On a muddy ground bordered by the lush rocky terrain in the southern hill district of Coorg (Kodagu), young boys begin a hockey tournament as a Kodava song plays in the background. When translated, it goes something like, ‘A festival has begun in Coorg, a big festival of Kodava families, Madanda family’s hockey name, The 2013 Hockey Festival.’ This scene is part of Hockey In My Blood, a documentary by Bangalore-based National Award-winning (for O Friend, This Waiting! in 2012) filmmaker Sandhya Kumar. Produced by Colour Glass Films, this 52-minute long documentary in English and Kodava Takk will be screened for the first time in Mumbai this weekend.

A still from Hockey In My Blood