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Maya Abdallah speaks into microphones during a press scrum. She is wearing a keffiyeh and a black hijab.

The Kids Are Alright: Student Protest in A Night of Knowing Nothing and The Encampments

by Nidhil Vohra
November 10, 2025November 26, 2025
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Documentaries The Encampments and A Night of Knowing Nothing share the art of student protest with distinct methods.

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An Indian man and his elderly mother stand in a poppy field. The flowers have not yet bloomed. He has his hand on his chest while speaking to her.

I, Poppy Review: A Mother, a Son, and a History of Corruption

by Jason Gorber
May 2, 2025
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I, Poppy examines a field of historic injustice and corruption in India through one family's struggle.

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An Indian officer speaks to a couple. She is sitting at a desk facing them, and the two people are outside the frame. The woman is wearing a tan uniform and has her finger raised in the air.

Marriage Cops Dials-Up India’s Women’s Helpline

by Susan G. Cole
April 24, 2025
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In Marriage Cops, filmmakers Shashwati Talukdar and Cheryl Hess observe police officers in action at India's Women's Hotline.

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From the Supermen to the Superboys of Malegaon

by Jason Gorber
September 5, 2024
Interviews/TIFF

An interview with Superboys of Megalaon director Reema Kagti and producer Zoya Akhtar about adapting a 2008 documentary cult hit as a drama.

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Call Me Dancer Review: Living the Dream

by Pat Mullen
January 10, 2024
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Call Me Dancer review finds a great underdog story in Mumbai's Manish Chauhan as he follows his dream to take the stage.

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Deepa Mehta and Sirat Taneja on Their Collaborative Documentary

by Pat Mullen
September 19, 2023
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An interview with Deepa Mehta and Sirat Taneja about I Am Sirat and using a collaborative approach to sharing a transgender story.

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Against the Tide Review: Caught Between Tradition and Modernity

by Jason Gorber
January 29, 2023
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Sarvnik Kaur's Against the Tide observes two Mumbai fisherman as the face a choose regarding their traditional methods and sustainable practice.

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While We Watched Review: Journalism Under Fire

by Pat Mullen
September 13, 2022
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Vinay Shukla offers a riveting portrait of journalist Ravish Kumar that captures the frenzied state of journalism with While We Watched.

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Reason Review: Detective Patwardhan

by Marc Glassman
May 6, 2022May 7, 2022
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Reason is a mystery story with Anand Patwardhan as the detective. It’s the perfect role for a documentarist to play.

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All That Breathes Review: A Wing and a Prayer

by Pat Mullen
January 22, 2022January 23, 2023
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All That Breathes observes the efforts of brothers Saud and Nadeem in India's Wildlife Rescue as they care for black kites and other birds.

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