documentary films

Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ production ‘Women of My Billion’ to debut on Prime Video in May

Women of My Billion, an upcoming documentary from actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas, will premier...

entertainment | 5 months ago

Catch Nandita Das and Deepa Mehta at Kashish Pride Film Festival

Nearly two-and-a-half decades ago, Fire (1998), a film about homosexual relations between two women ...

entertainment | 5 months ago

Deepa Mehta and Sirat Taneja discuss their documentary ‘I Am Sirat,’ which chronicles a journey of identity and acceptance 

At the India International Centre at Lodhi Road, Engendered — a Transnational Arts and Human Rights ...

entertainment | 4 months ago

‘Federer: Twelve Final Days’ review: A rudimentary yet nostalgic account of a sporting legend’s swansong

For the millions of Roger Federer fans, the inevitable occurred on September 15, 2022, when the tenn...

entertainment | 3 months ago

Celebrating Kathak exponent Rohini Bhate through dance, music and film 

As we were heading towards the auditorium, we passed through Rohini Bhate Chowk, a city square named...

entertainment | 3 months ago

‘Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli’: Netflix announces documentary on ‘RRR’, ‘Baahubali’ filmmaker

Netflix, Applause Entertainment, and Film Companion Studios partner for an upcoming biographical doc...

entertainment | 3 months ago

Kashmiri filmmaker’s tribute to social worker J L Kaul

There was a little buzz around a film on Jawahar Lal Kaul, a visually challenged man who made light ...

entertainment | 2 months ago

Why communities should retain their heirloom seeds and knowledge systems

Kunuji Kulusika crouches over a silver plate on which numerous little piles of seeds are arranged an...

entertainment | 1 month ago

‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ trailer: From the iconic caped crusader to passionate disability rights activist

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the trailer for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, a documen...

entertainment | 1 month ago

Zia Anger interview: On ‘My First Film’, autofiction and working with Odessa Young

Zia Anger is not one to abandon a project, no matter how doomed it seems. Take Always All Ways, Anne...

entertainment | 1 month ago

TIFF 2024: Bombshell Benjamin Netanyahu documentary, ‘The Bibi Files’, premieres at festival despite legal efforts to block it

A controversial documentary sharply critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu premiered ...

entertainment | 1 month ago

‘My First Film’ review: Zia Anger’s moving meta-fiction is a stunning ode to failure

Zia Anger’s My First Film is a paradox — a (second) debut that is not just about making art, but abo...

entertainment | 1 month ago

‘Mudhuvar’, narrated by rapper Arivu, explores the coexistence Anamalai’s humans and wildlife

Mist uncovers a verdant expanse, revealing a serpentine stream winding through the lush landscape. A...

entertainment | 4 weeks ago

‘The King Maker’: Documentary on RM Veerappan in works

A documentary titled The King Maker, on politician and film producer RM Veerappan is currently in pr...

entertainment | 2 weeks ago

Suriya and Jyotika’s daughter Diya turns filmmaker with documentary on women in showbiz 

Looks like the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree! Actors Suriya and Jyotika’s daughter Diya has b...

entertainment | 1 week ago

Documentary film on Tamil Nadu’s folk deities and oral histories

Nagercoil-based T Elstin Raj and team from the start-up Rec709, often found themselves drawn to litt...

entertainment | 4 days ago