Biography

Koodal

A film on the synthesis of images. The symbolic image of Mahatma Gandhi, the metamorphosis of life as in bull's image, the love of Gods in Madurai and the closing of identity in an active situation has been executed textually and environmentally in terms of cinema with the principal intention of alienating both the image and the action to make a protest against violence,

Girija Devi : Glimpses of Her Life & Music

A biographical film on Girija Devi an eminent classical singer.

Gandhiji : Through The Eyes of The Cartoonist

It is life sketch of Mahatma Gandhi seen through the eyes of the cartoonist.

Damayanti Joshi

This short film is on the life and work of Ms. Damayanti Joshi, the renowned exponent of the Kathak dance form. The word Kathak is derived from kathakar or story-teller. Kathak is the art of storytelling. A story is interpreted through abhinaya - hand gestures, facial expressions and bodily movements. Originally performed in temples, this dance form was later performed in the royal courts. Formerly society girls were not allowed to take this dance form. But it was through the efforts Ms. Sokhi, wife of Major General Sokhi, such a stigma was eventually removed.

Begum Hazrat Mahal - The Last Queen of Avadh

Begum Hazrat Mahal was the first woman revolutionary of India's struggle for Independence.

An Image - S. Sukhdev ( Ek Akar )

A short biographical dealing with the life and work of the legendary documentary film maker - S. Sukhdev, or Sukh as his friends called him. Born on October 1, 1933 at Dehradun, Sukhdev learnt film making from Paul Zill, the noted German documentary film maker who made India his home. Right from his first film Evolution and Races of Man, Sukhdev made his mark. And Miles to Go, After the Eclipse, India 67, and Nine Months to Freedom, a monumental record of the birth of Bangladesh are some of his noted films.

All for You

An animation film presenting several aspects of the Post &Telegraph Department's rural development programmes including mobile post offices in villages, savings schemes, etc. P & T also extends telephone services to rural areas.

Across The Hill

An Anthropological documentary is on the Mara tribes of Mizoram.

A Journey to Baster

The film records the scenic beauty of Bastar region, the agricultural activities of Gonds in detail, the rituals and festivals and religious function etc.

Lake Of Fleeting Lights

This documentary is an introspective journey in time with Joy Goswami, a leading Bengali Poet, through his writings, his memories and dreams. It explores the creative angst of a sexagenarian poet, settled in an urban milieu and in somewhat disconcerting time that provokes an existential dilemma in his self. Writing for more than four decades, poetry for Joy Goswami has always been a device for negotiating with his ‘self’ and ‘time’.

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