A documentary puts the focus on Sabita Goswami, pioneering reporter in the North East in the ’80s

Geeta Seshu interviews an intrepid reporter who covered the Assam agitation at its peak in ‘Sabita Goswami: A Journalist Remembers’.

Archana Nathan

· Aug 16, 2018 · 08:15 am

In film on Raghu Rai, a daughter looks up to the light and tries to emerge from under the shadow

Avani Rai’s ‘Raghu Rai An Unframed Portrait’ offers a personal take on one of India’s most celebrated photographers.

Nandini Ramnath

· Jul 30, 2018 · 08:45 am

Is movie mania only for the young? A documentary proves otherwise

Maria Alvarez’s ‘Las Cinephilas’ follows a group of elderly cineastes who consume films like popcorn.

Nandini Ramnath

· Jul 25, 2018 · 07:30 pm

How did the piano become a Bengali instrument? A documentary has some answers

Subha Das Mollick’s ‘Calcutta Sonata’ looks at how the piano became an integral part of the cultural fabric of Calcutta.

Archana Nathan

· Jul 24, 2018 · 07:30 pm

Discovery’s ‘Operation Thai Cave Rescue’ takes a deep dive into a story that has gripped the world

The documentary was premiered on Discovery India on Friday.

Soumya Rao

· Jul 21, 2018 · 07:39 pm

Varanasi before his eyes: Piyush Shah’s film is about the city that is ‘all that humanity can be’

‘The Third Infinity’, the first by the veteran cinematographer, is being screened at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala.

Nandini Ramnath

· Jul 21, 2018 · 08:15 am

Documentary ‘An Engineered Dream’ lays bare Kota’s cruel coaching class culture

Hemant Gaba follows four aspirants who have moved to the Rajasthani city to cram their way through the IIT-JEE entrance examination.

Nandini Ramnath

· Jul 19, 2018 · 07:30 pm

A new documentary revisits the life of Bengali poet Saroj Dutta and the ferment of Naxalbari

Although the film speaks of a time long past, the issues are still relevant, say directors Kasturi Basu and Mitali Biswas.

Nandini Ramnath

· Jul 19, 2018 · 08:15 am

In documentary ‘Abu’, coming out is also a way of coming home for a Pakistani filmmaker

Arshad Khan’s bittersweet portrait of a Pakistani family will be screened at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala.

Nandini Ramnath

· Jul 17, 2018 · 07:30 pm

Let’s talk: A set of Indian documentaries stresses need for open discussions on gender and sexuality

‘Engaging with Sexualities’, comprising five shorts, will be screened at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 16, 2018 · 07:30 pm

A documentary captures the hunt for the mythical Saraswati: ‘A gold rush for a trickle of water’

‘Searching for Saraswati’, by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya, is the first Indian documentary in the ‘New York Times’ newspaper’s Op-Docs section.

Nandini Ramnath

· Jul 08, 2018 · 09:30 am

‘A rich history that no one knows’: Documentary ‘What We Started’ traces the evolution of EDM

The film by Bert Marcus and Cyrus Saidi chronicles the genre through young star Martin Garrix and veteran Carl Cox.

Meher Manda

· Jul 05, 2018 · 08:15 am