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A series of six half-hour programmes tracing the use of non-violent struggle around the world in the 20th century. Highlighting examples from various countries, the series identifies the elements of...
A diya is a small terra cotta oil lamp used throughout India in Hindu ceremonies. The film follows the life history of an object through the every day experience of people who make, sell and use it in the...
The rise and fall of the British Empire shown through recently discovered colour footage. Originally broadcast as a 3-part television series.
Based on a Bengali novel by Advaita Malla Barman, A RIVER CALLED TITAS was filmed in Ghatak’s home of East Bengal after the independence of Bangladesh. Overwhelmed by the changes in his native land, Ghatak...
A dark melodrama set in late fifties Calcutta ;about a refugee family and the struggle of Nita, the oldest daughter, to keep the afloat and together. It is a bitter critique of the family as an institution...
A video-based training pack offering an introduction to Indian cinema. It is the largest cinema in the world, but only in recent years has it started to gain recognition in the West. The video contains a...
Looks at the complex mix of political, historical, cultural and military issues comprising the history of India. Includes location footage, archive film, period images, and comment and analysis from Dr David...
Ajrakh is the last type of cloth to be made by the mordant-resist process, which was used for over 1000 years in India; its detailed patterns were introduced by the Moghuls and are reputed to be of Sufi...
A series of five films by David MacDougall on the Doon School, perhaps the most famous boys’ boarding school in India, located in Dehra Dun in Uttaranchal. The films were made over a period of three years....
The Indian decorative embroidery art of morror work (shisha) is thought to have been developed by the wife of Shah Jahan, who built the Jah Mahal in her honour. Since the time of the Moghuls the women of...
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