Nagaland-based filmmaker Kivini Shohe received international attention this week as her acclaimed documentary 'Under the Longfuru Sky' was screened at “Indigenous Cinema: South Asian Perspectives,” a three-day global event hosted at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) from December 8–10, 2025.

The gathering, organised by the Rights and Representation Research Forum, in collaboration with the NYUAD Film and New Media Programme and the Indigenous Film and Media Alliance South Asia, brought together filmmakers, scholars, and artists to examine the evolving landscape of Indigenous cinematic traditions across South Asia.

As part of the programme, audiences were treated to a curated selection of films from Northeast India—ranging from short films and documentaries to feature-length works. Th

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