Insights

Film discussion in Assam has never been limited to judging stars, songs, or box-office success. It has also been a way to examine society, language, identity,…

For many emerging filmmakers in Assam, the first serious conversation about cinema does not happen on a professional set. It begins in a modest screening room,…

Every generation discovers cinema in its own way. Some students begin with a phone camera, others with a notebook full of scene ideas, a college film society,…

The 1980s occupy a distinctive place in the cultural memory of Assam. It was a decade when film societies, university groups, independent exhibitors, and…

Writing for the screen is different from writing a short story, essay, or novel. A screenplay is a production blueprint: it shows what an audience can see and…

In 1962, a film screening in Guwahati marked the beginning of an important cultural movement. It created a space where cinema could be watched with attention,…