INDIA: AUTEUR FILMS

The film programme entitled "India: Auteur Films, Independent Documentaries and Video Art (1899-2008)" presented by La Casa Encendida retrieves, compiles and brings to light a fair number of cinematographic works, most of which have not been previously screened in Spain, that bear witness to the audiovisual experiences in India over the first century of the history of the medium. The original and flourishing scene of contemporary Indian art, of its film and video production in particular, belongs to a rich and consolidated tradition rooted in Indian modernism. This publication presents a number of essays written from the perspective of post-colonial cultural criticism, and an anthology of texts by Indian filmmakers concerning the works projected.