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Insights

Behind The Scenes Of A Community-Funded Film

For Gauhati Cine Club, cinema has always been more than a screening on a darkened evening. Since 1962, the club has created spaces where audiences, filmmakers,…

Bringing Film History Into Rural Classrooms Across Assam

Film can be a powerful classroom resource in rural Assam. It connects history, language, music, geography, politics, technology, and everyday life through…

Why Manipur’s Cinema Deserves a Month of Attention

A month devoted to the films of Manipur is an invitation to look closely at a region whose cinematic imagination is rich, distinctive, and often…

Reconstructing a Lost Print Through Memory and Film Archives

A film print can disappear long before a film leaves public memory. Reels may be damaged by humidity, misplaced during institutional transfers, or discarded…

Our Annual Tribute to Dr. Bhupen Hazarika’s Cinematic Contributions

Every year, Gauhati Cine Club gathers audiences to remember Dr. Bhupen Hazarika as a major force in Indian cinema and culture. His work reached far beyond the…

How We Negotiated Screening Rights for an Obscure Bhutanese Film

A film can travel a short geographical distance and still cross a complicated legal border. This became clear when Gauhati Cine Club began planning a screening…

The Forgotten 1985 Symposium: Assamese Cinema vs. Mainstream Bollywood

In the history of Indian cinema, major debates are often preserved through famous conferences, published manifestos, and widely cited speeches. Smaller…

A technical breakdown of the club’s first digital-to-film transfer

The Gauhati Cine Club’s first digital-to-film transfer represents a significant meeting point between contemporary production and the physical traditions of…

From Tea Shops to Seminar Halls: How We Built Our Screening Venues

A film club is often imagined as a room with a large screen, rows of chairs, and carefully controlled darkness. Our history began with something far more…

Gauhati Cine Club And The Memory Of Assamese Silent Film Music

Silent cinema is often remembered through images, but its screenings were never truly silent. Before synchronized sound became standard, films depended on live…