The Cinema Travelers (2016)

Directed by

Shirley Abraham

Genre

documentary film

How it feels

The film follows the last operators of mobile cinemas in rural India as they travel with their projectors and tents. It shows their dedication to bringing movies to remote villages despite aging equipment and dwindling audiences.

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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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