The Indian Express

Bengaluru filmmaker chronicles dying culture of Halakki Vokkaliga tribe

Films in Focus

A look at the making of The Unsung through director Sarah Thomas’s lens, tracing the year-long process of documenting the Halakki Vokkaliga community and earning their trust. The piece reflects on disappearing traditions, cultural identity and the responsibility of preserving stories that risk being lost to modernisation.

A look at the making of The Unsung through director Sarah Thomas’s lens, tracing the year-long process of documenting the Halakki Vokkaliga community and earning their trust. The piece reflects on disappearing traditions, cultural identity and the responsibility of preserving stories that risk being lost to modernisation.