Thengapalli

Film Synopsis:

Gunduribari is a tribal village nestled in the forests of the Nayagarh district of Odisha. Traditionally, the indigenous communities were the keepers of the forests and storehouses of conservation practices and knowledge systems. Over the centuries these communities began to be considered as “encroachers”. The Forest Rights Act (FRA), for the first time in 2006, recognizes the rights of tribal communities to govern and sustainably use their surrounding forest areas.

Biography:

Vandana Menon is a film maker, inter disciplinary visual artist & dramaturge based in Bangalore, India. Her work ranges from documentaries, & experimental films to live visual performances. She works with video, sound, animations and interactive technology. Her work as a visual artist pushes structural and technological boundaries creating multiple, even interactive narratives with image & sound.