Under Construction - UC Films

A peek into the world of street entrepreneurs, who lead their lives in the shadow of constant threat.

A performance that no one saw in response to an attack that barely happened . . .

A film about women’s contribution to their economies and the attitudes that deny women their share of healthcare.

A reflective film about globalisation and resistance presented through a journey exploring different moments in various social /political movements in India.

A film about the resistance movement of the Kashipur tribals in South Orissa against bauxite mining and aluminium companies.

A film on forest, forest dwellers and forest rights.

A dialogue between three women in Indian Pottery, across the rural-urban, modern-traditional divides, with reference to the taboo of the wheel.

A personal journey mirroring a nation’s fight for freedom.

The complicated dynamics of internet and censorship across different parts of South-East Asia.

A hapless filmmaker and his two local guides explore the conflict surrounding the Vedanta mines in Orissa.

In attempting to right a wrong committed twenty-five years ago, can Suwisal save himself?

Old, blind Wannihami knowingly digs up his son’s sealed coffin in order to invalidate the compensation claim. For his greater purpose is to believe that war cannot kill his son.

Dharavi, India’s biggest slum, is to be knocked down, changing the lives of up to a million people forever.

The strength, ingenuity, and guile with which women in Iran confront biased laws, a Kafaka-esque administrative system, and their husbands’ and families’ rage to gain divorces.

A critical view of the role of western media in selling war and blood, especially after 9-11.

A stark reminder that peace has not yet come for those directly affected by Nepal’s 11-year conflict.

Oscar winning film on Gandhi’s life, in Telugu.

An exploration of the various meanings of the World Social Forum as an event and process as well as its historical importance coming out of 500 years of colonialism, developmentalism and neo-liberalism.

Actress Shimul Yusuf and her theatre group Dhaka theatre blend the techniques and philosophy of traditional Bangla theatre with modern taste and style.

Questioning the notion of the self as a pre-given, primordial and purposive entity, this video explores the gamut of modes in which identities are produced, circulated and consumed within the modern urban Indian culture.