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Dalda 13: A Portrait of Homai Vyarawalla

Synopsis
Portrait of Homai Vyarawalla, a pioneer of documentary photography. She began by taking photographs in the 1930s with her husband and went on to produce some of the key images of the Indian independence struggle. Includes interviews with the artist.
Series
Black Arts Video Project, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.
Year of production
1996
Availability
Sale; 1998 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) (VHS) (Arts Council)
Subjects
History; Media studies; Sociology
Keywords
colonial history; India; photography; Vyarawalla, Homai

Credits

Director
Monika Baker

Production Company

Name

eMBe Productions

Distributor

Name

Arts on Film Archive, University of Westminster

Notes
Arts on Film Archive offers on-line access to a large range of films on art produced in the United Kingdom since the 1950s, and is a unique record of British and international post-war art, as well as of documentary film-making in the UK. In its first phase, the archive offers a complete database and an on-line video streaming of all 450 films made by the film department of Arts Council England between 1953 and 1998 and several films produced till 2003 by the dance Department of ACE. The collection is only available streamed to ac.uk domain addresses.
Name

Cinenova

Email
info@cinenova.org
Web
http://www.cinenova.org External site opens in new window
Address
Waterlow Park Centre
Dartmouth Park Hill
London
N19 5JF
Notes
Films made by, and predominantly for, women. The collection is browsable by title or director and includes experimental films, narrative feature films, artists’ film and video, and documentary and educational videos. Hire or sale on film and video.

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