These roots hold stories of our elders. Come! I’ll show you my home…” This line paired with stunning, peaceful visuals within the first 30 seconds of Unseen Meghalaya transport you to another world. It’s exactly what wildlife filmmaker Simran Gill and director-cinematographer Sapan Narula were hoping.

The 4.5-minute narrative documentary streaming on YouTube looks at the place that living root bridges hold in the lives of members of the Khasi tribe, to which the film’s protagonist Morningstar Khongthaw belongs. The project has many firsts to its credit. It is filmed around and on the only triple decker living root bridge in the world; this was the first crew to ever shoot here, and this is also the longest surviving natural spectacle.