Tiakümzük Aier
| Tiakümzük Aier | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tiakümzük Aier 1 April 1984[1] Tuensang, Nagaland |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2012–present |
| Works | Dreamz Unlimited - Nagaland |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Akumla Lkr (m. 2017) |
| 👶 Children | 1 |
Tiakümzük Aier (born 1 April 1984) is a Naga film director. He made his directorial debut with the 2012 Ao-language christian film Life Rewind and the 2014 The Wake-Up Call.[2] He further achieved success with his 2017 film Nana - A Tale of Us.
Life and career[edit]
Tiakümzük Aier was born on 1 April 1984 in Tuensang, Nagaland to an Ao Naga father from Sungratsu village of Mokokchung District and a Chang Naga mother from Tuensang. He spent most of his childhood in Tuensang as his mother was posted there. He also did his high-school from Tuensang.[3][4]
He has directed several plays including Needles and Pins – a contemporary play about the political, economic and social status of Nagaland, Father’s Letter – a play about family, its values and responsibility as a father and a son, Edge of Life – a play on drug abuse, Beyond the Valley – an evolve play on women empowerment, Sanitation (Swacch Bharat) and Identity. He also directed the short film Lichaba's Daughter.[1]
Aier directed the 2017 drama film Nana - A Tale of Us, starring Zhokhoi Chüzho and Mengu Suokhrie. Upon release, Nana - A Tale of Us received widespread critical acclaim with critics calling it one of the finest films to come out of India that year.[5]
As of 2019, Aier announced that another film is planned.[3]
Awards[edit]
In 2017, Tiakümzük Aier was awarded The Golden Calton Best Director 2017 for the film Nana - A Tale of Us at The Edinburgh Festival of Indian Films and Documentaries (EFIFD). He was the first Naga Film Director to win such an award.[6]
Selected filmography[edit]
- Life Rewind (2012) – director
- The Wake-Up Call (2014) – director
- Nana - A Tale of Us (2017) – director
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "TIAKUMZUK AIER – Director of 'Nana' and Head of Dreamz Unlimited". www.themoviean.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ↑ "DREAMZ UNLIMITED: Shining through a thought-provoking Revival". www.thenortheastwindow.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "A short write up on Dreamz unlimited and when it was incepted?". www.thenortheastwindow.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ↑ "Up close and personal with Dreamz Unlimited director Tiakumzuk Aier". www.thenagarepublic.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ↑ "Nagaland's Little Film Of Big Hope". www.orissapost.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ↑ "Nagaland film 'Nana: A Tale of Us' dazzles Edinburgh, top prize for Director Tiakumzuk". www.thenagarepublic.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
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