Up Down & Sideways is a sensory take on the everyday lives of a community of rice farmers. The village of Phek in Nagaland is home to nearly 5000 people, almost all of who sing while they work on the terraced slopes of the Naga hills. The music is as evocative as the land they work, and lyrics as poetic and poignant as the stories they share. As the seasons change, so does the music. “Without you I am nothing,” call out the first few words of all their songs, almost as a celebration and reminder of the need for the other. Drawing inspiration from the polyphonic nature of the music, Up Down & Sideways is a musical portrait of the community.