The festivals of mother food (rice)
INDIA , 2023, 25’20’’
Director: Nitesh KUMAR – Producer: Horil Yadav
A documentary film based on the old tradition of the cultivation of rice. There are still many villages in the Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, where paddy cultivation is being done in the same way as their ancestors used to do it 1,000 years ago.
In this film, we will see a farmer’s nine-month journey, in which we witness the process of the cultivation of rice, festivals, traditions, and customs, as well as aspects of culture such as how the Jharkhand folk festivals Karma puja and Sohrai puja are associated with cultivation and the farmers’ struggles.
