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Orchids of Manipur

Orchids of Manipur poster
Directed by
Aribam Syam Sharma
Country
India

How it feels

This documentary explores the native orchids of Manipur, India. It shows the flowers in their natural environments across the region.

observationalsereneinformativeslow-pacedcontemplativenaturalisticeducationalgentle

What happens

Orchids of Manipur (Meiteilon: Manipurgi Urei) is a 1993 non-feature Manipuri film scripted by M. K. Binodini Devi and directed by Aribam Syam Sharma. It was produced by Sh. Tomchou Singh under the banner of Manipur Film Development Corporation (MFDC) Limited. The film was screened at the second edition of Fragrances from the North East 2014, a three-day festival of cinema from the northeast. It was screened at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2019, Japan. The film also participated in International Wildlife Film Festival 1994, Morocco. In 2025, the digitally remastered version of the film was selected for screening at the 7th Manipur Sangai Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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