Daughters of the Polo God (2019)
The shimmering emerald state of Manipur, India is the birthplace of modern polo with men having played there for several hundred years. Now it’s the turn for the young maidens to charge forward. A young polo sisterhood is developing in Manipur that ploughs on in spite of adversity and political turmoil. They are intensely connected to their sacred Manipuri pony and play an international tournament every year. Roopa Barua’s film is a tribute to these polo players and the modern Manipuri women.
Documentary, produced and directed by Roopa Barua. 33 minutes, Editor: Hemanti Sarkar, Music: Sunayana Sarkar
English, Meiteilon with English subtitles
Awards:
1. New York Indian Film festival 2019 Best Documentary Short
2. UK Asian Film festival 2019 Best Documentary
3. Vancouver South Asian Film Festival Best Documentary
4. Equus festival New York 2018 Festival Directors Award
5.. Equus Festival New York, Dec 2018 – Best Documentary Short
6. Rajasthan International Film Festival 2019: Women Empowerment Award
SCREENINGS
* Official entry at the Equus New York Film Festival December 2018 * Official entry at the Rajasthan International Film Festival, Jaipur January 2019 *Official entry at the Northeast Film Festival Pune in collaboration with National Film Archives of India February 2019 *Official entry at the Asian Women’s Film Festival, New Delhi March 2019 *Official entry at the UK Asian Film Fest March 2019 *Official entry at the New York Indian Film Festival May 2019 *Official entry at the South Asian Film festival in Vancouver 2019 *Official entry at the Tasveer South Asian Film Festival Seattle 2019 *Official entry at the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal 2019 *Official entry at the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival 2019 *Official entry at the DC South Asian Film Festival 2019 *Official entry at the Indian Film Festival of Houston 2019 *Official entry at the Mustard South Asian Film Festival of Philadelphia 2019 *Official entry at the Busan International Animal Rights Film Festival
NON FESTIVAL SCREENINGS:
*Bombay Stock Exchange in association with Merchant Chamber of India and Asia Society (2019) *India premier in Imphal during Manipur Statehood Day International Women’s Polo Tournament (2019). *.IMC Ladies Wing Mumbai (2019). * KC College School of Journalism (2019) *Kentucky Horse Park USA (2019) * Festival of India, Carolina USA (2019). *.American School of Bombay (2019). *DY Patil University College of Hospitality and Tourism (2019). *World Trade Center, Mumbai (2020) *Hyderabad Polo & Riding Club (2020)
TRAVELLING FESTIVALS:
Equus Festival takes its winning films on a film tour of North America and Europe. As part of this tour, Daughters of the Polo God will played at the following events
Baltimore Maryland – January 2019. Camden South Carolina – February 2019. Santa Fe New Mexico – March 2019. Meadville Pennsylvania – April 2019 Canada – September 2019. Scottsdale Arizona – September 2019