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The Liar’s Dice
A headstrong, beautiful woman from a picturesque village at Indian-Tibetan border sets out on a hazardous journey with her small daughter and a goat tPublished on: -
Venomous Folds
Video essay on poison, medicine men, possession and death. Four Indians including a toxicologist and a snake charmer explain how they read the signs.Published on: -
Siddharth
Inspired by a real encounter with parents whose children went missing in India, this moving, beautifully told story unveils lesser-known sides of thisPublished on: -
Children of the Sun
A princess is married off to a beggar in pre-colonial Sri Lanka. She discovers character is more important than ancestry.Published on: -
A Rifle and a Bag
Intimate documentary about Indian communist rebels who put down their arms to safeguard their future.Published on: -
The Invitation
A poor boy from an Indian mountain village does his utmost to be allowed to attend a wedding he wasn’t invited to.Published on: -
There Is a Spider Living Between Us
Indian artist Tejal Shah wanders through the layers of female sexuality and desires through an array of collage and dream-like sequences.Published on: -
Qissa
A deeply moving drama about a Sikh family that only gives birth to daughters, set in Punjab early after the Partition of India. The male…Published on: -
The Home & The World Today
An elegantly directed, vital update of Rabīndranāth Ṭhākur’s seminal 1916 novel about the struggle between tradition and modernity, politics and privaPublished on: -
Shut Up Sona
Singer Sona Mohapatra is insulted, sued and threatened, yet continues to fight for women’s rights on and off stage.Published on: