‘Enabled’ ranked second on National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) film list

GUWAHATI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has awarded ‘Enabled,’ a film by Bhawani Doley Tahu, the second prize of Rs. 1.5 lakh. The film, through the story of a differently abled child, emphasizes the need to change mindsets about Divyangjan and discrimination in their upbringing by parents undermining their rights to life, liberty, equality, and dignity. It is in the Assamese language with subtitles in English.

‘Chirbhog’ by Nilesh Ambedkar bagged for the first prize of Rs. 2 lakh in its eighth prestigious short film competition on human rights. The film, through the story of a girl student, pitches in to build awareness among students about any inappropriate touch and sexual harassment in school and the need for the teachers as well as the school administration to be vigilant about it to ensure their rights to dignity and education are not violated. It is in Tamil with subtitles in English.

‘Atcham Thavir’ by T. Kumar bagged for the third prize of Rs. 1 lakh. The film highlights the continued caste and vocation-based discrimination in society through the story of a boy and his humiliating struggles until the point he decides to stand up and expose the contradictions in theory and practice to ensure the rights of liberty, equality, dignity, and education. It is in Marathi with subtitles in English.

The Commission has also decided to give a cash award of Rs. 50,000 each to the films selected for the ‘Certificate of Special Mention’. The three films in this category are: ‘Lost of Progress’ by Rajdutt Revankar depicts how the overarching expectations of parents of their children to make them all-rounders are creating unwarranted pressure and robbing them of natural growth. ‘Don’t Burn Leaves’ by Er. Abdul Rashid Bhat is a documentary highlighting the problem of air pollution due to the burning of dry leaves and the scientific method to dispose of these without affecting the environment. ‘U-Turn’ by Haril Shukla depicts the double standard of society in dealing with the problems of domestic violence against women, according to a press release.

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