Thanks to some inspiring leadership and support, Indian documentary saw a short-lived but very exciting period at the Films Division in the 1960s and early 1970s. A bunch of remarkable filmmakers like Pramod Pati, Fali Bilimoria, Clement Baptista, Shanti Chowdhury, S.N.S. Sastry, Sukhdev, T.A. Abraham S.N.Chari and Prem Vaidya in the area of documentary and experimental cinema with great freedom. These near-forgotten masters and their works are now being rediscovered and studied by film enthusiasts.

S.N.S. Sastry (1930–1978) was among Films Division's most celebrated cameramen and filmmakers. A diploma holder in cinematography from the Bangalore Polytechnic, Sastry joined Films Division as a cameraman and started directing films in 1956. The four films chosen for screening are among the best of the nearly 45 films he made for FD. Gentle, audacious and maverick by turns, Sastry’s films never cease to surprise!

I am 20 (1967) English. 20 min

And I Make Short Films (1968) English. 18 min

Burning Sun (1973) English. 21 min

FlashBack (1974) English, 21 min

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