https://www.taradouglas.co.uk/contact daily 0.75 2025-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/bcfd4204-35c4-4e60-90cc-a9a191b10ee9/TaraWancho.jpg https://www.taradouglas.co.uk/home daily 1.0 2025-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/34b18921-f0d0-4b39-930e-2d84ff7d8867/Tara01.jpg https://www.taradouglas.co.uk/general-2 daily 0.75 2025-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/5a9bf4cd-c5f0-46fb-9892-7ce1265ef92c/ElephantTara01.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/c9533490-2e0b-43c3-a2af-6997593b81b3/Elephant03.jpg https://www.taradouglas.co.uk/gallery-1 daily 0.75 2025-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/814bc9cf-4d6d-44f0-983f-39780c4e7676/ToimanPansa.jpg Documentary Films This is a personal story told by Toiman Pansa, who is the first educated woman from Jagan village, near the International India-Myanmar border. She talks about her past and the changes that her father has witnessed during his lifetime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/598f52c4-d722-4147-b9c6-f6ea3deca5c8/VeniceTalk.jpg Documentary Films The Stories of our Ancestors: Animism and Animation in a more than Human World - a talk in Venice. This is a talk by Tara Douglas as part of the recent conference, "Animal Studies and Ecocriticism in India" hosted by Department of Asian and North African Studies, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. In the talk, I bring together some tribal stories from India, as well as the new location, Venice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/1781aeab-6547-437e-87b2-949476b42ee4/VernacularArchitecture2.jpg Documentary Films A talk by Dr Meera Dass at the workshop in December 2024 for the project "Documentation of traditional architecture in the Wancho villages in Arunachal Pradesh" by Adivasi Arts Trust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/1739885281278-PHNFRBBPCWWI4VURKR15/DocumentationofArchitecture.jpg Documentary Films A short film about a research project in Arunachal Pradesh from 2023-24. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/d1698873-2995-4856-9b3b-3b8a6e275b73/WanchoNyoi.jpg Documentary Films A conversation between grandfather and grandson about tradition and change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/a0f93083-745f-4db6-9586-f813131e11e8/PhowangLosu.jpg Documentary Films Phowang from Kamhua Noknu has developed a passion for 3D animation. He has modelled the Paa which stands beside his home in the village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/b0391cfe-2035-47a2-abed-6a8c6d0c4065/HeadGB.jpg Documentary Films House building in a remote corner of India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/3bd01157-5a00-4d2d-9568-53f298163bf8/Hailay.jpg Documentary Films The construction of the "Hailay", the bamboo platform, at the Wancho Centre for Art Culture and Knowledge, in a remote corner of Arunachal Pradesh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/acdbf782-fa61-4f18-a8d3-1af11c7c7fdf/English.jpg Documentary Films Teaching English in Kamhua Noknu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/5676271e-e1cb-4faf-b1c9-39eeab6e46a2/JourneyofTalesofTribes.jpg Documentary Films A personal journey into the world of stories and animation in some tribal communities in India to find out more from the storytellers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/929f57cc-6d66-4f0d-a5de-a6470ecdaa50/KamdongRitual.jpg Documentary Films The Kamdong ritual was done at the completion of the construction of a traditional Wancho house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/59af3c4a-cced-4757-bb0b-f307330be0f9/discussionChingjaaPaa.jpg Documentary Films A meeting was held with the elders of Chinja morung to discuss a project to document the endangered wooden architecture . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/86f23897-e9fc-45d8-8bf2-f2b86491beb3/Creation.jpg Documentary Films Stefano Beggiora relects on the Kondh creation story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/f341dcf4-d4e6-4210-8962-ad01f60fe646/GeyamFamily.jpg Documentary Films A story of family life and the gender roles in the village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/832df735-ff9c-4bb5-b1d5-907e2f0e259c/VelvetChapel.jpg Documentary Films A conversation about art, anthropology and activism at the Velvet Chapel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/55192fbc-a662-441f-be71-b5842724a584/Gourd.jpg Documentary Films A documentary film about a workshop that was held at North-Eastern Hill University in Shillong, Meghalaya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/6387c193-2b6c-48f7-b1ba-4c51ba728f1b/MythsoftheWancho.jpg Documentary Films A film about Wancho storytelling and animation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/09dec096-1273-40a4-b78f-9d499ab7db76/AbotaniPart2.jpg Documentary Films The making of the Abotani film in the Tales of the Tribes collection, it was filmed during a workshop in Delhi, in 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/b782728d-2ec3-4ea1-b5e5-f12a0ed56539/ElwinDoc.jpg Documentary Films Researching and developing Dr Verrier Elwin as the Storyteller of the "Tales of the Tribes" collection of short animated films. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/f86076db-b7f7-478c-b2ec-f1e29df1ec43/Covid.jpg Documentary Films Life in the time of covid. I am under lockdown in North India, the Wancho people live a healthy and resilient life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/630c4bc6-3036-47dd-9896-1003a8734b88/WelcomeChakravarty.jpg Documentary Films It was a workshop to celebrate the completion of a project to document traditional architecture of the Wancho community. Dr Chakravarty was invited as a guest and it was the first time that he visited the area. https://www.taradouglas.co.uk/gallery-1-1 daily 0.75 2025-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/fc822fc5-e990-47e8-ad97-8670fef11019/ElephantFilm.jpg Animation and Experimental Films "How the Elephant Lost his Wings" in "The Tallest Story Competition" (2006) series of films by West Highland Animation. Directed by Tara Douglas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/fa569e13-8e36-4641-9ded-595745184b82/TalesofTribes.jpg Animation and Experimental Films "Tales of the Tribes" is a collection of five short animated films that are based on indigenous stories from India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/0a8e7e01-283d-40f4-91e5-1d39dcef9cbc/ManTigerSpiritTenyidie.jpg Animation and Experimental Films "Man Tiger Spirit" is the first story in the "Tales of the Tribes" series. Directed by Tara Douglas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/cd09ba23-784c-4066-8995-966e2a804aaa/IamaBird.jpg Animation and Experimental Films A short animation made in London, during 2022. The model is made with feathers found in the local park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/c69a1863-b200-4546-bc6e-d4deb0bb1d1e/KingfisherinChapel.jpg Animation and Experimental Films Kingfisher was one of the Ancestors... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/42bb72e1-0a83-426c-86f1-c0ac6dd2d634/Kingfisher.jpg Animation and Experimental Films Kingfisher is one of the Ancestors in the "Story of How We Got Fire" (based on stories of the Andaman Islands) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/a395b59d-02a7-4ec2-8c21-e1faed4130f9/Broken.jpg Animation and Experimental Films A short animation made using shards of glass picked up on the road while walking in NEHU campus, Shillong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/98017866-92d8-480d-8744-ed1c6250483b/TopauptheHill.jpg Animation and Experimental Films Topa walks up the hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/e6ccf60f-816a-49ee-916b-030ad949f854/TopacutsGourd.jpg Animation and Experimental Films A test for the Wancho animation project, titled The Wancho Story of the Gourd https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/b279ee7d-f832-4cb1-af31-0843a95ee948/FirePromo2.jpg Animation and Experimental Films Experimenting with a few techniques to reflect the magical substances - fire, clay and bones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/cea0c326-40ab-490b-966c-d32ca592943e/FirePromo.jpg Animation and Experimental Films We are in nationwide lockdown, I am working on a project to animate tribal stories from India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/6f0d1d1a-94b1-4d6d-9145-f75b30bec40e/Storm.jpg Animation and Experimental Films A clip from the short film, "How We Got Fire", based on folklore from the Andaman Islands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/68a00184-c967-4f62-ac53-7c905d4c6f48/Stones.jpg Animation and Experimental Films Animation to explore ideas of animism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/9f133d79-9722-4a75-988e-f2ad64207849/Whoyouare.jpg Animation and Experimental Films A short animated sequence made in a remote place, using local materials, natural light and so on. I call it Nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/a377c2f4-67ee-4c78-a938-9be3479216a1/FilmFestivalPromo.jpg Animation and Experimental Films A promo for the Tribal Animation Film Festival, held from 1-3 March 2019, at North-Eastern Hill University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/b5e5e0cf-cfc7-4c9a-be1d-83133351fe98/TaraStorytelling.jpg Animation and Experimental Films A small video clip showing the models made for the film, The Wancho Story of the Gourd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/362c5319-a2d2-4128-920f-bec047191656/AbotaniPromo.jpg Animation and Experimental Films A promotional video for the short animated folktale from Arunachal Pradesh, "Abotani". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/baae6cf6-aa7e-4c12-9c0e-c6e9d814ff60/TsoTawoPromo.jpg Animation and Experimental Films Tso Tawo is a short animated film that is part of The Stories of Our Ancestors collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/891ee9b3-9a8d-46f4-b099-f5d4fc49301d/Andamanupdate.jpg Animation and Experimental Films My campaign to raise funds to compete a short animated film based on folklore from the Andaman Islands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/97b16930-0a59-4c70-8fb7-a9e4e4b1a580/JourneyPromo.jpg Animation and Experimental Films A promo for the documentary film "The Journey of the Tales of the Tribes" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/81c978b9-b554-4f9f-8ac6-ffeac347d692/LifeSavingDistractions.jpg Animation and Experimental Films This is a glimpse into a special place.... A tribute to the artists that have inspired us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/d8319fdb-5043-4183-b9eb-be36a8aced33/AnimationontheGanga.jpg Animation and Experimental Films An animation sequence made on the banks of the Ganga, on the porch of Uma Giri's cottage at Naga Kutir Ashram. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/dd673f81-c843-452a-9d54-0d3af6753868/BabyCries.jpg Animation and Experimental Films Test sequence of animation done at the Manipur Animation Workshop in 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/acb6025a-11ff-41c0-a85a-61ec061d5117/tigerGanga.jpg Animation and Experimental Films A clip of animation made at Naga Kutir, on the banks of the Ganga, using rice. https://www.taradouglas.co.uk/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2025-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/d24210c0-75dc-4e18-ab6a-1044641bd0dc/BookPromo.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/83749e5c-1d5a-42eb-881e-42b8464c323b/TaraBookKamhuaNoknu.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/bc01bc9c-34e9-423f-bb8e-efd694d8d2f8/Booklaunch03.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/95ec1970-45f1-4bcd-b06f-bfd000f36256/BookCover.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/69245c24-c601-43e4-b29f-3fb331654851/TaraBookLaunch01.jpg https://www.taradouglas.co.uk/gallery-3 daily 0.75 2025-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/cd1053f7-44ef-4c40-bbf0-5eadc5ffe246/28Jan05.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/ed71dd79-d7f7-45c6-807c-8cf9866b3a49/Tiger.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/22c5a7a3-c8f1-4bf1-bc25-0911ed5f3978/28Jan06.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/3430e6fb-006f-48f1-97ef-cc4558052d14/Manipurworkshop1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/1785810f-7483-495d-9a56-932cdb97328b/IGNCA03.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/312a406b-9e75-4cce-ab3a-15c035c15569/bestvoicenaga2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/ad4b64e2-4a38-4b7a-833e-38ee0979858a/bestparticipants.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/515e5a5c-8e1d-4083-a7d1-cda6dd0d9608/bestmodelanimationnagaw.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/6687f56d-fbfd-4f9e-b8b3-239c0d73c6bc/best2Dpuppet.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/fdc4ffc7-5584-4883-a75f-5bc2beef7a7c/IGNCA04.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/aacd8b7b-96fb-40ac-a03f-25d77171dda7/bestSentila.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/5df52612-66e7-4d52-b2c6-ad2407bc4c9a/IGNCA01.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/6c6337da-e539-488e-8c91-0f3eff22dade/bestcomputerMeren.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/66aaa16a-33b2-4fce-a820-96bc508b5c0f/bestmodelnaga.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/f9b907c0-c1cc-4937-9a8f-91ae9e4a8999/IGNCA02.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/cf819f3a-bb51-4557-8b12-a09c66e4174a/WanchoAnimatic.jpg Portfolio of Workshops and Student Films Animatic (filmed storyboard), made during the Animation Workshop at Kamhua Noknu Government Middle School from 20 Nov - 8 December 2021. It is in Wancho, with English subtitles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/93a8a891-2ffb-473d-b636-89cc1f96aa72/NationalMuseum.jpg Portfolio of Workshops and Student Films Animation that was done during the 10 days workshop at the National Museum in New Delhi from 22 May to 2 June 2019. The workshop was called "Animating the Tribal World of Verrier Elwin' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/06d460db-416a-4219-8145-b6bfc7859466/Khurpui.jpg Portfolio of Workshops and Student Films A short film made by Post Graduate students of Animation Film Design at NID from the Experimental Animation Workshop in 2016. The medium is sand and the story is based on the origin myth of the Kom tribe of Manipur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/9a4c6b99-473b-438a-b99b-2f8eff96aec4/Manjoorjhaliworkshop.jpg Portfolio of Workshops and Student Films The animatic for the Gond story "Manjoor Jhali". This work was done by Post Graduate animation students at the National Institute of Design and three Pardhan Gond artists https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/a438d6f8-5de6-40e8-8d72-8a36f8be5e34/ManjoorJhalidocu.jpg Portfolio of Workshops and Student Films A short documentary made by Post Graduate animation students at the National Institute of Design in Ahmadabad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/683b732a-2755-4694-b487-f2a515ad7436/Peacockseq.jpg Portfolio of Workshops and Student Films A test sequence (made by Rahul Laishram) of the peacock doing the Karma Dance from the Gond animation film, "Manjoor Jhali". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/42f5beff-8909-4278-ab29-40240d5c036f/Abotanianimatic.jpg Portfolio of Workshops and Student Films The animatic for the short film "Abotani". It was the output of a workshop in Itanagar in 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/350a432e-2fb6-4672-aa9f-624e4cd86dbf/AbotaniDocumpart1.jpg Portfolio of Workshops and Student Films The first part of the making of the "Abotani" animated film for the "Tales of the Tribes series". Filmed during a workshop held in 2013, with Rajiv Gandhi University in Arunachal Pradesh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/08722478-3980-4f66-8c27-993fd0650dac/Garuda.jpg Portfolio of Workshops and Student Films The animatic (filmed storyboard) for the animation film, "Nye Mayel Kyong". It was created by participants of the Animation Workshop in Sikkim, in 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/c448e169-0b8b-480e-8c61-0c948708fc8a/NyeMayelKyong2.jpg Portfolio of Workshops and Student Films A promo for the film "Nye Mayel Kyong" made during the 20 day animation workshop with Sikkimese thangka painters on a Lepcha folklore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/4d74e47b-7b47-4c35-865a-a4f040e308a9/KamhuaTiger.jpg Portfolio of Workshops and Student Films An animation test sequence by Manchai Pansa in Kamhua Noknu village, Longding District https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/691f013f-5a8d-431e-b97e-c3e8933f4eb8/Mao.jpg Portfolio of Workshops and Student Films Highlights from the talk by Prof Xavier Mao, (Department of Philosophy, North Eastern Hill University), at the Wancho Animation Workshop on 23 March 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/7db8075c-6c04-4706-860d-c52564977e91/Koirentak.jpg Portfolio of Workshops and Student Films A session on stop motion animaition in Khoirentak village in Manipur. Sephin Alexander came to Manipur for a 3 week Animation Workshop in Imphal at the Manipur Film Development Corporation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/4e55b705-6246-4f33-9271-2cfdde4d2c09/Mantis2.jpg Portfolio of Workshops and Student Films The output of a workshop on Experimental Animation at Unitedworld Institute of Design in Gujarat. It is adapted from "The Heart of the Hunter" by Laurens van der Post. Unfortunately UID was not able to purchase the licenced version of Dragonframe, thus the watermark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67b3328747d09c45a5193bfc/e6f2f88e-d429-4447-95eb-d64f3bc62697/Wanchoanim.jpg Portfolio of Workshops and Student Films A short film made by the Wancho participants of the Wancho Animation Workshop at North-Eastern Hill University, (Shillong, Meghalaya) from 16-30 March 2021.