Headhunters turned Christians—now they're hunting something even harder to catch: themselves.
Tracing their origins to the region around the Tigris and Euphrates River basin in western Asia, the head-hunting Konyak tribe of Nagaland, which embraced Christianity, is now trying to rediscover itself and its fading culture.
Cinematography
Stunning Nagaland landscapes that feel like memory itself
Direction
Ray lets silence do the heavy lifting
Director
Ranajit Ray
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Konyak Aoleang festival historically celebrated headhunting victories; post-Christianity, it's now a harvest festival with performative echoes of violence. The documentary captures this tension without commentary.
Director Ranajit Ray spent three years building trust before filming, explaining why subjects speak with such unguarded melancholy about their 'double lives' between church and forgotten tradition.
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