Animation films powerful medium to get community voices out to the larger audience
Animation films powerful medium to get community voices out to the larger audience: Debjani Mukherjee Film makers from North East concerned about passion for films rather than profit: James Khangembam ‘Investing Life’ is a film about survival: Vaishali Vasant Kendale Mumbai, 30 May 2022 Though a niche area, animation films are a fantastic and powerful medium to get community voices out to the larger audience, said Debjani Mukherjee, curator of Yangon Film School package at MIFF 2022. She was talking at #MIFF dialogue held in connection with the 17 th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival. James Khangembam, director of the opening documentary film ‘Meiram-The Fireline’, and Vaishali Vasant Kendale, director of Hindi documentary ‘Investing Life’ also joined the discussion. Debjani Mukherjee an award-winning independent animation filmmaker and author also elaborated on the process she adopted in mentoring student films under the themes ‘g...