ANIMATION AND EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
I studied BA Hons Animation at West Surrey College of Art and Design (now University for the Creative Arts). I was inspired by film-makers such as Jan Svankmajer, Yuri Norstein and Ishu Patel, and I got into stop-motion animation. Later on, I taught myself 3D software and did that for quite a few years, before going back to stop-motion and experimental, mixed media film. I love the textures of tangible materials and I am inspired by themes of tribal storytelling, animism and bring things to life. I also like organsing creative workshops to work with others in the medium of animation. Below you can see a gallery of some of my work over the years.
"How the Elephant Lost his Wings" in "The Tallest Story Competition" (2006) series of films by West Highland Animation. Directed by Tara Douglas
"Tales of the Tribes" is a collection of five short animated films that are based on indigenous stories from India.
"Man Tiger Spirit" is the first story in the "Tales of the Tribes" series. Directed by Tara Douglas
A short animation made in London, during 2022. The model is made with feathers found in the local park.
Kingfisher was one of the Ancestors...
Kingfisher is one of the Ancestors in the "Story of How We Got Fire" (based on stories of the Andaman Islands)
A short animation made using shards of glass picked up on the road while walking in NEHU campus, Shillong.
Topa walks up the hill
A test for the Wancho animation project, titled The Wancho Story of the Gourd
Experimenting with a few techniques to reflect the magical substances - fire, clay and bones.
We are in nationwide lockdown, I am working on a project to animate tribal stories from India.
A clip from the short film, "How We Got Fire", based on folklore from the Andaman Islands.
Animation to explore ideas of animism.
A short animated sequence made in a remote place, using local materials, natural light and so on. I call it Nature.
A promo for the Tribal Animation Film Festival, held from 1-3 March 2019, at North-Eastern Hill University.
A small video clip showing the models made for the film, The Wancho Story of the Gourd.
A promotional video for the short animated folktale from Arunachal Pradesh, "Abotani".
Tso Tawo is a short animated film that is part of The Stories of Our Ancestors collection.
My campaign to raise funds to compete a short animated film based on folklore from the Andaman Islands.
A promo for the documentary film "The Journey of the Tales of the Tribes"
This is a glimpse into a special place.... A tribute to the artists that have inspired us.
An animation sequence made on the banks of the Ganga, on the porch of Uma Giri's cottage at Naga Kutir Ashram.
Test sequence of animation done at the Manipur Animation Workshop in 2012.
A clip of animation made at Naga Kutir, on the banks of the Ganga, using rice.