OXLAEYThe SOLIGA • a Dying Tribe • Indigenous People
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
The Soliga, one of India’s scheduled tribes, live in India’s Western Ghats. They have deep knowledge of the wild plants in the region, but this knowledge is slowly…
NURSERY • Seedlings for a Plantation in Coorg
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
A short interview with a customer at a rural nursery, picking up seedlings (jalapeño). They’ll be planted at their coffee plantation during the time after the coffee is…
FIGHT Club • The Martial art of Kerala
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
From a Kalari school near Kannur, India, where children of all ages are trained. The first set of exercises emphasize flexibility. Later, students learn to use a range…
Walk through FIRE • a Theyyam Performance
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Theyyam is popular in the northern part of Kerala, India. The major difference in Theyyam and other ritualistic dances in Kerala is that the performers channel the god…
BLACKSMITHS • Nomadic Metal Toolmakers
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
There were a couple of families working as a loose collective on the side of the road on the outskirts of Kannur, India. The womens’ main job, supporting…
THEYYAM • The Ritual in Kerala
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Theyyam is a ritual performance with hundreds of variations, depending on the performers, gods represented and local customs. This was filmed close to Kannur, India. During the ceremony,…
India goes BANANAS • Banana Market
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Trucks and trucks of green bananas came rolling into town. They’re off-loaded by hand, then auctioned off (that is the cutting and writing on the stalk part). The…
Elephant PARADE • Pattambi Nercha
Sunday, December 28, 2014
This “Elephant Parade” is actually called Pattambi Nercha in Palakkad district in India. It’s an annual festival for the Pattambi Mosque held in honor of the Muslim saint…
Dhobi Khana WASHING Collective in Kochi
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Dhobi Khana (dhobikhana) is a laundry collective is made up of 45 self-employed families, laundry men and women, working seven days a week, without insurance, retirement or any…
Debtors’ PRISON by BC Collective • Modern Art in Kochi
Sunday, December 28, 2014
BC Collective’s “Debtors’ Prison” is a mural telling the story of everyday life in Fort Kochi (the Mattanchery neighborhood), India. This art collective depict the city as a…
