What it means to be “Indian” in the 21st century?
A entirely original blend of observational documentary and tropical science-fiction, John & Jane follows the stories of six “call agents” that answer American 1-800 numbers in a Mumbai call center.
World of tradition, change and upheaval
A richly photographed journey through old and new worlds across much of Central Europe
Towards a new, undermining genre: Docomedy
Documentary films can be exciting, delightful, sensitive, boring, informative, sensual, observant or journalistic – and occasionally they can even be entertaining or downright funny. The latter does not happen very often, though
Risking life to cross the Iran-Iraq border
After the end of the Iran-Iraq War and the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime, crossing the border between the two countries became possible again
Guide to a place that has faded from memory
Having seen this film, I’d hesitate to recommend people’s Poland as a fun holiday destination. It’s a rather grey, drab country with morose inhabitants
REGIONAL COOPERATION: Mediterranean Tides
The Mediterranean Centre for Audio-visual Communication (CMCA), based in Marseilles, inaugurated the International Mediterranean Documentary-making and Reporting Competition back in 1995 in an effort to promote documentary works from the Mediterranean region
Boy looking at himself for the first time
A child in front of the mirror, looking at himself. A small boy not old enough to know that he is looking at himself.
SHEFFIELD DOC FEST 2006: Focussing on Business and Industry
The 12th Sheffield documentary festival proved as attractive as ever for the 600 delegates in attendance
NEW ENGLISH DOC SERIES: Bringing Back the Classic Qualities
With the five-part series “A Very English Village”, Luke Holland brings back the non-sensational, classic human-documentary approach that used to be a mark of quality for the British documentary.