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THE LEOPARD'S TRIBE
THE LEOPARD'S TRIBE
MIRIAM CHANDY MENACHERRY
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THE LEOPARD'S TRIBE
THE LEOPARD'S TRIBE
MIRIAM CHANDY MENACHERRY
Country
INDIA
language
MARATHI | HINDI | ENGLISH
2022 year
40 Minutes

SCHEDULE

01.03.2024 / 11:00 AM/ Audi 3 PVR INOX ORION MALL

Synopsis

Mumbai authorities axe thousands of trees to expand a mass transit system. Home to 10,000 indigenous tribals led by Prakash Bhoir, a scuffle unfolds to protect the forest and the leopard they worship. A battle to save the green lungs of India’s financial capital unfolds. He joins a hip-hop band and gets legal counsel but it is Pramila, his wife who is his biggest ally. She surprises everyone by stepping into the frontlines of a battle with high political stakes. This is the story of a marginalized couple, forced to be leaders through floods, fires, and leopard attacks to claim their position as climate leaders in one of the fastest-growing metropolises in the world.

Producer(s) or Production Company: Filament Pictures & Confluence Media
Screenplay: Miriam Chandy Menacherry
Director of Photography: Solanki Chakraborty
Editor: Anuja Thakar
Music: Swadesi
Sound: Fibin Mohammed
Cast: Bhoir family

Awards - Winner: One World Media Awards (Winner), All Living Things Environmental FF (Winner), BAFTA Breakthrough India (UK) IDSFFK (Special Jury Mention)
Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection: Official Selection at Festival des Cinemas d’Asie, Women’s IFF, BIFED FF, International Social Justice FF, Berlin Women’s Film Festival (Semi finalist)

Director's Biography
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MIRIAM CHANDY MENACHERRY

Miriam is the Founder and Director of Filament Pictures, dedicated to creating a brand of social documentaries that have won acclaim in India and internationally. Her award-winning films are about everyday heroes, FROM THE SHADOWS (2022), THE LEOPARD’S TRIBE (2022), LYARI NOTES (2015), THE RAT RACE (2011), ROBOT JOCKEY (2007), STUNTMEN OF BOLLYWOOD (2005) and a 7 part series BACK TO THE FLOOR on BBC World. Miriam has been chosen as a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Breakthrough Talent from India 2024.