Freedom at the Edge explained

Freedom at the Edge is an Assamese language short film by Aneisha Sharma based on a real-life story.

Synopsis

The story is about a youth named Machal Lalung from Middle Assam, who was charged and imprisoned in various Indian jails without trial for 54 years.^[1] Indra Bania played the lead role.

Awards

Aneisha Sharma won the "Indie Spec Best Documentary Award" for the film at the 2007 Boston International Film Festival,^[2] and received the Kerala State Award for Best Documentary in 2007.^[3]

The film was also screened at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival,^[4] and as part of the 2008 Mumbai International Film Festival^[3]

Cast

• Indra Bania as Machang Lalung, whose name in real life was Machal.^[5]

See also

• Jollywood

External links

• The Director’s blog

Notes and References

1. Web site: A lifetime in illegal detention. https://web.archive.org/web/20070703054335/http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/01/stories/2007070156291000.htm. dead. 2007-07-03. 2007-07-01. Sushanta. Talukdar. The Hindu. 2009-01-23.
2. Web site: BIFF 2007 Award Winners . Boston International Film Festival . 2007-06-14 . 2009-01-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091203110129/http://www.bifilmfestival.com/biffpress.html . 3 December 2009 . dmy .
3. Web site: MIFF 2008: India tops the list of woman directors. https://archive.today/20110606022055/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=NLetter&id=3848c61c-c7ab-483f-986f-ec2e66129574&&Headline=MIFF+2008:+India+tops+the+list+of+woman+directors. dead. 6 June 2011. Hindustan Times. 2008-02-07. 2009-01-23.
4. Web site: Assam at the Cannes edge - Two filmmakers make it to French film extravaganza. https://archive.today/20120913233959/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080515/jsp/guwahati/story_9273105.jsp. dead. 13 September 2012. The Telegraph, Calcutta. 2008-05-15. 2009-01-23.
5. Dvitiyo mohajuddhote nirudisto howa lorator kotha (Tale of the boy lost in the WW-II), Feb’08 issue, Bismoi, Page 15