Films for Classroom Use

60 min., 2000 This compelling program traces the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi from London, where he first studies law; to South Africa, where he established his first ashram; to India, where he worked tirelessly for …

By Richard Kohn This film takes us to two small Buddhist monasteries in Mt. Everest region of Nepal where Sherpas and Tibetans preserve a unique way of life and vision of the world. It focuses …

by Amy Catlin-Jairazbhoy and Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy 74 min., 2003 Sidis descend from Africans who sailed across the Indian Ocean to the west coast of India over many centuries. This documentary project explores the expressions …

44 min., 1998 This film by Marion Mayer-Hohdahl travels to the Kashmir valley at the foot of the Himalayas to investigate the history of Kashmir, along with the political, religious and ethnic roots of the …

By Richard Breyer and N.C. Rajamani 30 min., 1995 Depicts the daily life of a South Indian film star. By following her from rehearsals to fan club appearances as well as shopping with her mother, …

By Mohsen Makhmalbaf 85 min., 2001 Nafas is a reporter who was born in Afghanistan, but fled with her family to Canada when she was a child. However, her sister wasn’t so lucky; she lost …

By Anurag Singh and Jharana Jhaveri 80 min., 1997 In the name of “national interest” men, women and children have been forced out of their homes and lands so that a dam, a mine, a …

50 minutes, 2006 (Films for the Humanities & Sciences) Muslims arrived in India the same year they entered Spain – and by the end of the 13th century ruled nearly all of the county. This …

(Part of a Force More Powerful Series) By Steve York 30 min., 2000 In 1930, Indian nationalists were impatient with British foot-dragging on promises to move India toward self-rule, and appointed Mohandas Gandhi to lead …