Highways of Life

Highways of Life is a 2020 Manipuri film directed by Amar Maibam and produced by Films Division of India.^[1] The film got selections at the 51st International Film Festival of India (Indian Panorama) in the non-feature section and 13th Festival of Southasian Documentaries 2022, Kathmandu.^[2][3]

Highways of Life
Poster
Directed by	Amar Maibam
Produced by	Films Division of India
Cinematography	Maibam Amarjit Singh
Edited by	Biju Das
Production company	Films Division of India
Distributed by	Films Division of India
Release date	2020 (2020) (IFFI)
Running time	52 minutes
Country	India
Language	Meiteilon

Synopsis

Highways of Life is a detailed look at the high octane lives of Manipur’s highway truckers. The film follows a group of truckers as they manoeuvre through the highways of North East India, putting their lives on line, ferrying essential commodities to serve the people of the landlocked state in the midst of two intense public movements played out on the roads.^[4]

Accolades

Award	Category	Winner's name	Ref.
13th Manipur State Film Awards 2020	Best Non-Feature Film	Producer: Films Division of India Director: Amar Maibam	[5][6][7]
	Best Direction	Amar Maibam
	Best Cinematography	Amar Maibam
	Best Editing	Biju Das
8th Liberation DocFest, Bangladesh 2020	Best Film	Producer: Films Division of India Director: Amar Maibam	[8][9]
26th Kolkata International Film Festival, 2020	Best Indian Documentary	Producer: Films Division of India Director: Amar Maibam	[10]
14th SiGNS Film Festival, Kerala	Cinema of Resistance Award	Producer: Films Division of India Director: Amar Maibam	[11]