Amateur Film Movies

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.

Charming amateur film featuring the Eisner family, who emigrated to Britain from Romania the year this film was made.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home.

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.

Rare amateur footage of East India.

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

Alone in a wasteland, a masked Traveler journeys through the ice, snow and air with a flower in hand.

Boys’ canoe trip on the Thames in London.

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

An amateur film set descends into chaos when a lovers’ quarrel involving a crew member threatens their production.

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

A filmmaker and rapper duo revive Michel Gondry’s “Be Kind Rewind” protocols - a set of filmmaking “rules” with which...

Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition.