Manto, Short Film followed by Feature film CINEMA TRAVELLERS

Cannes prize-winning Cinema Travellers is a journey with the traveling cinemas of India, which bring the wonder of the movies to faraway villages annually. Cinema Travellers accompanies a shrewd exhibitor, a benevolent showman and a maverick projector mechanic who bear a beautiful burden - to keep the last traveling cinemas of the world running. 

Filmmakers’ Bios: Shirley Abraham - (Director, Producer, Sound Recordist, Editor) is interested in how cinema can give form to the many faces of the human imagination. She has previously explored this through the story of an acid attack survivor who dreams of one day wearing a red dress again, and a young boy who imagines himself a hip hop star but must keep it a secret from disapproving parents. Shirley has directed documentaries for the Guardian, Al Jazeera English and Doordarshan India. 

Amit Madheshiy - (Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor) studied English Literature from Hindu College, New Delhi. He is a photographer and filmmaker based in Mumbai. His photographs have won awards from World Press Photo (2011), World Photography Awards (2011 and 2009), Commonwealth Photographic Awards (2011) and Humanity Photo Award (2009). Amit values the rigour of academia and enjoys taking his work to Universities.