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Movie Promo | Beyond the 3rd kind | Co-produced by Rebecca Changkija

An excerpt about the movie from an article covered by Morung Express:

"All wait to watch a film, ‘Beyond the 3rd Kind,’ based on the story of a boy who undergoes sex change and leads a life of a woman. The film is a hard-hitting subject and revolves around the issue of gay sex and unnatural method man is adopting to satisfy his urges.
The story shows the psychological trauma of the “lady boy” (a transgender) and how he struggles to get out of it. But there is no return from where he is now. His journey is full of ups and downs, where his body earns him his living. He starts hating his body and begins soul-searching. What he is now was his decision, but now he is convinced that his decision was wrong.
The film involves characters such as commercial sex workers, models, bar girls, police and touts. The film is a very realistic and with its grey shades, gives very sensitive moods.
The film is co-produced by Rebecca Alemla Changkija. The film is directed by Shiraz Henry.
Rebecca said the movie would be released in ‘many countries.’ The lead role in the film is acted by model Natasha Sikka. The producing team also has director Vivek Sharma, Make-Up man Pradeep Dada and Hair Stylist Selvi. The costumes are by Find Studioz and Yangerla Changkija, also from Nagaland. The music is by upcoming musician Alobo Naga."



Video Source / Courtesy: http://www.youtube.com/user/shirazhenry

Written and directed by Henry
Produced by Tehsin Ali & Jasmine Panjwani
Co produced by Rebecca Changkija

Beyond the 3rd kind's Facebook page

Interview with Rebecca Changkija posted on YouTube by shirazhenry




 

Let Go by Lydia Ao & Shape A Shade

Video Source & Courtesy : http://www.youtube.com/user/shapeashade

Nagas - From Headhunters to Christ!

Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/BNMEventReports

Nagas: The advent of Christianity

The most important landmark in the history of the Naga people with considerable social, cultural and political ramifications is the arrival of missionaries and the spread of Christianity among the Naga tribes. The acceptance of Christianity marks a departure from their many tribal customs and traditions, and along with the spread of English education, heralds the arrival of modernity in the Naga hills. The first missionary to arrive the Naga hills is believed to be Rev. Miles Bronson in 1841 although he stayed only for a short period. In the 1870s, Dr. & Mrs. E.W. Clark worked among the Aopeople and with the help of Mr.Godhula, an Assamese Christian, established the first Church in Molungkimong in 1872.

The missionaries served as an agent in forging a greater "Naga" identity which is a radical departure from the age old set up of warring village republics. The dreaded custom of head hunting slowly declined and disappeared as more and more Nagas embraced Christianity in the early 20th century. Today, more than 95% of Naga people claim to be Christians. Christianity has changed the Naga society entirely and it bears little semblance to the tribal society that it was a century ago. The Christian missionaries interfered in the social and cultural practices to a far greater extent than the government. The new educational system and religion disrupted the indigenous pattern of life as both the British administration and the Christian missionaries brought about dramatic changes among the Naga tribes thereby effecting the tribes to discard their age old social patterns, cultural practices and traditional political setup without providing functional substitutes.

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More than Hollywood (original) by Sunep Lemtur

Source: http://youtu.be/Xuj4qrUiiZQ

An excerpt from the YouTube video description:
"Sunep Lemtur is the 1st Indian Gospel Artist to come up with Gospel Hip Hop/Rap Album. He has won the best Hip Hop/Rap video award at the1st Music Video Award of Nagaland. He won the best songwriter award in 2009 and also is the winner of best Original Music Award at the Hornbill National Rock Contest, 2009."

Ao Naga Folk Dance | Wild Films India

Courtesy: WildFilmsIndia.

Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/WildFilmsIndia

Youtube Video Desctiption says:
"This performance took place at the Wilderness Orchard in New Delhi on the 9th of October 2010, during the Commonwealth Games, at a dinner hosted by Andrew Quinn, P. R. Suresh and Rupin Dang, of Global Television, Australia, Shaf Broadcast India and Wilderness Films India Ltd., for the visiting broadcasters from around the world, and members of the IBC (International Broadcast Center) for the Games.

Dance is natural to naga tribes. Naga dance is generally performed in a group. This dance is performed in a circle. The artist firstly slowly entered on a stage and gradually works up tempo with the stamping of feet. The dancers wear the colorful costumes. This dance is very famous among the people of Nagaland.

This footage is part of the professionally-shot stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and Digital Betacam. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... wfi @ vsnl.com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.

Martial arts practitioners perform at the Wilderness Orchard in South Delhi, before an audience of the International Broadcast Center (IBF) of the Commonwealth Games held in New Delhi in October 2010, and hosted here by Global Television, Australia, Shaf Broadcast and Wilderness Films India Ltd."