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School of Languages, Linguistics and Film

New Independent Indian Cinema

Module code: FLM6208

Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM2
Timetable:

    Film Screening
  • Semester 2: Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12: Tuesday 2 pm - 4 pm

Contact: Dr Ashvin Devasundaram
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module offers the first in-depth insight into new independent Indian cinema ¿ a contemporary genre distinct from Bollywood. The new 'Indies' are glocal hybrids¿global in aesthetic and local in content. Module sessions will critically appraise the Indies¿ diverse socio-political `state of the nation¿ stories and conduct comprehensive analyses of definitive Indie new wave films. The module explores funding and distribution dynamics, the Indies¿ contestation of `traditional Indian values¿ and their collision with state censorship. Overall, this module examines an Indian film phenomenon that could chart the future of Indian cinema.

Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 100.0% Coursework
Level: 6