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Dances of Goa

Featured documentary Dances of Goa 62 min | 2012 Director | Nalini Elvino de Sousa Synopsis Travelling through the villages of Goa, a team of youngsters unveil the rich culture of Goa, through dance.  A journey that explores the basic lifestyle, rituals, beliefs, customs and costumes of the Goan village that should not be forgotten. …

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Water

Short Documentary Water https://www.cultureunplugged.com/storyteller/Nalini.goa#/myFilms 23 min 20’’ | 2010 Director | Nalini Elvino de Sousa Synopsis Water is the basis of life on earth. This valuable resource is freely available to us, but yet we face an extreme shortfall in supply. Water harvesting is the solution and has been practiced for years. However, in today’s …

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Paklo

Short Film Paklo 37 min 46’’ | 2012 Director | Aftab khan Farooqui Synopsis In the euphoria that followed Goa’s takeover by India in 1961, many Goans burnt their Portuguese passports in public demonstrations organised by freedom fighters. Fast forward to now and throwing cinematic light on this subject, this short and cleverly narrated film tells the story of a young village raised man …

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Abir

Short Film Abir 17 min 23’’ | 2011​ Director | Nalini Elvino de Sousa Synopsis Set in a village amongst the Dhangar community,Abir dreams of being a football player but things go awry for the 12 yrsold boy when his coach tells him that he needs to have his football gearin place, if he wants …

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Special Envoy

Featured Documentary SPECIAL ENVOY 62 min | 2018 Director | Nalini Elvino de Sousa Synopsis An unlikely yet indelible friendship is forged between two opposite characters: an Indian journalist and intellectual; and an African male nurse, who would later become the most charismatic African leader of his time. This friendship would change the course of …

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