Roopa Barua

Roopa Barua is a well-known and well-established filmmaker. She strives to produce useful cinema content. Her films feature false content and her documentaries are inspired by her love of horses and ponies. She was born and raised in the rough city of Jorhat, which had its secrets. Every year there is a horse race at the local gymnasium in Jorhat. This local culture captivated people like Roopa and she envisioned the 135-year-old heritage culture in a documentary known as the ‘Rider of the Mist’.

The latest documentary winner of the ‘Polo God Daughters’ award is based in Manipur, India. The documentary focuses on the incomparable relationship between horses and girls. In the province of Manipur, men have ruled the land for centuries but now the tables have changed, and women are in control. Despite the growing political turmoil, the fledgling sister of polo lovers is thriving. These women have a deep bond with their horses in Manipuri. They participate fully in the international competition every year. Roopa Barua’s documentary tries to illustrate this sacredness between horses and women. Her short film has won numerous awards and recently won the Best Documentary Award at the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival. Congratulations on his recent success.

Roopa Barua is a member of the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival Executive Committee. She is a constant source of inspiration to all filmmakers. She set the benchmark so that every other filmmaker would be the same. The shiny emerald region of Manipur, India is the birthplace of modern polo and men who have played there for several centuries. Now it's time for the girls to move on. A young polo sister is growing up in Manipur which continues despite the difficulties and political upheavals. They are very connected to their holy Manipuri pony and play an international tournament every year. The film of Roopa Barua is in honor of these polo players and modern women of Manipuri.

Sisters of the Trees in 2018 is a documentary which was co-produced by Roopa Barua and three Argentine producers Victoria Charles, Directors Camila Menéndez and Lucas Peñafort about the town of Piplantri in Rajasthan, India where people celebrate the artist's birth . The initiative began in 2005 and has already transformed Piplantri into a rest area. Where there was only mining waste, water scarcity and violence against women - today there is vegetation, drinking water, literacy and many job opportunities for local people.

Roopa also won several awards in 2015 for her documentary ‘Riders of the Mist’, about a nearly century-old bareback race in Assam, India for middle-aged horses. Riders of the Mist was first shown in the United States in March 2015 and in Europe in October 2015. The film continues its livelihood and TV broadcasts. Her short film Falkland Road was screened at the Afghan Human Rights Festival 2012. She won Best Documentary Award at the Houston Film Festival, and at the Nashik Film Festival. Long Live Cinema ranked Riders of the Mist as one of the Top Ten Top Ten is a Hindi language TV show that aired on >> Read More... best films in India. It also won the Equus Award in New York Click to look into! >> Read More... for visiting the Prime Minister's equestrian region.