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short documentary about a daily wage laborer from kerala sharing his monsoon memories

An 11 min documentary Images Of Kumbh Mela was shot by Bimal Roy just before he passed away & left untouched & forgotten, his son Joy Roy discovered the footage 33 years later & completed it to create this unique documentary which is one of the last pieces of work created by the legendary filmmaker.

Tells the stories of people who fled their families and sought sanctuary at Sangini, a shelter for lesbian, bi and trans-identified people in Delhi. Fleeing family imposed restrictions, violence and pressure to get married – a young woman, a trans man, and a lesbian couple recount their stories of flight and resilience, their struggle to assert their civil rights and independence, and their hopes for the future.

The SISP Kovalam Skate Club is located in Kovalam, India and was founded in 2013 as a part of the bigger NGO SISP. With free skateboarding lessons we try to motivate the school drop-outs of the area to participate in the educational program of SISP

Story of 2 brothers where everyone respects them out of fear, where even police hesitate to bother them. A land ruled by Amarpal Singh & Samarpal Singh. Vikram wants to run for the college election & being the son of Amarpal Singh everyone in college fears him, no other student dares to run for the election opposite him, but Shiva decides to choose a candidate who will be running against Vikram.

A film about the world's oldest functional particle accelerator and the people who keep it running today.

Documentary on the life of ghazal samrat Jagjit Singh, who changed the landscape of Indian Music.

Offers us glimpses of lives that are lived on their own terms and in such living mark their resistance against stifling social norms that threaten to homogenise diversity. A celebration of love and togetherness with a difference; it is a celebration of the struggles to live those differences.

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

The Ocean of Tears is a 2012 Kashmiri short Directed by Billal A Jan documentary film produced by Rajiv Mehrota under the banner of Public Service Broadcasting Trust of India. The film is a documentary of the crimes and human rights violations impositioned on the people of Kashmir especially on women.

"Visionary post-war modernist Tyeb Mehta channels the nightmares of the nation in Koodal, at once the artist’s self-described “autobiography” and a profound meditation on collage, crowd control, cinematic subjectivity and the violence buried within every glorious act of foundation." -- Sarkari Shorts

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

Sahitya Akademi Telecast from its Archive Documentary Films during the period 25-30 October 2021 on eminent Indian Writers.

Kabir was a 15th century mystic poet of north India who defied the boundaries between Hindu and Muslim. He had a Muslim name and upbringing, but his poetry repeatedly invokes the widely revered Hindu name for God – Ram. Who is Kabir’s Ram? This film journeys through song and poem into the politics of religion, and finds a myriad answers on both sides of the hostile border between India and Pakistan.

Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.

Through a collection of incomplete fictions, this film portrays Delhi, India, in times of lockdown and unrest. Priya Sen constructs a kaleidoscope of resilient voices that keep the language of hatred at bay and absorb the city’s grief and euphoria.

The film shows the role of school teachers and the importance thereof.

Three women from Nizamuddin basti, Delhi, take a decision that sets them on a journey to find themselves- they join a gym.

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.

The film starts with the earliest form of cinema and how Shama Zaidi became an integral part of the evolution of Indian Cinema.

Released in 1970, this lesser-known work is a powerful cinematic essay that speaks out against religious fundamentalism and the violence of communalism.

Documenting the production of kerosene tins and their reuse in rural India, this early short by Bimal Roy observes industrial labor and everyday life with a restrained, humanist perspective.

The film's director Pushpa Rawat brings her scrutiny to bear upon her closest female friends, her ex-boyfriend, his parents and her own family through interview/conversations. She asks, and reflects herself, on uncomfortable questions about jati, choice, personal freedom, happiness and compromise. Rawat made Nirnay in collaboration with Anupama Srinivasan, a documentary filmmaker and director of the IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival.

Everyday for the past 7 years, Sulakshmi (63) compulsively cooks from 6am to 10am and feeds 500+ stray dogs in Delhi. DogMa is a personal documentary about an obsessive mother's journey through the eyes of her conflicted son.

Film Director Vamsy tells us a story about his fellow Filmmaker E.V.V. Sathyanarayana

Mohana is the president of the first trade union for women auto rickshaw drivers in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As well as maneuvering her own auto through the busy streets of Chennai, she has to navigate a sexist and patriarchal system to secure equal opportunities for women drivers. She faces constant resistance—with conflicts and humiliations every day.

The film explores the significant contributions of Sufi poet, philosopher, musician, and courtier Amir Khusro to the Indian sub-continent's art and culture.

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

H5N1: Conservation in Crisis’ reveals the devastating impact of avian flu —not only on wildlife but on those fighting to protect it. David Steel, manager of the Isle of May, bears witness to the unfolding catastrophe, balancing conservation efforts with the emotional toll of loss. As avian flu tightens its grip, the island’s thriving bird colonies face yet another year with the virus outbreak, spreading rapidly through dense nesting grounds.The virus continues to spread and evolve, leaving one question: what does the future hold for seabirds—and for us?

As they work in cooperative groups — preparing the terraced fields, planting saplings, or harvesting the grain and carrying it up impossibly steep slopes — the rice cultivators of Phek sing. The seasons change, and so does the music, transforming the mundane into the hypnotic. The love that they sing of is also a metaphor for the need for the other – the friend, the family, the community, to build a polyphony of voices. Stories of love, stories of the field, stories of song, stories in song. Up down and sideways is a musical portrait of a community of rice cultivators and their memories of love and loss, created from working together on the fields.

A hard look at the causes and aftermath of the September 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots through the eyes of local people of Muzaffarnagar in the Hindi heartland of Uttar Pradesh.

Food and eating habits are deeply ingrained in the spiritual understanding of the human body and mind. For instance, in Hindu traditions, food is referred to as ‘Brahaman’, or God. This led me to consider, on a spiritual level, what we are doing with food today. What happens if we mutilate the basis for our existence?

Recognizing the abundance of fruits available and poor socioeconomic condition of the women of Himachal Pradesh, Linnet Mushran sets up a small jam factory. Today it’s at the brink of becoming a pvt ltd company, and it’s run completely by a remarkable group of village women.

The Plantation strike led by the women tea plantation workers in Munnar, Kerala was a nine day strike, which further lead to the formation of Pempilai Orumai (women's unity) , a landmark movement in the labour union history of India. The strike has broke out on 2015, Sept 5 with around 5000 workers started their agitation in front of Kannan Devan Hills Plantations Ltd. Office, when management decided to scale down the bonus to 10 percent from 20 percent. The strike was a female labour movement first time in the history of India and was an attempt to demarcate the economical and gender disparities in plantation sector.

A two-channel experimental film explores interwoven narratives of struggle against Portuguese colonialism, uncovering the intercontinental network of relations that developed between historical figures in Goa, Mozambique, Angola, and Guinea-Bissau.

Raj Kapoor was an Actor, Director and Producer and a legend in his lifetime. As an actor he was recognized not only in India but all over the Russian Republics, China, Iran and Israel. Kehta Hai Joker explores the professional and personal life of Raj Kapoor through his films and interviews of his family and other industry professionals

The art of making the inanimate move, talk, laugh, dance, cry was perhaps the most prized inheritance Madhab received from his father; he lapped it up and made it central to his existence. As he helplessly witnesses the fast fading popularity of the puppet theatres and his own team is nearly defunct, Madhab fears that he is heading towards obscurity. Dolls Don’t Die chronicles the battles and dreams of a man who is caught between the rugged realities and the ecstasies of a passionate artist. It celebrates his lonely, gritty fight, which he put up simply to keep his artistic practice alive.

Martial Dances of Malabar (1958) is a short documentary directed by Paul Zils, focusing on the traditional martial arts of the Malabar region in India. The film showcases the intricate movements and techniques of these martial dances, highlighting their cultural significance and the discipline involved.

A collection of images from Mumbai, India.

In 1970, Ghatak explored the traditional heritage of Chhau in the documentary titled Puruliar Chhau. He explores the life of the performers, including close shots of eminent dancers like Madhu Ray, Gokul Roy, Gambhir Singh and Lal Mahato. His use of flambeau (a rural life lighting to avoid technical lights) and the dramatic way of the narration in which the narrator becomes an integral part of Chhau are highpoints of this documentary. Ritwik went to showcase how tribals use this artform to articulate their struggle against oppression and exploitation in this documentary as well as in Jukti Takko Aar Gappo.

In 1930, a group of Indians led by a frail, elderly man marched a distance of 241 miles. They marched for salt. Mahatma Gandhi was able to craft an anti-colonial, nationalist movement around the most basic issue of livelihood: the right of Indians to make and consume their own salt. 77 years later, the Wide Eye Film team followed the trail of the famous Dandi salt march, stopping at the same villages and towns, in search of Gandhi's legacy. Set against the backdrop of Gandhi's original journey, this is a road movie about issues of livelihood in modern, globalizing India. It is a documentary about 'the salt stories' of our times.

Yaanam movie portrays India’s dream project Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan). It is the 1st science documentary in Sanskrit language in the history of world cinema. It shows the capability and expertise of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the stellar contribution of space scientists and the importance of Sanskrit language showing how India overcame an arduous interplanetary journey for a monumental victory in the first attempt itself.

Every year within the heart of Sundarbans, Santal women celebrate ‘Tusu Porob’ — a devotional festival carried by folk music performances — as a rhythmic act of defiance, reclaiming their voice within a patriarchal society through ancestral songs and sacred rituals.

Documentary filmed in Technicolor on 35mm for Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL).

Due to the caste dynamics and hierachy prevailing in Golegaon as in the rest of the country, the Adivasi people in the village struggle to hold onto their traditions and assert their own individual identity as a community in the very place that has belonged to them for generations.

A fascinating documentary that reveals the enigmatic real-life story of India’s most famous transsexual, the fabulous Aida Banaji. Director Wadia explores the politics of gender and boldly challenges perceptions of race, culture, and social morality.

Madhavpur: A Cinematic Journey" stands as a singular testament to the beauty and allure of Madhavpur village and does not encompass multiple seasons or episodes. Therefore, there is no season overview or main events per season to provide.

An overview of the principles and directives of India's post-independence constitution.

Narrated by Leonard Cohen, this two-part series explores ancient teachings on death and dying and boldly visualises the afterlife according to Tibetan philosophy. Tibetan Buddhists believe that after a person dies, they enter a state of "bardo" for 49 days until a rebirth. Program 1, The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life documents the history of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, tracing the book's acceptance and use in Europe and North America. Program 2, The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation observes an old Buddhist lama and a 13-year-old novice monk as they guide a deceased person into the afterlife.

Dalit Subbaiah, directed by Giridharan MKP and produced by Yaazhi Films in collaboration with Pa. Ranjith's Neelam Productions, won the Best Longform Documentary Award at the 17th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK). The film traces Subbaiah's life and struggles, celebrating his legacy in revolutionary music and activism

A film about folk dances of India that deals with their broad classification with an assumption that these folk dances are governed by the moods and methods of their own with unlimited capacity to assimilate, improvise and vibrate with vitality.

The film shows the emergence of individual modern artist as a result of colonial transformation of the country, colonial hegemony and its nationalistic negation and also focused how Gandhian and Nehru influenced the artist during the years leading to and following independence.

Prantik Basu paints a sensorial portrait of a village located in East India and its traditional rites.

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

"General Motors in India" is a 1949 documentary co-directed by Paul Zils and Fali Bilimoria. The film explores General Motors' operations in India during that period, highlighting the company's influence on the nation's industrial landscape. While specific details about the documentary's content are limited, it is recognized as part of Zils' extensive work in Indian documentary cinema.

Three generations of women share a home — cooking, waiting, and persisting—until a pregnancy quietly shifts the balance, exposing the deep-seated traditions that still shape their lives. Even in a household led by women, patriarchy lingers in the unspoken.

A short documentary on a grandson returning home to visit his aging grandmother who was crying to see him on the phone.

‘A Night of Prophecy’ is a film about poetry, songs and the passage of time through multiple journeys along fault lines in a democracy. Interrogating the nation, its history and future the film and the poets open up an underbelly seldom experienced.

Director Shah Krishna compiled this compelling documentary of Indian cinema after spending two years searching through film archives from all over the world. Included are films from the turn of the 20th century through the 1970s to illustrate various schools of filmmaking and the historical progression of the art form.