In recent years, documentary filmmaking has gained immense popularity and influence in the media. Documentary films have the power to educate, inspire, and raise awareness […]
Using Documentary Films as a Tool for Social Change
Introduction to the Power of Documentary Films for Social Change Documentary films possess a unique ability to address and bring attention to pressing societal issues. […]
Not one, but many forms and practices of independent documentary filmmaking
Rather than a universal understanding of the term “independent,” Shweta Kishore argues for a local perspective that needs to be contextualized historically and spatially
Documentary Cinema in India
On the historic midnight of August 14-15, 1947, India became independent from British rule. The speech of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
History of Documentary Film
The first film, shown to an audience on December 28, 1895, by the Lumière brothers on Boulevard des Capuchins, was a documentary
A true documentary
Documentary, or non-fiction cinema, is a completely separate phenomenon of cinema. Documentaries are based on footage of real events and people.