Ade (On a Sunday)

Ade (On a Sunday) is a 2024 Tenyidie language shortfilm written and directed by Theja Rio and produced by Dan Pusa and Nancy Nisa Beso. The crew consisted of Natdanai Ham Naksuwarn (Thailand) (DOP), Yiwei Pu (China) (Film Editor), Nir Perlman and Liam Sharpe (United Kingdom) (Sound).

The film will be premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film was shot on Arriflex 416 camera on 16mm film from Kodak. The film was shot in Pfüchama Village near Kohima, Nagaland, India during January 2023.

Plot
Ade (On a Sunday) has a narrative set in 2002. It follows the adventures of eight-year-old Ade and his older friend Abu, who choose a day of escapades over Sunday school. Their innocent fun gradually leads them into an unplanned journey, marking their first, profound brush with the complexities of life.