Documentary Channel
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In ‘A Night of Knowing Nothing’, the hopes and dreams of young Indians
Payal Kapadia’s hybrid film has been doing the rounds of festivals since its premiere at Cannes in 2021.
Nandini Ramnath
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Anand Patwardhan interview: ‘I would be thrilled if my films became obsolete, but sadly they don’t’
The acclaimed filmmaker talks to Scroll.in about receiving a prestigious honour at the HotDocs festival and his documentary practice.
Nandini Ramnath
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Khabar Lahariya says Oscar-nominated documentary misrepresents its journalistic work
The directors of ‘Writing With Fire’ say that they have highlighted the important work done by the women-run collective.
Nandini Ramnath
Trending
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When India was a ‘land of diamonds’, Russian tsars eagerly tried to build ties with Aurangzeb
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IPL 2022, Qualifier 2, RR v RCB as it happened: RR reach final, fourth ton of the season for Buttler
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Does US have evidence of aliens visiting us on Earth?
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‘Anek’ review: Political thriller muddles its way through the North East
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‘Very old their sorrow’: Three political poems for our times by Adnan Kafeel Darwesh
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In a documentary from Pakistan, worrying lessons for India
Pakistani director Sabiha Sumar’s ‘Azmaish’, made in collaboration with Kalki Koechlin, is available for streaming in India.
Nandini Ramnath
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In film about women’s compartments in Mumbai’s trains, portraits of resignation and resilience
Rebana Liz John’s ‘Ladies Only’ is showing at the Berlin Film Festival.
Nandini Ramnath
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In ‘All That Breathes’, brothers who rescue birds and a struggle for human survival
Shaunak Sen’s documentary was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Nandini Ramnath
Video
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Watch: Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle visits Uvalde, Texas to honour school shooting victims
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‘She was the sweetest little girl who did nothing wrong’: Father of student killed in Texas shooting
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Watch: Akila the temple elephant celebrates her twentieth birthday with a feast of fruits
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Watch: Nine-year-old boy discovers a puma in one of the toilet stalls at his school in Brazil
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Watch: Shikhar Dhawan mock-knocked out by father for not qualifying for IPL playoffs
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Also famous: ‘Urf’ examines the lives and dreams of Hindi movie star lookalikes
Geetika Narang Abbasi’s documentary will be premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Nandini Ramnath
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Why Films Division matters: It’s the largest moving-image repository of Indian history
The proposed merger of Films Division with National Film Development Corporation raises several troubling questions.
Avijit Mukul Kishore
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In documentary on Mumbai film critic Rashid Irani, fond nostalgia and creeping loss
Rafeeq Ellias’s ‘If Memory Serves Me Right’ pays tribute to the renowned cinephile.
Nandini Ramnath
The Reel
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‘Anek’ review: Political thriller muddles its way through the North East
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ review: Flights of nostalgia
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‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Field of Dreams’ actor Ray Liotta dies at 67
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Watch: Partition, art and the idea of home in short film ‘The Miniaturist Of Junagadh’
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Watch: ‘The Gray Man’ stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Dhanush and Ana de Armas
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At Kerala documentary fest, journeys into hell, the soul and the imagination
We look at ‘The Last Man’, ‘Chalo Sakha Us Des Mein’ and ‘Moon on the Man’.
Nandini Ramnath
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On the trail of The Beatles in India, a reminder of the paths that led them here
The documentary ‘The Beatles and India’ has been directed by Ajoy Bose and expands on his book ‘Across the Universe’.
Nandini Ramnath
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Watch: A dramatisation of the life and works of the writer Premchand
The Films Division documentary has been directed by PC Sharma and written by him and Madan Gopal.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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French Open, Day 6 wrap: Djokovic, Nadal roll into last 16; Teichmann beats Azarenka in thriller
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IPL 2022, Qualifier 2, RR v RCB as it happened: RR reach final, fourth ton of the season for Buttler
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Champions League final: The economic tactics that drive Liverpool and Real Madrid off the field
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Athletics: ‘Great feeling,’ says Sreeshankar after 8.31m jump for first international gold of season
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Watch: When grandson took his 84-year-old grandfather with dementia to Man City’s title-winning game