1916 / about tamil cinema
1916 is a space for critical reflection on Tamil cinema. Through analytical articles, critical notes, and highlighting of archival material, it aims to deconstruct the narratives and the political, socio-cultural, and aesthetic issues that permeate these films. This writing project was created in 2016 by Shakila Zamboulingame, a researcher in film studies and anthropology.
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about shakila zamboulingame
Born in Pondicherry but living in France since childhood, I started this writing project in 2016 to analyze Tamil cinema through a diasporic point of view. I am working on a Phd in film studies and anthropology entitled “Tamil Cinema in Diaspora: Film Culture, Spectatorship, and Identities” (Université of Montpellier Paul Valéry – Cesah, EHESS), about the experience of Tamil cinema in the communities of Tamil immigration and exile in France. I regularly write and give lectures on Indian cinemas, Tamil diaspora and diasporic audiences. You can read my writings here, on Instagram where I am more active, and in some publications.
mail : s.zamboulingame@hotmail.com / 1916cinema@gmail.com
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