A slow-form curatorial collective tracing contemporary cinemas from South Asia — with evolving attention toward Southeast Asia, East Asia, MENA, and broader Global South film ecologies.
Cinetrace is a space for:
– critical inquiry
– collaborative authorship
– new curatorial methods
– regional dialogue beyond institutional limitations
For cinemas that envision anew.
The Intent
Cinetrace responds to the gaps in South Asia’s film ecology — limited pathways, fragmented networks, and few spaces for independent, imaginative curatorial thought.
It offers:
– space for slow conversation and peer mentorship
– room for experimentation in form, context, and aesthetics
– frameworks that sustain rigorous long-term curatorial practice
The Mission
Cinetrace exists to create curatorial spaces where autonomy, depth, and experimentation can thrive.
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We trace quiet shifts in cinema — across forms, memories, and intentions — and create structures that allow new ways of seeing to emerge.
How We Work
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Non-institutional by design — independent, flexible, conversation-led
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Geographically fluid — South Asia as a centre of gravity, but open to transregional thinking
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Filmmaker–programmer symbiosis — nurturing processes, not just presenting work
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Slow-building — long-term, intentional, collaborative
What's Coming (2026)
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Rupture — a publishing space for essays, conversations, and experimental forms
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Cinetrace Film Fund (Seed Phase)
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Programming Blueprint — developing curatorial methodologies
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Resource Hub — tools, histories, and frameworks for curatorial practice