GUWAHATI, March 10 – A documentary film by writer-director-producer Lovita JR Morang – Virgin Rhododendron Burnt Alive was screened at the Itanagar Press Club on Wednesday.
The documentary, which was adjudged the best at the Convention of Parties (CoP)-11 at Hyderabad, has not only depicted the frontier State as a hotspot for its pristine beauty and biodiversity but also advocates the case of Arunachal Pradesh for its inclusion into a World Biodiversity Heritage site in league with Kaziranga and Majuli island of Assam, a press release said.
The documentary endeavours to sensitise the world about climate change and its impact. The story revolves around the story of a wild flower, Rhododendron (Rhodo means rose, Dendron means tree). The writer also narrates the effects of climate change through the flower Rhododendrons.
The producer-director Morang, who aims at presenting her documentary in the form of a coffee-table book, feels that there is an urgent need of presenting the upper ridges of Arunachal Pradesh for recognition from UNESCO as a World Heritage Biodiversity Site.
The documentary has succeeded in drawing the attention of a global audience at the Convention of Parties (CoP)-11 at Hyderabad in which representatives of around 175 countries were present. About 200 documentary films on climate change/environment/nature, etc., were screened.
