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 …
Faces Places
What happens when the 88-year young prima donna of the French New Wave, filmmaker Agnes Varda, meets and ventures upon …
Director’s Note: Unwell Borewell
To be honest, as I grounded my tripod and began filming, I had absolutely no idea what I was looking …
Take 5: Viewing In The Time Of Corona – 4
Even as things slowly start to slowly open in India, the situation with the ever rising number of covid-19 cases …
The Outside In
Hansa Thapliyal’s The Outside In is a 30-minute documentary which explores a fundamental question – the role of art in …