Waghoba: Provider, Destroyer, Deity (2016)

Indian forests, culture, religion and mythology have long been dominated by the tiger. The tiger plays the dual role of giver and destroyer across the Indian landscape, kindling a spectrum of emotions. This documentary focuses on the deep connection between man and tiger in India. In the film 'Waghoba', Malaika travels to the heart of her country to uncover this relationship, all the while in the search of a mysterious, elusive male tiger. In her quest for this tiger, she unravels the stark contrast in human emotion towards the tiger, in one of India's newest tiger reserves. This film is a journey through a time when man and tiger coexist together in the same terrain - like never before. Waghoba tells the story of the Modern Indian tiger in its ever-changing context through the lens of the communities that share their home with the tiger.