Mai
As the months pass through her, Mai gives us a glimpse into old age that explores between being abandoned and being belonged, passing the time and living the time.
Rare amateur footage of East India.
As the months pass through her, Mai gives us a glimpse into old age that explores between being abandoned and being belonged, passing the time and living the time.
An overview of the principles and directives of India's post-independence constitution.
Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta. Director Zana Briski went to photograph the prostitutes when she met and became friends with their children. Briski began giving photography lessons to the children and became aware that their photography might be a way for them to lead better lives.
A double journey into Kerala in India. Ghedalia Tazartes dips himself into the sea of Indian traditions in Kerala, from Katakhali dance and music to field recordings on location. A fantastic journey beyong India, through countries of the imagination. Another genre and cross cultural experience by the French master.
A documentary of explorer Richard Halliburton's travels on the Indian sub-continent, featuring a mix of real and staged footage.
Phoolan is a documentary film about the extraordinary life of a village girl, gang-rape survivor, bandit leader, and finally parliamentarian. This is the story of one woman’s fight against incredible odds for justice and dignity. Known as India’s Bandit Queen, Phoolan Devi is considered by many to be one of the most extraordinary and controversial women of our time.
The Sufi and the Scientist is the collective story of Sufi healer Sayyid Arif Hussain, the medieval Sufi Sheikh Haji Ali, and Dr. Thornton Streeter, a scientist working in the realm of human consciousness.
This movie follows the growth and influence of anime culture in Nagaland, India.
Minimalist movie making at its best: kids learn the art of film language using illustrations and margarine boxes.
Lord Louis Mountbatten arrives in India in March 1947 as Britain's Last Viceroy. He is committed to transfer administrative and authoritative power to an independent and sovereign India. Six months later India indeed was set free, but it had also been partitioned and overwhelmed by an orgy of sectarian violence involving Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs.
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Charming amateur film featuring the Eisner family, who emigrated to Britain from Romania the year this film was made.
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A reflection on the life and death of India's second Prime Minister, Lal Bhahadur Shashtri.
Documentary on the Great Stupa at Sanchi, built by the Emperor Ashoka, and adorned with some of the finest examples of Buddhist art in the world.
Richly detailed amateur ethnographic film on the agrarian economy and society in rural Punjab.
Grand buildings and missionary work come together in the 1947 Indian tour of construction magnate John W. Laing.
The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film.
A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.
Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.