Author: Surbhi Dewan

A tale of sisterhood. A tale of suffering. A tale of truth. In honour of International Women’s Day, here is a grim reminder of the world that we live in. ‘Devi’, written and directed by Priyanka Banerjee, is a fantasy Read more

A little girl is confronted by one of the most important decisions of her life when she finds an immigrant boy sleeping in her shed. Looking at life through the eyes of a child is always interesting – even more Read more

A nation’s culture is a measure of its maturity. Culture, however is a living reality and our daily lives reflect in how we behave towards one another. This film approaches this subject and emphasizes the need for consideration of others, Read more

How long have you spent scrolling today? Technology is rewiring our neurons and changing both our physical movements and inner thought processing. ‘Divided We Scroll’ is an experimental and eerie depiction of our intimate relationships with these technologies, which have Read more

A deaf 6-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker gives her the gift of communication. This week’s featured short film offers us a chance to briefly step out of our own realities Read more

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