Insights

Cinema has always been a shared experience. At Gauhati Cine Club, the image on the screen has been accompanied by an equally important element: sound.…

I still remember the first sight of the tented hall: a broad canvas roof trembling slightly in the evening breeze, wooden poles rising around the audience, and…

A mobile phone can be a camera, editing suite, sound recorder, archive, and screening device carried in a pocket. For many aspiring filmmakers, it removes the…

The arrival of color in Assamese feature filmmaking was more than a technical milestone. It altered the way landscapes, costumes, rituals, faces, and public…

Cinema has always found new ways to meet its audience. In Assam, that meeting can happen beside a river, under an open sky, with a wooden boat carrying a…

Our initiative to digitize Assamese film reviews from regional newspapers is an effort to preserve a valuable part of Assam’s cultural memory. For decades,…

At a Gauhati Cine Club screening, attention usually settles on the screen. On one memorable evening, however, the audience began by looking at something placed…

The history of Gauhati Cine Club can be read through the films it chose to screen. A comparison between 1972 and 2022 brings two important moments into focus:…

In the 1980s, a film discussion did not require a video call, a streaming platform, or even a reliable long-distance telephone line. For Gauhati Cine Club, a…

Assamese cinema has always carried music in its bloodstream. Songs have travelled from theatre stages, village courtyards, radio programmes, and devotional…