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    A shoestring cinema enchants children of Kolkata – an Oscar®-nominated film

    Salim Muhammad lives in North Kolkata, India, with his wife and five children. Since the age of ten, he has made a living screening discarded film scraps for the kids in his surrounding neighborhood, using a hand-cranked projector he inherited from his father. A pragmatic businessman as well as a cinephile, Salim runs his projector with his sons in the hopes that they will carry on his legacy of showing films to the local children.

    Director: Tim Sternberg

    Producer: Francisco Bello, Scott Mosier

    9 November 2013
    A man in a plaid shirt with glasses and a moustache standing in a cluttered room filled with cameras and film equipment.

    videoSubcultures

    A playful paean to glorious celluloid and the magic of cinema

    7 minutes

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    videoLife stages

    ‘I thought I was gonna be a teenager forever’: moving back in with the parents at 23

    14 minutes

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    videoPoverty and development

    In a changing economy, Indian farmers turn to a different crop: copper

    5 minutes

    Illustration of a figure standing in front of a colourful blurry image with a large abstract face in the background, blending vibrant hues of red, blue, and pink.

    videoGender and identity

    Timothée built his identity around his absent father. What happens when they meet?

    17 minutes

    A man lies down with his head on a miniature model of buildings and streets, blending into the tiny, urban scene at night.

    videoBiography and memoir

    The unique life philosophy of Abdi, born in Somalia, living in the Netherlands

    29 minutes

    A man in a striped shirt holding chickens near a wooden coop filled with more chickens at a rustic marketplace.

    videoFood and drink

    Street food in motion: a chicken’s journey from coop to plate in Bamako, Mali

    4 minutes

    Two smiling men in traditional robes and head coverings standing in a desert landscape with a blurred sandy background.

    videoLove and friendship

    A former Guantánamo Bay prisoner and his guard reunite as equals 13 years later

    21 minutes

    Elderly man in a cap and jacket sits on concrete steps outdoors holding a cup, with greenery and trees in the background.

    videoLove and friendship

    After his son’s terrorist attack, Azdyne seeks healing – and his granddaughter

    25 minutes

    Photo of a smiling boy with short hair outdoors, viewed through a digital camera frame. Background shows a fence and greenery.

    videoChildhood and adolescence

    ​​A neglected Dominican sugar town, as seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old local

    11 minutes