RUPTURE

Is Cinetrace's publishing vertical

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A digital publication dedicated to concise, rigorous writing and visual thinking on cinema from South Asia.

Each issue brings together programmers, filmmakers, writers, and artists through a referential theme — open enough to invite multiple approaches, precise enough to hold direction.

RUPTURE PRIVILEGES

CLARITY AND DENSITY OVER ACADEMIC LENGTH.

FILMMAKERS ANDVISUAL THINKERS

  • Visual Essays
  • Image Sequences
  • Annotated Frames
  • Hybrid Visual-text Experiments
  • Short Reflections on process

PROGRAMMERS ANDCURATORS

  • Curatorial Notes
  • Programming Reflections
  • Thematic Sketches
  • Observations From Practice

WRITERSCRITICS AND RESEARCHERS

  • Short Essays
  • Focused Arguments
  • Closing Readings
  • Fragmented Or Experimental Writing

ARTISTS ANDOTHER PRACTITIONERS

  • Cross-disciplinary Responses To Cinema
  • Hybrid or Experimental Focus

WHAT TO SUBMIT

An independent curatorial platform working across contemporary cinemas from South Asia.