LOKTAK LAIREMBEE

HAOBAM Paban Kumar - India

Synopsis

In Manipur, on Lake Loktak, fishermen still live on ‘phumdis’ built from plants. The government tries to repossess the lake by expelling the residents, but a couple of 40-year-olds hang on. Tomba thinks he can change things with a pistol but a mysterious visitor will change his fate.

Film details

Genre : Narrative Feature film
Duration : 71 minutes
Year of production : 2016
Country : India
Casting : Ningthoujam Sanatomba
Screenwriter : Sudhir Naoroibam
Cinematography : Shenad Jalal
Editor : Sankha
Director : HAOBAM Paban Kumar






Haobam Paban Kumar’s debut film Lady of the Lake won the 2016 National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation. In 2017 he also won the German Star of India at the 14th Stuttgart Indian Film Festival.