RROMANI SOUL traces the true origin of the Rroma people. Through rituals, song and dance we follow emblematic figure and "Queen of the Gypsies" Esma Redzepova to Macedonia, south of France and finally to India. The film reveals for the first time ever that the true and unique origin of the Rroma is Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Procession of Elephants with Howdahs - India (1905)
An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.
Procession at Gangtok (1940)
Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.
Khyber Pass; Kashmir; Agra (1928)
Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.
Dancers at Trivandrum Gopinath (1946)
Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.
5th Calcutta Battalion: Presentation of Colours by H.E. The Viceroy (1917)
The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.
Mysore Dasara (1933)
The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.
Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton (1925)
The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.
Ukhrul Medical Tour (1934)
A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.
Devil Dancers of Sikkim (1934)
Hear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.
Montreal and India (1922)
The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.
Nyimsao and Kheseto: A Tale of the Naga Hills (1928)
The life of the people of the Naga Hills, Assam, including sports activities and tribal ceremonies, presented within a fictional framework.
Government House Garden Party (1923)
Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.
Hear Me Love (2024)
Set between Paris and Rome’s Cinecitta’s Studios in the 1970s, a struggling writer seeks inspiration for his second novel, and falls in love with a famous movie star.
Honeyland (2019)
When nomadic beekeepers break Honeyland’s basic rule (take half of the honey, but leave half to the bees), the last female beehunter in Europe must save the bees and restore natural balance.
Duke of Connaught's Indian Tour (1921)
The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.