Animation film Lachit: The Warrior screened at IFFI 2023, Goa

Staff Reporter, Guwahati, November 22: A 19-minute-long animation film Lachit: The Warrior screened in the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2023 in Goa on November 21 in front of a global audience. Produced by Mina Mahanta and Indrani Baruah, the film screened and was awarded at 10 film festivals in India and abroad this year. They include the 15th Jaipur International Film Festival, the 6th South Asian Short Film Festival in Kolkata, the Kollywood International Film Festival in Chennai, and the Newborn Short Film Festival in Berlin. The narration in the film is by Amarjyoti Choudhury, music by Rupam Talukdar, VFX by Ratul Dutta, and storyboarding and illustration by Hrishikesh Bora. Anupam Mahanta is the creative director. The film traces the genesis of the military commander’s ancestry, his charismatic personality, his dexterous skills in diplomacy and naval warfare, physical prowess, unmatched valour, and most importantly, his resolute sense of patriotism,” writer-director Partha Sarathi Mahanta, the Deputy Inspector General (Administration) of Police said.