Experimental Films
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In unreleased comedy film by the Telugu Jews of Andhra lies hope of a visit to their ‘promised land
The Bene Ephraim community of Andhra Pradesh have tried to uphold Hebrew customs and want to see Israel once.
Madras Courier
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A computer-generated actor who is as good as the real thing? Don’t be surprised
The digital resurrection of a dead actor in the movie ‘Rogue One’ is a sign of things to come.
Peter Allen, The Conversation
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The man without the movie camera: Stan Brakhage’s daring experiments with cinema
The avant-garde filmmaker, whose birth anniversary is on January 14, questioned the act of creation throughout his career.
Devdutt Trivedi
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Get ready for a reverie: it’s Sergei Parajanov time
The visual poet of cinema produced such haunting masterpieces as ‘The Colour of Pomegranates’ and ‘Ashik Kerib’.
Devdutt Trivedi
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Between two films called ‘Events in a Cloud Chamber’ lies a short history of radical art in India
Ashim Ahluwalia revisits Akbar Padamsee’s forgotten film from 1969 by using the same title and a new form.
Nandini Ramnath
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Watch the short film that cannot be named and is making waves at the Sundance Film Festival
Eddie Alcazar’s nightmarish vision of relationships features monsters, nudity and a title not meant for polite company.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes