Colonialism Movies

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

During his first international tour, Zemi, an up-and-coming Dominican rapper, faces the age-old battle between creative integrity and encompassing...

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

Returning to the island that her father left 50 years earlier, the filmmaker goes back in time to retrace the history of her name.

Short Belgian documentary on volcanos in the former Belgian Congo

Educational film about Cyprus - landscape, people, work, traditions etc.

A Luta Continua explains the military struggle of the Liberation Front of Mozambique (FRELIMO) against the Portuguese. Produced and narrated by...

This film travels over open books, looted objects and postcards to look for the imperial foundations of the world in which we live. Within this wide...

An epic war film about the battle of the Italian and Libyan armies.

In 1896, Ethiopia, an African nation, largely armed with spears and knives, defeats a well-equipped and organized Italian military bent on...

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

Directed by Abdelaziz Tolbi.

«My grandma had a great strength and love for life which made me believe that some of us were able to become immortals and escape death. When...

Prejudices, ignorance, and racism still leave their mark on the everyday life of black Germans, respectively Europeans, until today. How do...

Tabataba tells the story of a small Malagasy village during the independence uprising which took place in 1947 in the south of the country. For...

A plantation owner's daughter falls in love with the handsome plantation foreman Andrea, but her father disapproves of the relationship. Andrea is ...

Negotiating Amnesia is an essay film based on research conducted at the Alinari Archive and the National Library in Florence. It focuses on the...

This film was originally made for the International Conference on Human Settlements (HABITAT) which was held in Vancouver, Canada. Taking as an...