Manipuri film ONENESS to premiere at South Asia’s biggest queer film festival

Imphal: Manipuri feature film ONENESS, helmed by director Priyakanta Laishram, has been selected to have its world premiere at the esteemed KASHISH Pride Film Festival 2024, the biggest queer film festival in South Asia. The groundbreaking movie has already made history as the first Manipuri film to focus on same-sex relationships.

Scheduled to take place from May 15th to May 19th, 2024, in Mumbai, this international film festival will feature ONENESS as the sole queer film representing Northeast India this year.

“It’s a wonderful feeling to finally have the world premiere of the film after facing numerous challenges over the past 2 years since its inception. Despite facing obstacles such as the violence in Manipur and bans from certain organizations due to its homosexual theme, we persevered. This year, I decided to kick off our film’s premiere at film festivals. KASHISH was the first festival I submitted to, and thankfully, it was selected,” shared Priyakanta Laishram.