Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.
365 Without 377 (2011)
Imposed under the British colonial rule in 1860, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalise any sexual acts between consenting adults of the same sex, stigmatising them as 'against the order of nature'. On July 2, 2009 the Delhi High Court passed a landmark judgment scrapping this clause, thus fulfilling the most basic demand of the Indian LGBTQ community, which had been fighting this law for the past 10 years. Three characters, Beena, Pallav and Abheena travel through the city of Bombay heading to the celebrations for the first anniversary of the historic verdict. '365 without 377' is the story of their journey towards freedom.
If Only I Were That Warrior (2015)
If Only I Were That Warrior is a feature documentary film focusing on the Italian occupation of Ethiopia in 1935. Following the recent construction of a monument dedicated to Fascist general Rodolfo Graziani, the film addresses the unpunished war crimes he and others committed in the name of Mussolini’s imperial ambitions. The stories of three characters, filmed in present day Ethiopia, Italy and the United States, take the audience on a journey through the living memories and the tangible remains of the Italian occupation of Ethiopia — a journey that crosses generations and continents to today, where this often overlooked legacy still ties the fates of two nations and their people.
Boat Repairs - Sunderbans (1935)
Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India.
Scenes at his Excellency the Viceroys's Garden Party at Belvedere (1926)
Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin.
Delhi to the North West Frontier (1935)
Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.
Chief Guide at Hyderabad Rally (1937)
Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.
Kashmir (1941)
An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.
Local Scenes in India and the Taj Mahal (1947)
This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.
Taj Mahal, Local Indian Scenes and a cruise to Port Said (1944)
Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.
Mysore (1940)
Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.