Beleaguered
The documentary ‘Beleaguered’ that unfolds the
socio-political history of Assam taking a journey from the birth of ULFA 1979
to the present position, deconstructs the notion of narrating a stereotyped and
conventional story-telling. Reel and real, are the two terms go together. Not
only an activist in approach, much researched documentary ‘Beleaguered’
provides the viewers different perspectives. The filmmaker interviews on social scientist Udayan Misra, Miliki Boruah, mother of
Paresh Baruah,Commander in Chief, ULFA, Hiranya Saikia, member,people’s
consultative Group, Dinesh Gogoi (director of Surya Tejor Onyo Naam) to give
details of the subject. What is appealing of the ‘Beleaguered’ is the
metaphoric representation of our culture through music and setting. The setting
of Hiranya Saikia’s interview is on the bank of the Brahmaputra and at the same
time, Udayan Mishra’s interview does have the cultural connotation. The images
of the bomb-blast shown in the frame are softened with the music that renders
the viewers an aesthetic pleasure rather than shocking them. This documentary ,
seen only the preview, would work as a forest fire to send the voice of the
filmmaker. This small write is written from the preview of the documentary
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