This book maps a hundred years of documentary film practices in India. It demonstrates that in order to study the development of a film practice, it is necessar

Based on detailed onsite observation of documentary production, circulation practices and the analysis of film texts, this book identifies independence as a'tac

This book introduces the diverse practices of three non-canonical practitioners: David MacDougall, Desire Machine Collective and Kumar Shahani. It offers analys

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