Funeral Nights
Sing Nongkynrih, Kynpham
A group of friends journey to the North of India, in a remote part of West Khasi Hills, to witness an ancient Lyngngam funeral ceremony that lasts six days. Concluding with the cremation of a beloved elder, a woman whose body has been preserved in a tree house for nine whole months, this may well be the last time Ka PhorSorat is performed. By mistake, however, the group arrives early. So they wait, stuck in the jungle, spending their nights ar...