Fireflies (2018)

Directed by

Johnson Rajkumar

Genre

documentary

Country

India

Runtime

6 min

Rated

U

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary short shows women in Manipur organizing to protect people from crime and respond to men disappearing. It looks at how women take action in a male-dominated society affected by conflict and a special law.

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What happens

Fireflies is a 2018 Indian Meitei language documentary short film, directed by Johnson Rajkumar. It portrays the struggles of the Meira Paibis to protect the people from crimes in Manipur state, and the role of women in the conflicting and male-dominated society of Manipur. It looks at how the gender gap and gender identities are settled during times of conflict and violence in the society. The film shows women reacting to the rising cases of disappearance of men. This took place after the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was applied to Manipur state. The important point of the movie is that women stand up for the safety, security and better survival of the men. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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