| Description |
1 online resource (60 min.) |
| Summary |
Renowned ethnographic filmmakers David and Judith MacDougall explore the many meanings of photography in this profound and penetrating documentary. The film focuses on the photographers of Mussoorie, a hill station in the Himalayan foothills of northern India whose fame has attracted tourists since the 19th century. Through a rich mixture of scenes that includes the photographers at work, their clients, and both old and new photographs, this extraordinary film examines photography as art and as social artifact -- a medium of reality, fantasy, memory, and desire."Photo Wallahs" is perfect for introducing students to the complexity of social and anthropological observation, and it will generate valuable discussion in a variety of courses in Indian and Asian studies, cultural anthropology, and photography |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2016) |
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In English and Hindi with English subtitles |
| Subject |
Photography -- India -- Mussoorie
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Photographers -- India -- Mussoorie
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Manners and customs.
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Photographers.
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Photography.
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| SUBJECT |
Mussoorie (India) -- Social life and customs
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| Subject |
India -- Mussoorie.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
MacDougall, David, filmmaker
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MacDougall, Judith, filmmaker
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Berkeley Media, film distributor.
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Oxnard Film Productions, production company
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SEPT (Television station : France), production company.
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