The struggles of Daud Sherifa Khanam to fight the sexist rulings of the conventional jamaat and patriarchal social order in Tamil Nadu Winner of three awards, including the National Film Award, and screened at festivals including at Calcutta, Colombo, Delhi, Hague, New York, Ontario, Paris, San Francisco, Seattle, Stuttgart, Toronto, Washington, . Directed by Merajur … [Read more…]
National Award Winning film on the work and efforts of environmental activist Vandana Shiva. Credits Directed by : Usha AlbuquerqueScript Writer: Shalini Reys Cinematographers: S. Kumar, Raaj Kumar Editors: Anil Sharma, Giri Sound Recordist: Pramod Kumar
Dharavi – the heart of Mumbai – is one of the world’s largest and busiest slums, and its street food runs through its veins. Our vendors show us how to cut it in this competitive slum and make a living from its thriving inner-slum economy. Malai, an idliwalla from Tamil Nadu shares his secrets for … [Read more…]
Living with sexual freedom, choice and disability. The sexuality of people with disabilities is often marred with misconceptions, prejudices and myths. The film delves into the lives of a few people with disabilities as they explore their sexual identities, within themselves and through relationships. The narrative follows their journeys as they negotiate widely-held biological, medical, … [Read more…]
The story of Tom Sharma, a transgender make-up artist. Credits Directed by Joshy Joseph and Suvendu ChatterjeeProducer and Commissioning Editor: Rajiv MehrotraScript Writers: Moni Bency, Joshy Joseph Cinematographer: Razak Kottakkal Editor: Subhajit Dasbhaumik Voice Over: Anjum Katyal Music Composer: Tom Sharma
The poignant stories of Dayamani Birla and Nirmala Putul, speaking truth to power and reclaiming tribal identity through self-expression. National Award Winner and screened at festivals in Helsinki, Berlin, Kathmandu, Delhi, Madurai, Indore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai and Madurai. Directed by Shriprakash | 2008 Producer and Commissioning Editor: Rajiv Mehrotra Credits Cinematographer: Sanjay Kumar Editors: Vikram, Shriprakash … [Read more…]
A relational origin story that women’s menstrual rituals are at the roots of human culture and that, in human evolution, women and men have markedly different relationships to blood. Credits Script, Sound Designer, Cinematographer: Vipin Vijay Editor: Sujith Sahadev Narration: Atmaja, Ananthapadmanabhan P.
Documentary on the Parsi community in India. The directors of the film are Shilpi Gulati and Divya Cowasji. The film has been co-produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT) and the Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry of External Affairs (India). Cinematographers: Divya Cowasji, Jall Cowasji Editor: Shilpi Gulati Colorist, Additional Editor: Jall Cowasji Music … [Read more…]
A visual exploration of the oppressive spaces and living conditions in a suburb of Bombay. Directed by Avijit Mukul Kishore | 2011 Producer and Commissioning Editor: Rajiv Mehrotra Cinematographer: Avijit Mukul Kishore Sound Recordist: Suresh Rajamani Editor: Rikhav Desai Music Composer: Simon Fisher Turner Sound Editors: Pritam Das, Boby John
A portrait of different cultural practitioners in Kashmir whose art is their resistance, their collective expression in the world’s most heavily militarised zone. Winner of seven awards, including the National Film Award, the Indian Documentary Producers’ Award, those at Kathmandu and Trivandrum and screened at festivals in Kochi, Montreal, Mumbai, Singapore, Seoul, Srinagar and Virginia, … [Read more…]