Around India with a Movie Camera

"Archive footage tells the emotionally-resonant story of life across India pre-1947"

2019 1h 12m EN

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Synopsis

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Award-winning filmmaker Sandhya Suri (I for India) skilfully weaves together archive footage to create an emotionally resonant story about life across India from 1899 to 1947. Drawn exclusively from the BFI National Archive, Around India features some of the earliest surviving film from India as well as gorgeous travelogues, intimate home movies and newsreels from British, French and Indian filmmakers. Taking in Maharajas and Viceroys, fakirs and farmhands and personalities such as Sabu and Gandhi, the film explores not only the people and places of over 70 years ago, but asks us to engage with broader themes of a shared history, shifting perspectives in the lead up to Indian independence and the ghosts of the past. Around India boasts a superb new score that fuses western and Indian music from composer and sarod player Soumik Datta.

“Archive footage tells the emotionally-resonant story of life across India pre-1947”

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Director: Sandhya Suri
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sandhya Suri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Marketing tagline: "Archive footage tells the emotionally-resonant story of life across India pre-1947".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7981638 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Sandhya Suri directs. Sandhya Suri cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Sandhya Suri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Marketing tagline: "Archive footage tells the emotionally-resonant story of life across India pre-1947".
6IMDB entry: tt7981638 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.