Up Down & Sideways
Rice cultivators in Phek work together to prepare terraced fields, plant saplings, and harvest grain while singing songs that reflect their community.
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Rice cultivators in Phek work together to prepare terraced fields, plant saplings, and harvest grain while singing songs that reflect their community.
Synopsis
In the terraced fields of Phek, rice cultivators work together, preparing the land, planting saplings, and harvesting grain. As they carry their harvest up steep slopes, they sing songs that reflect their experiences of love and community. The changing seasons bring a transformation in their music, intertwining their stories of loss and connection. Up Down & Sideways presents a musical portrait of this community, capturing their collective memories forged through labor and song.
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