Amit Dutta Movies

  • 2020
    The Game of Shifting Mirrors

    The Game of Shifting Mirrors

    The Game of Shifting Mirrors

    02020HD

    How do the vicissitudes of contemporary notions of nationhood alter our relationship with cultural patrimony? It’s a question obliquely...

    The Game of Shifting Mirrors
  • 2005
    Who?

    Who?

    Who?

    8.82005HD

    Suggestions of ancient and modern myths and folklore coalesce in dreams to bring alive a colourful animated world.

    Who?
  • 2024
    The Lesson

    The Lesson

    The Lesson

    02024HD

    This short-film was made by Amit Dutta to encapsulate some essential teachings of Kashmir Shaivism as taught by Bettina Sharada Baeumer. The film was...

    The Lesson
  • 2004
    Masaan

    Masaan

    Masaan

    02004HD

    A grandmother tells the story of partition (almost like a mythic tale) while her young granddaughter witnesses contemporary political reality....

    Masaan
  • 2013
    Field-Trip

    Field-Trip

    Field-Trip

    02013HD

    Professor B.N. Goswamy travels back along the path of some forty years’ research on the 18th century Indian master-painter Nainsukh. Field-Trip...

    Field-Trip
  • 2024
    Rhythm of a Flower

    Rhythm of a Flower

    Rhythm of a Flower

    02024HD

    Kumar Gandharav, a child prodigy who subsequently became one of the finest and most original geniuses of Indian classical music, was struck by...

    Rhythm of a Flower
  • 2011
    The Golden Bird

    The Golden Bird

    The Golden Bird

    52011HD

    Two travelers are in search of a flying-craft, which they believe could possibly take them to the ultimate escape from the cycle of births. On their...

    The Golden Bird
  • 2017
    Ishu's Balloon and a Painting that Comes to Life

    Ishu's Balloon and a Painting that Comes to Life

    Ishu's Balloon and a Painting that Comes to Life

    02017HD

    A boy plays with his balloon. Something unexpected happens.

    Ishu's Balloon and a Painting that Comes to Life
  • 2017
    A Visit

    A Visit

    A Visit

    02017HD

    The Ashokan rock-edict in a remote Himalayan village has the last fragment of a script only decipherable by few experts. Some miles away in Shimla,...

    A Visit
  • 2022
    Abhagir Swargo

    Abhagir Swargo

    Abhagir Swargo

    02022HD

    In ‘Abhagir Swargo’ the mother Abhaghi is a lower caste woman, whose only dream was that after her death she should be cremated with full...

    Abhagir Swargo
  • 2016
    Scenes from a Sketchbook

    Scenes from a Sketchbook

    Scenes from a Sketchbook

    02016HD

    The film is based on and inspired from the tinted brush drawings, sketches and some finished yet minimalistic works of the 18th century master...

    Scenes from a Sketchbook
  • 2021
    The Scent of Earth

    The Scent of Earth

    The Scent of Earth

    02021HD

    A nostalgic tale about childhood bazaars, scents and smells.

    The Scent of Earth
  • 2024
    The Many Interrupted Dreams of Mr. Hemmady

    The Many Interrupted Dreams of Mr. Hemmady

    The Many Interrupted Dreams of Mr. Hemmady

    02024HD

    The Many Interrupted Dreams of Mr. Hemmady explores the unintentional and fantastical narratives contained within matchbox art, delving into the...

    The Many Interrupted Dreams of Mr. Hemmady
  • 2017
    The Unknown Craftsman

    The Unknown Craftsman

    The Unknown Craftsman

    02017HD

    Towards the end of the eighth century, an architect journeys across the lower Himalayas in search of the perfect site for constructing a temple, not...

    The Unknown Craftsman
  • 2022
    Mother, Who Will Weave Now?

    Mother, Who Will Weave Now?

    Mother, Who Will Weave Now?

    02022HD

    Mother, Who Will Weave Now? attempts to sample and mirror the grand tapestry of Indian textile tradition and history by interweaving snippets of...

    Mother, Who Will Weave Now?
  • 2004
    Kshya Tra Ghya

    Kshya Tra Ghya

    Kshya Tra Ghya

    02004HD

    A stream of mysterious rituals and symbols are encountered as a young boy journeys to school in the fantastical world of Kshya Tra Ghya.

    Kshya Tra Ghya
  • 2015
    Even Red Can Be Sad

    Even Red Can Be Sad

    Even Red Can Be Sad

    102015HD

    This film explores various aspects of litterateur and painter Ram Kumar's personality by structuring the film around his stories and...

    Even Red Can Be Sad
  • 2008
    Jangarh Film One

    Jangarh Film One

    Jangarh Film One

    6.52008HD

    The village artist Jangarh Singh Shyam left home and became a well-known contemporary painter. He committed suicide in 2001. Through his art, places...

    Jangarh Film One
  • 2022
    Bat like Devil Chaser with a Top Hat

    Bat like Devil Chaser with a Top Hat

    Bat like Devil Chaser with a Top Hat

    02022HD

    Culled from over 5,000 photographs by Jyoti Bhatt (b. 1934) from the collection of Bengaluru’s Museum of Art and Photography, this short film...

    Bat like Devil Chaser with a Top Hat
  • 1970
    Gentleman's Magazine

    Gentleman's Magazine

    Gentleman's Magazine

    01970HD

    Flipping through the pages of The Gentleman’s Magazine’s 1794 edition, the pastoral landscapes and curious reclics of a...

    Gentleman's Magazine