Winner - (Best Educational Film) at the Tagore International Film Festival
The Indian Army in the First World War: An Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Perspective,
to shed new light on the British Indian army’s role in the war on the
‘Eastern Front’ in Iraq (Mesopotamia), through a unique outreach programme and a
touring exhibition.
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| Some of the group researching |
The Indian Army in the First World War: An
Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Perspective
Run time: 8min (Deaf and Hearing Impaired - Film Subtitled)
This film documents research being carried out by participants from
the local Hindu, Sikh and Muslim community. Here they develop
display panels for a touring Museum exhibition. They also access
archive material previously unseen, and some not explored
for 100 years or more. Reflecting on the involvement of the Indian
Army during WW1 .
Director: Sharon Woodward
Producers: Dr Priya Atwal, Stephen Barker
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| The Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum |
The Soldiers of Oxfordshire (SOFO) Museum and Oxford University’s History Faculty have jointly received funding from the Arts & Humanities Research Council ‘Voices of War & Peace’ WWI Engagement Centre.
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| Exploring previously unseen archive |
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| Researching |
The Indian Army in the First World War:
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Perspectives
Monday 6 - Thursday 30 November 2017
This mini-exhibition tells about the significant contribution made by India during the Great War. Over one million Sepoys volunteered and 74,000 were killed. British and Indian soldiers fought and died side by side between 1914-1918 when the 1st Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry fought as part of the Indian Army in Mesopotamia. This is their story, a history that we all share.
This exhibition has been produced by the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum and the History Faculty at Oxford University in partnership with Oxford community organization volunteers.
The mini-exhibition & film screenings
6th to 30th November 2017 showing with exhibition starting at Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenu, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
6th December to 8th January 2018 showing Banbury Museum, Spiceball Park Road, Banbury,
It will later be displayed at the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock from 1st to 30th April 2018.
Entry to the exhibtion is free at Wycombe abd Banbury, though an entry fee is required at the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum. Family audeinces are welcome to attend and there will be special activities provided for children.
Banbury Museum 6th December to 8th January 2018
2018 - January 24th & 25th Cortkino 2K18 Film Festival - Thakur College of Science and Commerce, Ram Singh Road, Mumbi, Maharashtra, India
2018 - March 7th - Special Women's Open Screen at Film Oxford - part of International Women's Week
2018 - May 9th - Official Selection of the Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival, Bow Tie Cinema Warner Quad - 190 E Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 USA
2018 - May 3rd - Brookes University Documentary Club, Main Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington. Oxford UK
2018 - May - Hothouse Theare's Nottz Film Festival (Semi-Finalist) , Nottingham UK
2018 - July/August - Earl's Court Film Festival - Educational Shorts
Earl's Court - Educational Shorts
2018 - December - NukhuFest, New York, United States USA
2019 - July - A Rebel Minded Festival 2019 (Semi-Finalist)
2020 - March Oxford International Short Film Festival
St John's College, St. Giles, OX1 3JP Oxford
Larkin - 14:00-15:00 Film Block C6: LOCAL DOCUMENTARIES
Voices of War & Peace
Eastern Eye
Oxford Mail
BBC India' WW1
