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The Pangti Story
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Wikipedia article
'The Pangti Story' is a 2017 Naga documentary film by Kohima-based film maker Sesino Yhosh. The film explores the transition of an entire village from one that slaughtered thousands of Amur Falcons, the longest travelling raptors in the world, who fly from Siberia every fall to roost in Pangti, a Lotha Naga village in Nagaland, to becoming their most fervent preservationists.[https://www.firstpost.com/living/the-pangti-story-documents-how-a-nagaland-village-went-from-hunting-the-amur-falcon-to-conserving-it-4497227.html The Pangti Story documents how a Nagaland village went from hunting the Amur Falcon to conserving it] Retrieved on 21 June 2020 The film won the 65th National Film Awards for Best Environment Film.
Production
Production began in 2015 with TAKE ONE production team making two trips to Pangti village in Wokha District, Nagaland. Footages of the bird were taken on the first trip with ground research done at Pangti. The second trip was with more filming done in Pangti, Wokha and Dimapur.
Accolades
The film won the Golden Beaver Award at the 7th National Science Film Festival held in 2017. In 2018, the film was adjudged the Best Environment Film including Best Agricultural Film in the non-feature category at the 65th National Film Awards held in 2017.
See also
* Amur Falcon
References
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