India, Oct. 13 -- Manipuri feature film Enoong Ngallamdai (Fireflies in the Dark), which explores hope and survival amid the ethnic violence that erupted in Manipur in 2023, premiered at the 2026 Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) on October 6. The 85-minute film examines the human cost of conflict through three interconnected stories of displacement, loss and resilience.
Three Stories of Survival Amid Conflict
Directed by Yogesh Lohan, the film follows a pregnant woman struggling to give birth amid gunfire, a young boy searching for his mother while accompanied by a displaced calf, and a cafe owner who risks her safety to shelter people fleeing violence.
The narratives focus on ordinary people confronting the consequences of u...