Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.
Social & External
Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float.
An unprecedented UHD film on Karnataka's rich biodiversity narrated by David Attenborough. Portraying the state with highest number of tigers and elephants using the latest technology - a masterpiece showcasing the state, its flora, fauna.
A documentary exploring the "respectable" and "immoral" stereotypes of women in Indian society told from the point of view of 2 strip-tease dancers in a cabaret house in Bombay.
Divided into three parts — The Awakening, The Struggle, and Freedom — this is a biographical film on Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India. Relying on Nehru's writings and speeches, the film traces the evolution of Nehru from his birth through his life. It also deals with the effect of history on Nehru and in turn his impact on the world.
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.
Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.
A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.
Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.
Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.
Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.
Muharram procession through Lahore bazaar, crowded streets and buildings.
Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.
Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.
Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.
A young woman researches the hidden story of Indian soldiers who came to fight in France and Belgium during the World War I. The presence of these 140,000 soldiers in Europe is a virtually unknown fact of history.
Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.
Arresting early film images of both northern India and central and south western China.
Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English colonials lived.
Every individual confronts fundamental questions about the nature of reality, self-identity, and elusive happiness, yet few make these their life goal. An international group of students have traveled to a monastery in a remote area of southern India with the single purpose of discovering these answers. GURUKULAM is a journey into their lives, a wisdom tradition, and the contemplative space in which it is carried.
A Suitable Girl follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. The film examines the women's complex relationship with marriage, family, and society.
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