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The Cinema Travellers (2018)

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Film details

Countries

United Kingdom Germany India USA Korea, Republic of
Year

2018
Genre

Documentary
Type

Film
Category

Non Fiction

Synopsis

Documentary filmed over a period of five years that follows the ‘travelling talkies’ of India’s Maharashtra region, who have been touring their travelling cinemas from village to village for over 70 years. The film focusses on Akshay Touring Pictures run by Bapu and Sumedh Touring Pictures which is owned by Mohamed, observing the daily challenges of keeping the cinemas operating that include ageing celluloid projectors, the rise of digital formats, and the growing popularity of television.

Cast & Credits

Credits
- Unknown:
  - Directed by
    
    Shirley Abraham
  - Directed by
    
    Amit Madheshiya
  - ©
    
    Cave Pictures
  - Made with the support of
    
    Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program
  - With support from
    
    Open Society Foundations
  - With support from
    
    Ford Foundation JustFilms
  - Made with the support of
    
    Sundance Edit and Story Lab
  - Made with the support of
    
    Sundance Music and Sound Design Lab
  - Made with the support of
    
    Sundance Creative Producing Summit
  - Made with the support of
    
    Sundance Documentary Fellows Program
  - Made with the support of
    
    Bertha Foundation
  - Made with the support of
    
    WorldView PMA
  - Made with the support of
    
    Asian Cinema Fund
  - Made with the support of
    
    Goethe-Institut
  - In association with
    
    The Filmmaker Fund
  - Presents
    
    Cave Pictures
  - Executive Producer
    
    Shirley Abraham
  - Co-executive Producer
    
    Minette Nelson
  - Co-executive Producer
    
    David Eckles
  - Produced by
    
    Shirley Abraham
  - Produced by
    
    Amit Madheshiya
  - Director of Photography
    
    Amit Madheshiya
  - Photographs
    
    Amit Madheshiya
  - Editor
    
    Amit Madheshiya
  - Editor
    
    Shirley Abraham
  - Consulting Editor
    
    Jonathan Oppenheim
  - Music Composer
    
    Laura Karpman
  - Music Composer
    
    Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum
  - Flutes
    
    Andrea Fisher
  - Baritone Violin/Violin
    
    Lisa Liu
  - Cello
    
    Michael Fitzpatrick
  - Guitars
    
    Tim Kobza
  - Keyboards
    
    Laura Karpman
  - Keyboards
    
    Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum
  - Vocals/Taal/Harmonium
    
    Ganavya Doraiswamy
  - Vocals/Tabla/Bansuri/Ektara/Dholak/Dimdi/Harmonium
    
    Vivek Virani
  - Score Mixed by
    
    Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum
  - Sound Designer
    
    Pete Horner
  - Sound Recordist
    
    Shirley Abraham
  - Additional Sound Recordist
    
    Singh, Ravidev
  - Post-production Sound Services
    
    Skywalker Sound
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    Pete Horner
  - Additional Re-recording Mixer
    
    Scott R. Lewis
  - Sound Effects Editor
    
    Zweers, André
  - Foley Supervision
    
    Singh, Karan Arjun
  - Foley Artist
    
    Shankar Singh
  - Foley Artist
    
    Anil Pawar
  - Digital Intermediate Studio
    
    Prime Focus Ltd
  - Prime Focus Ltd (Colourist)
    
    Smanoj CPK Verma
  - Prime Focus Ltd (Digital Intermediate Producer)
    
    Ranganath Gowda
  - Prime Focus Ltd (Digital Intermediate Production Head)
    
    Nirmal Gala
  - We are grateful to
    
    Tabitha Jackson

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