Crossing Bridges, 2013, Streaming on Amazon Prime

Tonnes of Oxygen in the depressing COVID times

The first feature film in Shertukpen, which is an indigenous dialect native to the state Arunachal Pradesh in India.[

Experience the power of simplicity and the lack of clutter set in huge vacant spaces caressed by mountain ranges and unending horizons.

As the son arrives, the mother momentarily does not know really how to react and then walks slowly up to her son to give one of the warmest endearing hugs. 

In turn we get an opportunity to hug those huge vacant spaces punctuated by those crystal clear streams and those lovely  dead trunks of the tree that serves as bridges. We also get to savor the most lovely quietness which is disturbed by the birds that constantly chirp.

There is of course the reference of the Chinese incursions, but more interestingly the innocence of the children that seem to wonder Arunachal Pradesh's relative obscurity in the scheme of the Indian nation.

There are no achievements that beckon these gentle souls.

Gentle souls that savour the wind, water, fire and the snow !!!!.

A life of contentment , that probably holds the answer to the travails of the modern man.

If you are cinema lover, and have a bit of patience, you will be served to an unforgettable treat.

P.S:

Notes on Production from Wikipedia

Director Sange Dorjee's idea for the film started when he was considering the social and economic displacement of tribal peoples of India. He mentioned that "My generation has had to leave home to get better higher-education and employment outside as the north eastern region doesn’t have the required infrastructure. The huge cultural difference we faced outside was always a shock to many. Coming back home has always been a difficult proposition, as after years of adjusting to the life outside we suddenly feel like an outsider in our own culture."

Due to the film's microbudget, which was wholly funded by the director's father who "believed it was important for the community of Arunachal Pradesh", Dorjee decided to shoot the movie completely with a Canon 5D camera. He was surprised by the quality of such a standard personal use camera that he and cinematographer Pooja Gupte went ahead with it

incidentally the film was made on a budget of Rs. 35 lacs.