Kusunda language of Nepal. Narrated by elder Gyani Maiya Sen Kusunda, presented by O Foundation with support from National Geographic Society.

Film: “Who Owns The Content” (2019)

by | Jul 15, 2019 | Film, IYIL 2019

A 2019 short film on the complexity of ownership of community knowledge. Narration by Eddie Avila of Rising Voices and presented by O Foundation.