Bengal Shadows

In the heyday of the jute industry, millions of people in Bengal made their living doing this laborious work, which has hardly changed since the...

Sixteen year olds Palani and Karthik want to become "ladyboys." They're bullied in school and beaten by their families. Their parents would like to...

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...

Early film of a crowded street scene in an unidentified Indian city.

The story of Sri Prem Baba, spiritual master and humanitarian leader with followers around the world, begins when a 14-year-old from Sao Paulo,...

India - unique in its diversity and breathtakingly beautiful. The subcontinent is characterized by scenic, cultural and ethnic diversity. After...

The background to, events of and consequences of the Battle of Mers-El-Kebir on 3 July 1940. In that battle, Royal Navy ships fired on the French...

"Fascinating India" spreads an impressive panorama of India’s historical and contemporary world. The film presents the most important cities,...

The Real Story of Fake Democracy. Filmed over three years in five countries, FREEDOM FOR THE WOLF is an epic investigation into the new regime of...

A documentary portrait of Calcutta

In this surreal documentary, Werner Herzog shows us how, following a saint’s suggestion, the king of Udaipur invited various artists and tribes...