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Films
7 Films
Region
“South Asia”
x
Keywords
“Urban”
x
films with a digital version
3
short films
4
films available on demand
2
Region
South Asia
7
x
Country
India
6
Pakistan
1
Keywords
Art/ Aritists/ Artisans
1
Children / Young people
2
Gender Role and Identity
2
Informant-researcher relationship
1
Labour
1
Life Story / Life History
1
Music/Ethnomusicology
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
1
Social Change
1
Socioeconomic conditions
2
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
2
Travellers / Roma
1
Urban
7
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Directors
Arif-Bashir, Abeera
1
Banks, Marcus
1
Cooper, Timothy
1
Rosen, Jennifer
1
Roy, Rahul
2
Vohra, Paromita
1
Webster, Rachel
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
2
Shorts Collection 2
1
not set
4
Country of production
India
3
Pakistan
1
United Kingdom
3
Year of production
1988
1
2000
1
2002
1
2003
1
2006
1
2009
1
2020
1
Film list
Barah Pal
2009
30
‘
Directed by
Jennifer Rosen
.
12 castes of gypsy artists ended their nomadic ways nearly 45 years ago to squat in New Delhi. Now the slum is being dismantled and rehabilitated. These are their last months in the colony as they
South Asia
Refugees / Displaced populations
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Travellers / Roma
Urban
The City Beautiful
2003
78
‘
Directed by
Rahul Roy
.
Sunder Nagri (Beautiful City) is a small working class colony on the margins of India’s capital city, Delhi. Most families residing here come from a community of weavers. The last ten years have
South Asia
Urban
Labour
Socioeconomic conditions
Q2P
2006
55
‘
Directed by
Paromita Vohra
.
Q2P is a film about toilets and the city. It sifts through the dream of Mumbai as a future Shanghai and searches for public toilets, watching who has to queue to pee. As the film observes who has
South Asia
Gender Role and Identity
Urban
Socioeconomic conditions
Raju and His Friends
1988
40
‘
Directed by
Marcus Banks
.
This film is set in the city of Jamnagar, western India. The film focuses on the emotions, quality of life, and on duty. Raju’s friendship with different people, including the director, provide a
South Asia
Urban
Informant-researcher relationship
Life Story / Life History
Ravi and Bhajay
2002
26
‘
Directed by
Rachel Webster
.
Street boys Ravi and Bhajay lead a tough life on the pavements of Mumbai in India. To get away from it, they visit the nearby holy city of Ujjain with the film-maker. But the call of life on the streets is still strong.
South Asia
Children / Young people
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Urban
This Is A Majlis – A Sound Essay
2020
17
‘
Directed by
Timothy Cooper
Abeera Arif-Bashir
.
This short film is a multi-platform sound essay. It is primarily illustrated with still images, that conjure an atmosphere of intimacy and intensity of the majlis-e-aza, a mourning gathering central
South Asia
Music/Ethnomusicology
Urban
Art/ Aritists/ Artisans
Social Change
When Four Friends Meet
2000
43
‘
Directed by
Rahul Roy
.
Bunty, Kamal, Sanjay and Sanju, best of friends and residents of Jehangiripuri, a working class colony on the outskirts of Delhi are young and trying to make their lives in an environment which is
South Asia
Gender Role and Identity
Children / Young people
Urban