N-Li Tum Films Search N-Li Tum Films - Story N-Li Tum, meaning “the seed,” is rooted in Kachin Indigenous knowledge and the way we understand our relationship with what sustains us. There is an old Kachin story about rice. Long ago, people began to take rice for granted. They wasted it, disrespected it, and forgot that rice was what kept them alive. The rice became sad and left the people, travelling to the Sun Nation. Without rice, hunger came. A great hornbill then flew to the Sun Nation and brought the rice back to the people. That is why, as children, we were taught not to waste rice. If you throw rice away, we were told, the rice will cry. It is a simple story, but it carries a deep understanding: what gives us life deserves to be respected. The Seed That same understanding lives in the way Kachin farmers treat seeds. After the harvest, we do not simply consume everything we have grown. The best seeds are chosen and kept aside for the next season. They are protected, sometimes for years, because they carry the poss help@wordpress.com N-Li Tum Films https://n-litumfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/n-li-tum.png?w=16 https://n-litumfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/n-li-tum.png?w=64 blog Automattic open false en UTF-8 UTF-8 https://n-litumfilms.com