Mapping the Future of In(ter)dependent Cinema

About this episode

Cultural workers discuss their research on independent cinema and audience pathways in the Global South.

In this conversation, cultural workers Abhishek Nilamber and Laura Kloeckner speak with film curator Lucy Mukerjee about their research with United Screens, sourcing the experiences of filmmakers and mapping pathways to audiences in the Global South, as well as their latest project Meshdia, which proposes a collaborative infrastructure for circulating cinema.

People in this episode

Guests: Abhishek Nilamber, Laura Kloeckner

Topics covered

• independent cinema
• Global South
• filmmaking
• audience engagement
• collaborative infrastructure

Keywords

• independent cinema
• Global South
• filmmakers
• audiences
• collaborative infrastructure
• Meshdia
• United Screens

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United Screens, Meshdia

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