"I don't want my children coming up to me and saying, now what did you do, and me saying I didn't know" (Dorothee Soelle, Greenham Common exhibition).

Visited the University of Leeds a few days back to present my paper at the BASAS conference. Thanks to Prof. Andrea Major for being a wonderful chair to our panel on Cinema, Theatre and Politics. Look forward to doing this again! 😋

Global South Cinémathèque film screening and discussion, May 9 3-5pm in BLOC: two short documentary films made in early independent India and a talk by Dr Peter Sutoris on State-sponsored Documentary and the Act of Cinematic Rebellion eventbrite.com/e/state-sponso… ALL WELCOME

Join us! 🌷

Can't get more meta than this. A reaction video to reaction videos, a re-edit of a remix of an old Indian government film. Ritika Kaushik shows how video essays (of all varieties) can keep images in the public eye but can also hide some aspects from view. vimeo.com/814097498

FHF is delighted to announce a special screening of Kamal Amrohi’s classic “Mahal” (1949) on 35mm on Wednesday July 26, 2023 at 6 pm at Regal Cinema, Mumbai. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to watch a 35 mm vintage print of this spine-tingler on the big screen!!

This is what exciting days are made of- eureka moments at the archive, pickle advertisements in old film magazines and a clear blue sky

Took my daughter to the library at USyd yesterday. Marvelling at the endless books, she danced through the stacks, threw open her arms and declared, "I'm in heaven". A reminder of how universities are meant to make us feel.

After a month suffering excruciating pain & multiple trips to hospital, I’ve been informed that the neurological condition preventing blood flow to my brain may have been caused by my IUD. It’s astounding that contraceptives for women can be lethal & these dangers are downplayed.

I'm so excited I'm going to be in town for this and equally bummed that I can't drag Sarah 🌚 Long distance friendships are hard

I love starting books/theses/articles with the acknowldegement bits. It's nice to be reminded that academic work is a labour of love. Of the author, yes but especially of the village that painstakingly nurtured (the author & their work).

Friends in London, I will be at King's College London tomorrow, talking about Mani Kaul and two of his films made for the Films Division of India. Do join if you are around. kcl.ac.uk/events/no-dire…

Academics at their first conference

Happening today!!! ✨

📢On International Archives Day (June 9), IIMA Archives is delighted to launch "Archives on India", a digital public good that lists and maps 500+ archives and repositories. A must-see for history-buffs!! 🧵1/5 google.com/maps/d/viewer?…

📢Bombay Film Colour's first public event at UCL's East Cinema this past May, where we met to discuss Vijay Anand's Guide (1965) is now live on YouTube! Huge thanks to our speakers Nasreen Munni Kabir, Kartik Nair, Debashree and Rosie Thomas for the brilliant conversations!