Hyderabad filmmaker Anusha Didige’s documentary ‘The Otherside’ puts the spotlight on women in the food industry

Hyderabad filmmaker Anusha Didige’s documentary ‘The Otherside’ puts the spotlight on women in the food industry

Anusha Didige (second from left) with her team members Arjunan, Sarah and Premkrishna Akkattu | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Anyone who cooks at home on a daily basis is a chef, comments Shruti Nayar, head chef at Kochi-based French Toast Bakery, Kitchen & Studio, in The Otherside, a documentary film directed by Hyderabad-based Anusha Didige. […]

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Meet Kovid Mittal, the creator of ‘At 23000 Feet,’ a docu-series on the icy Himalayan climb

Meet Kovid Mittal, the creator of ‘At 23000 Feet,’ a docu-series on the icy Himalayan climb

The poster of Kovid’s yet-to-be-released documentary | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Kovid Mittal is an engineering graduate from Bengaluru, with a passion for mountaineering. And, not just any mountain, but Mount Everest. The 31-year-old says he has been into fitness for over a decade and that he dived into an endurance training before embarking on a […]

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A documentary on citizen activism

A documentary on citizen activism

Documentary film maker Vikas Badiger | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Vikas badiger, who had earlier made a documentary on transgenders, Kathegala Kanive, is out with another film, Thou Shall Not Steel. The 45-minute documentary captures the journey of Bangaloreans who protested the construction of a steel flyover on the Chalukya Hotel-Hebbal stretch. Vikas, an MBA […]

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Malayalam documentary on Justice Fathima Beevi throws light on her life as a trailblazer

Malayalam documentary on Justice Fathima Beevi throws light on her life as a trailblazer

On October 6, 1989, M Fathima Beevi, a quiet woman from a village in Pathanamthitta in Kerala, made history when she became the first woman in Asia to become a Judge of the Supreme Court. Posters of Neethipathayile Dheera Vanitha , a documentary in Malayalam on Justice Fathima Beevi, directed by Priya Ravindran | Photo Credit: […]

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The elephant whisperers of the Western Ghats 

The elephant whisperers of the Western Ghats 

The Elephant Whisperers, a heart-warming story of a couple Bomman and Bellie, and their unbreakable bond with Raghu, an orphaned elephant, has been nominated in the ‘Documentary Short Film Category’ in the 95th Academy Awards. Filmed in Tamil Nadu’s Theppakadu Elephant Camp at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Kartiki Gonsalves’ documentary shines light on the bond […]

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The elephant whisperers of the Western Ghats 

The elephant whisperers of the Western Ghats 

The Elephant Whisperers, a heart-warming story of a couple Bomman and Bellie, and their unbreakable bond with Raghu, an orphaned elephant, has been nominated in the ‘Documentary Short Film Category’ in the 95th Academy Awards. Filmed in Tamil Nadu’s Theppakadu Elephant Camp at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Kartiki Gonsalves’ documentary shines light on the bond […]

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‘India regaining its democratic credentials will be true justice for Gauri,’ says Kavitha Lankesh

‘India regaining its democratic credentials will be true justice for Gauri,’ says Kavitha Lankesh

Filmmaker Kavitha Lankesh on articulating her grief, becoming more vocal about politics, and taking her award-winning docu feature, Gauri, to the people Filmmaker Kavitha Lankesh on articulating her grief, becoming more vocal about politics, and taking her award-winning docu feature, Gauri, to the people Kavitha Lankesh’s documentary feature, Gauri, on her slain journalist-activist sister Gauri […]

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‘Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairy Tale’: Actor talks about marriage, ‘Lady Superstar’ tag in Netflix documentary

‘Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairy Tale’: Actor talks about marriage, ‘Lady Superstar’ tag in Netflix documentary

Titled ‘Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairy Tale,’ the project will document the life and work of the actor who has worked extensively across the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam industries Titled ‘Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairy Tale,’ the project will document the life and work of the actor who has worked extensively across the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam […]

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IDSFFK 2022: Public spaces at night, through women’s eyes

IDSFFK 2022: Public spaces at night, through women’s eyes

A documentary details experiences of women as they attempt to capture on camera India’s small towns at night A documentary details experiences of women as they attempt to capture on camera India’s small towns at night Night time experiences in public spaces, especially for women, can be starkly different in urban and rural India. In […]

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Reena Mohan gets IDSFFK lifetime achievement

Reena Mohan gets IDSFFK lifetime achievement

Documentary filmmaker and editor Reena Mohan has been selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award for documentaries in connection with the 14th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) to be held from August 26 to 31 in Thiruvananthapuram. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will present the award at the opening ceremony of the festival […]

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