Curators' selections, May 2024 at TPCC Hyderabad
A selection of hand-picked movies, representative of our curators’ tastes.
Cinema and Its Many Iconoclasms
An ode to films and filmmakers that chose to defy cinematic norms by challenging the symbolic or literal representations associated with a cinematic image.
Double Vision
A note on the films for the month of September 2023.
Éric Rohmer: It Is So Not “Like Watching Paint Dry”
Rohmer delves into existential dilemmas through precise & rational dialogues. His meticulous craft and thematic depth mark him as a master filmmaker.
The Elephant Sitting Still
A long, solemn meditation on the existential malaise that cripples the disenchanted Chinese youth.
The Qatsi Trilogy
A groundbreaking series of films that offer a mesmerizing and thought-provoking look at humanity's relationship with nature, technology, and society.
News From Home & From the East
Chantal Akerman explores alienation and helplessness in modern life through her structuralist filmmaking in these two documentaries.
Director Retrospective: Chantal Akerman
An introductory note on Chantal Akerman - whose films we'll taking a look at over the next couple months.
Director Retrospective: Béla Tarr
An introductory note on Béla Tarr - whose films we'll taking a look at over the next month.
The Prefab People
Bela Tarr's The Prefab People is a masterful exploration of the bleak realities and social decay in Hungary during the communist era.
Cinema Mon Amour
We look at four films which deal with the world of filmmaking.
Additional Reading: 'When The Mountains Tremble'
An excerpt about the moment in Rigoberta Menchú's life which led her into activism and transformed her into a revolutionary figure for the Mayan People.
Capturing global disasters: 'And then they came for me...'
This month, we focus on timeless stories across dimensions, curating documentaries that candidly depict humanity's darkest historical chapters.