Author: Surbhi Dewan

Watching the dramas of daily life unfold from underneath the surface. This week’s featured short film takes our overarching theme of ‘finding new perspectives’ quite literally. Made at the Parsons New School of Design, this experimental film elevates mundane human Read more

An old woman lives in a little flat and uses her collection of matchboxes to dream away to more adventurous lives. This week’s featured short film is an early work of animation director Gitanjali Rao, whose first feature-length film ‘Bombay Read more

This week we look at Shefali Shah-starrer ‘Juice’, which takes place in a familiar setting of a get-together at home on a really hot night. In less than 15 minutes, the film exposes layers of prejudice in our everyday life Read more

Film technology has gone through numerous transitions over the last century. One significant change has to do with audio-visual recording devices. Today, they are smaller than ever, and more affordable. The ease of use and accessibility to film technology has Read more

Esso, an American oil company, had asked Satyajit Ray to make a short film in the English language with a Bengali setting. This was back in 1964 when the Vietnam War was at its peak. What came out of this Read more