The Living God: Medicine and Ancient Meetei Civilisation won the Best Foreign Short Documentary at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival
The short documentary, by Prakas Aheibam, exploring the advanced nature of ancient Meetei Civilization and their Medicine has won the Best Foreign Documentary (Short) for the month of April at the recently concluded Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, a monthly film event.
The screening and award function was held on 9th May, 2015 at Los Angeles. The short documentary was also officially selected for Los Angeles CineFest.
The Living God reflects the comprehensive understanding of Ancient Meetei Civilisation and Ancient Meetei Medicines. It a result of the exhaustive research undertaken by Prakas Aheibam to learn and explore the indigenous culture and medicine. This 30 minute documentary explores the nuances of this civilization and takes us deep into the subject matter, looking beyond conventional knowledge of Meetei culture and civilization known to all.
The project is available for public viewing at https://vimeo.com/127016050 and can be followed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thelivinggoddocu and Twitter at @TheLivingGod_