Films by Magic Lantern Foundation
ORANGES AND MANGOES
What happens when it pours in the desert? Or when mangoes grow where there were oranges before… Folk songs about rain and nature in villages of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, and voices of people, allow us to witness realities of climate change.
2011, English (subtitled), 22 min
UNDER THE WEATHER
Climate change is being witnessed across India. The film shows some efforts by the Mininstry of Environment and Forests in partnership with the German Development Cooperation to support the communities in adaptating to climate change.
2011, English (subtitled), 23 min
PARTNERS IN CRIME
A rollicking trip through the grey worlds of copyright, art and the market in a story about love, money and crime.
2011, English (subtitled), 94 min
MEETHO PAL
A portrait of Anuradha Saigal, a chronicle of her journey from spirited youth to devoted family life as India transitioned from colonialism to independence.
2010, English (subtitled), 75 min
HOME/WORK
Home/ Work tries to unravel some of the complexities and peculiarities of domestic servitude in India.
2010, English (subtitled), 44 min
A SCHOOL OF MY OWN
Exploring a very successful intervention by the State of Himachal in education, the film asks: why can’t the the rest of the country do this?
2009, English (subtitled), 33 min
REHANA – A QUEST FOR FREEDOM
Rehana – a woman, a mother, a leader, a symbol of hope – a story about her, her struggles and her vision for a new world.
2007, English (subtitled), 39 min
KUCHH AWAZEN
Three of the most marginalised communities among Dalits give voice to the marginalisation they have experienced for centuries
2006, Hindi/ English (subtitled), 77 min/ 34 min
IN THEIR OWN VOICE
Two women who have fought all odds and established themselves as leaders in their communities
2005, English (subtitled), 32 min
THE (T)ERROR OF POTA
A public tribunal gives a call to put an end to a draconian security legislation
2005, English (subtitled), 105 min
THE STORY TELLERS
On Katha and its mission of taking stories into society
2003, English (subtitled), 46 min
BEYOND MONARCHS AND MERCHANTS: A SPACE FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION
What is public broadcasting and if it can become a reality in India
2002, English (subtitled), 56 min
OUT OF THE SHADOWS
A film on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
2000, English (subtitled)/ Hindi, 84min / 54 min
GOA UNDER SIEGE
Impact of large-scale tourism on the locals: their economy, ecology and culture
1999, English (subtitled), 30 min
SEEDS OF WELL BEING
How health is interwoven with larger issues affecting people’s lives
1999, English (subtitled)/ Telugu, 56 min
OF HOSTS AND HOSTAGES
When tourism becomes a destructive invader
1998, English (subtitled), 81 min
A JOURNEY TOGETHER
Experiences of a women’s group active in Delhi for over 20 years
1998, English (subtitled), 70 min
IMAGINE KALPANA
Life of the eminent freedom fighter Kalpana Dutta
1997, English (subtitled), 26 min
A HEALER IS BORN
Women, reproductive health and self help
1997, English (subtitled), 40 min
WHERE HEALING IS A TRADITION
Those invisible women practicing folk medicine
1997, English (subtitled), 30 min
IN SEARCH OF GREEN GOLD
Relationship of tribes with forests and their search of an identity
1995, English (subtitled), 45 min
CARRYING THEIR VOICES
An experience of innovative use of video by an NGO in Rajasthan
1995, English, 9 min
INDRAVADAN MODI
Biography of an industrialist with a difference
1994, Hindi, 26 min
INNATTHE PERUNTHACHANInnathe Perunthachan
Wood craftsmen of Kerala
1994, Malayalam, 26 min
BALLAD OF BUILDERS
Construction workers draft a Bill that is never implemented
1993, English/ Hindi/Tamil, 60 min
NIYOGI ZINDA HAI !
Workers struggle in Bhilai despite murder of their leader, Niyogi
1992, Hindi, 60 min
BECAUSE OF OUR RIGHTS
A film on forest, forest dwellers and forest rights
1989, English/Hindi, 29 min/ 49 min