Shaunak Sen’s remarkable documentary, All That Breathes, that was nominated for an Academy Award, is set in India’s capital city, …
Against The Tide
Sarvnik Kaur’s 97-minute-long documentary, Against the Tide (2023), focuses on two individuals, Rakesh Koli and Ganesh Ganesh Nakhawa, both from …
The Elephant Whisperers
The Elephant Whisperers (2022), directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and streaming on Netflix, depicts the touching tale of two elderly people, Bomman …
The Urgent Cinema Of Santiago Alvarez
“Give me two photographs, a music and a moviola. And I’ll give you a movie.” is a quote that is …
Borderlands
Samarth Mahajan’s Borderlands (2021) explores the lives of individuals living across different border areas of India. The narratives of these people, …
One-on-One with Avijit Mukul Kishore
After studying Motion Picture Photography at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune, Avijit Mukul Kishore has …
Oh That’s Bhanu
Thanks to the lockdown due to the corona virus in 2020, filmmaker RV Ramani generously shared the online links of …
Director’s Note: R For Roshan’s Childhood
We are today far removed from the days when documentaries were seen as works that projected or reflected the ‘objective …
Sumitra Bhave – A Tribute
I first met Sumitra Bhave at the Hyderabad Filmotsav in 1986 when she presented her short film Bai (1985), a …
Highways Of Life
Amar Maiban’s sensitive and perceptive documentary made in Manipuri, Highways Of Life, looks at the lives of truckers as they manoeuvre their …