Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.
A fun tour of 1950s West End with international film star Yoko Tani.
Charming amateur film featuring the Eisner family, who emigrated to Britain from Romania the year this film was made.
Minimalist movie making at its best: kids learn the art of film language using illustrations and margarine boxes.
A reflection on the life and death of India's second Prime Minister, Lal Bhahadur Shashtri.
Documentary on the Great Stupa at Sanchi, built by the Emperor Ashoka, and adorned with some of the finest examples of Buddhist art in the world.
Lord Louis Mountbatten arrives in India in March 1947 as Britain's Last Viceroy. He is committed to transfer administrative and authoritative power to an independent and sovereign India. Six months later India indeed was set free, but it had also been partitioned and overwhelmed by an orgy of sectarian violence involving Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs.
A double journey into Kerala in India. Ghedalia Tazartes dips himself into the sea of Indian traditions in Kerala, from Katakhali dance and music to field recordings on location. A fantastic journey beyong India, through countries of the imagination. Another genre and cross cultural experience by the French master.
The Sufi and the Scientist is the collective story of Sufi healer Sayyid Arif Hussain, the medieval Sufi Sheikh Haji Ali, and Dr. Thornton Streeter, a scientist working in the realm of human consciousness.
An overview of the principles and directives of India's post-independence constitution.
Phoolan is a documentary film about the extraordinary life of a village girl, gang-rape survivor, bandit leader, and finally parliamentarian. This is the story of one woman’s fight against incredible odds for justice and dignity. Known as India’s Bandit Queen, Phoolan Devi is considered by many to be one of the most extraordinary and controversial women of our time.
This movie follows the growth and influence of anime culture in Nagaland, India.
A documentary of explorer Richard Halliburton's travels on the Indian sub-continent, featuring a mix of real and staged footage.
Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India.
From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India.
Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.
Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.