The Volunteer Archivists(2022)
Two hundred years of printed publications in India's Odia language are dying of collective negligence. A handful of volunteer science enthusiasts must fight against all odds, including legal battles, to digitally-archive crumbling books.
The Volunteer Archivists Synopsis
The Volunteer Archivists tells the story of Srujanika, a volunteer-led collective in the Indian state of Odisha that archived some of the rarest printer publications published in the last 200 years. The archive — Odia Bibhaba — now houses over 10,000 books and hundreds of magazines, newspapers, and dictionaries that otherwise would have been lost forever due to collective negligence and the poor state of digitization by the state archives.
The Volunteer Archivists (2022) is a documentary film directed by Subhashish Panigrahi, released on May 26, 2022 with a runtime of 35m. It stars Puspashree Pattnaik, Nikhil Mohan Pattnaik and Padmaja.
- Director:
- Subhashish Panigrahi
- Writers:
- Subhashish Panigrahi
- Producers:
- Subhashish Panigrahi
- Production:
- O Foundation
- Status:
- Released
The Volunteer Archivists (2022) Trailer
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The Volunteer Archivists Cast & Crew
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Directed by Subhashish Panigrahi, written by Subhashish Panigrahi, produced by Subhashish Panigrahi.
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The main cast of The Volunteer Archivists (2022) includes Puspashree Pattnaik, Nikhil Mohan Pattnaik and Padmaja. The film was directed by Subhashish Panigrahi. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
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The Volunteer Archivists was released on May 26, 2022 and runs for 35m.
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