India - Hardwar

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour

Boys’ canoe trip on the Thames in London.

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

A Suitable Girl follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. The film examines the women's complex relationship with marriage, family, and society.

Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.

A humorous documentary about a historic hunt in 1929 through the African savannah and Indian jungle with lots of animal footage.

The Real Story of Fake Democracy. Filmed over three years in five countries, FREEDOM FOR THE WOLF is an epic investigation into the new regime of illiberal democracy. From the young students of Hong Kong, to a rapper in post-Arab Spring Tunisia and the viral comedians of Bollywood, we discover how people from every corner of the globe are fighting the same struggle. They are fighting against elected leaders who trample on human rights, minorities, and their political opponents.

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Varanasi is the Indian city where Hindus go to die. Stretching along the Ganges, Varanasi holds great spiritual significance because Hindu scriptutres say that anyone who dies there will attain moksha—liberation from the cycle of rebirth. Berlin-based director Dan Braga Ulvestad captures life and death in India’s heartland in this moving documentary filled with exquisite cinematic moments. By the River starts its narrative journey with the city’s “death hotels,” dedicated apartments where people wait to die, sometimes for decades, so they can be cremated on the banks of the Ganges.