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Video documentation election and human rights tip sheet by WITNESS.org This tip sheet provides information and guidance on safety measures to protect both the documenter and the subjects being filmed and how to effectively document human rights violations during elections. It advises assessing potential risks before filming and taking precautions such as using encrypted communication channels, anatomizing footage, or employing secure storage methods. Translated In Nepali By Documentary Open School

This collection of essays offers a critical assessment of labour in single shot, a groundbreaking , documentary video workshop. From 2011 to 2014, curator antje Ehmann anf film- and video-maker Harun Farocki produced an art project of truly global proportions. They travelled to fifteen cities around the world to conduct workshops inspired by cinema history’s first film, workers leaving the lumiere brothers in France.  While the workshop videos are in colour and  the camerea was not required to remain static,ehmann and Farocki’s students were tasked with honouring the orginal lumiere film’s basics parameters of theme and style. The fascingating result is a collection of more than 550 short videos that have appeared in international exhibitions and on an open-access website, offering the widest possible audience the opportunity to ponder contemporary labour in multiple contexts around the world.  Written by : Antje Ehmann and Harun Farocki Published by Amsterdam University Press, with grants from Boston University, Goethe Intitut.

Conducted during the Covid 19 pandemic, this research questions male gaze in Nepal’s cinema and how women have been traditionally portrayed. The research team performed several tests to see if women had agency in the film, and the motif behind her presentation. Close to 40 films made between 1961 to 2020 have been reviewed by the research. This document presents one of first close peek into otherwise lesser explored side to Nepali cinema. The book is equally effective in providing a historical tour of Nepal’s cinema and the various policies that have affected growth of cinema in Nepal. The concluding remarks makes clear references to the federal context and how the different tier governments can supplement cinema growth including respectful representation of all sexes. Written by: Kshitiz Adhiraj with Abhimanyu Dixit Lead researched: Jyotsna Maskay Published jointly by Docskool and Plan International.