‘Hamid: Unsung Humanist’ documentary reintroduces community reformer Hamid Dalwai to young India

The film, directed by Jyoti Subhash, features Naseeruddin Shah, Amruta Subhash and Hamid Dabholkar.

Varsha Torgalkar

· Jun 20, 2018 · 07:30 pm

A documentary tells us why Indian Americans win Spelling Bee contests

A documentary goes behind the scenes at homes of some of the most precocious Indian-American spellers to uncover the secret to their success.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Jun 12, 2018 · 08:15 am

Cinema, art, friendship and Kolkata intersect in documentary on Rituparno Ghosh

Sangeeta Datta’s ‘Bird of Dusk’ is a lovingly narrated biographical film on the Bengali aesthete.

Chandrima Pal

· Jun 02, 2018 · 07:30 pm

Watch: In ‘Amoli’, the hunt for a missing girl unravels the horrors of child sex trafficking

The documentary has been directed by Jasmine Kaur and Avinash Roy and produced by Culture Machine.

Scroll Staff

· May 07, 2018 · 03:26 pm

Documentary on Jane Goodall reveals a rarely seen side of the primate expert

Brett Morgen’s ‘Jane’ is a far more intimate portrait of the primatologist than any so far attempted.

Vikram Johri

· Apr 03, 2018 · 08:15 am

National Geographic’s ‘One Strange Rock’ goes to space to learn about the miracle of life on Earth

The 10-episode documentary series, executive produced by Darren Aronofsky, will be premiered on March 26.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 26, 2018 · 08:15 am

In this series on godman’s Rajneesh’s American misadventure, unlimited drama but limited insight

‘Wild Wild Country’, directed by Chapman Way and Maclain Way, is being streamed on Netflix.

Nandini Ramnath

· Mar 21, 2018 · 11:15 am

In these videos, two leaders of women’s movements in Tamil Nadu discuss their remarkable lives

Communist party members Mythily Sivaraman and Paapa Umanath spoke to journalist Gnani Sankaran in 2000.

Vinita Govindarajan

· Mar 12, 2018 · 09:15 am

Archival documentary reveals how the British saw India and how Indians returned the gaze

Sandhya Suri’s fascinating ‘Around India with a Movie Camera’ for the BFI National Archive is a compilation of films made during colonial rule.

Nandini Ramnath

· Mar 11, 2018 · 08:45 am

Payal Kapadia interview: ‘Cinema has the potential to open up imagination’

The filmmaker’s ‘And What Is the Summer Saying’ was premiered recently at the Berlin Film Festival.

Prathap Nair

· Mar 10, 2018 · 07:30 pm

Anniversary tribute: ‘Messages from Bhupen Khakhar’ offers rare insight into the Indian artist

On the artist’s birth anniversary, a look back at his life, explored in rich detail in this Arts Council of Great Britain documentary.

Aakash Karkare

· Mar 10, 2018 · 08:15 am

Stories of love and dance in ‘Raising the Bar’, Onir’s documentary about children with Down syndrome

The India-Australia collaboration follows the experiences of six families across the world.

Sruthi Ganapathy Raman

· Feb 27, 2018 · 07:30 pm