The Cinema Travellers (2016)

Directed by

Amit Madheshiya, Shirley Abraham

Genre

documentary film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 36m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the people who run traveling cinemas in India, showing their dedication to bringing movies to rural audiences. It captures the daily realities and challenges of these mobile movie shows.

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What happens

The Cinema Travellers is a 2016 documentary film about the travelling cinemas of India, directed by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya. The film is produced by Cave Pictures, India, a company co-founded by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya in 2015. It was pitched at the 2013 Sheffield Doc/Fest MeetMarket. The film premiered as an Official Selection at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and won L'Œil d'or Special Mention: Le Prix du documentaire. In 2016, it was the only Indian film playing as an Official Selection at Cannes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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