Film
The secrets of ‘All That Breathes’
Shaunak Sen’s Oscar-nominated documentary looks at Muslim brothers caring for kites in Delhi, but also carries a veiled message on religious hatred in Modi’s India
Anna M M Vetticad | Mar 11, 2023
Phanek and the fabric of resistance
The documentary 'Bloody Phanek' explores social and political realities in Manipur.
Veewon Thokchom | Nov 25, 2020
Death and education at a film festival
Film Southasia 2019 provided a glimpse of what Southasia is thinking, feeling, and creating.
Kurchi Dasgupta | Jan 21, 2020
Documenting Southasia
Film Southasia continues to be a vibrant forum for discussing problems that cut across national borders.
Rashmi Doraiswamy | Jan 21, 2020
Violence frame by frame
A new documentary looks at the build-up to the Muzaffarnagar riots and the aftermath.
Taran N Khan | Jul 01, 2015
The Importance of Being Idyll
Despite a nascent democratic culture, Bhutanese filmmakers face multiple challenges in their attempts to capture ‘life at the crossroads’
Reena Mohan | Sep 16, 2013
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In Mizoram, a refugee crisis highlights Mizo tribal affinities and hostility
Shared Zo identity has Mizos extending hospitality to Chin and Kuki-Chin refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh. More remarkable is that Chakmas, mistreated by the Mizo majority in Mizoram, have welcomed Kuki-Chin refugees too
The political fallout of violence in Manipur, Bangladesh’s economic crisis, the crackdown on PTI supporters and more
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In ‘Agra’, a grim portrait of the repressed Indian man
Director Kanu Behl’s Hindi feature film examines the sexual obsession and frustration of men, mental health and the transactional nature of human relationships in a patriarchal society where space is in short supply
When neoliberalism came to the Indian farm
With a focus on agricultural policy since the 1990s, 'Distress in the Fields' demonstrates how neoliberal interventions sowed the seeds of the crisis faced by farmers today
