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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''An American in Madras''}}
'''''An American in Madras''''' is a [[feature-length]] [[documentary]] film directed by Karan Bali. The film highlights American-born [[Ellis R Dungan]]'s <ref>http://www.upperstall.com/people/ellis-r-dungan</ref> pioneering contribution to the then-developing [[Tamil Film Industry]] in South India between 1935 and 1950.<ref>http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/B6VvAhkcW9bgldBjgkRroK/Documentary--An-American-in-Madras.html</ref>
<ref>http://www.mumbaimirror.com/columns/columnists/aseem-chhabra/An-American-in-Madras/articleshow/28406934.cms</ref>
<ref>http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/an-american-in-madras-traces-career-of-unlikely-pioneer-in-tamil-language-films/?_r=0</ref>
<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jul/09/india-us-new-wave-collaborative-cinema</ref>
<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/american-who-made-meera/article5558385.ece</ref>
<ref>http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140126/spectrum/entertainment1.htm</ref>
<ref>http://scroll.in/article/677763/The-little-known-American-who-directed-Tamil-film/</ref>
<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3279468/</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.newindianexpress.com/chennai/351205 |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222061912/http://m.newindianexpress.com/chennai/351205 |archive-date=22 December 2014 |url-status=dead|df=dmy-all }}</ref>
<ref>http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Tamil-Box-Office’s-American-Hero/2014/08/26/article2397902.ece{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
<ref>http://www.frontline.in/arts-and-culture/dungan-the-director/article5492566.ece</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?289436 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-11-26 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055540/http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?289436 |archivedate=11 February 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>
<ref>http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/dungan-checks-in/1207116/</ref>
<ref>http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-two-wonderful-films-and-their-unusual-directors-1952254</ref>
<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/flashback-to-the-dungan-era/article5415453.ece</ref>

== Synopsis ==

The film primarily traces Barton born American [[Ellis R. Dungan]]'s years in South India from 1935-50. During this period he made quite a name for himself as a successful director in the Tamil film Industry. The great MG Ramachandran (MGR) was introduced in Dungan's debut film as well, ''Sathi Leelavathi (1936)'', and among the 13th feature films that Dungan directed, they include famed Carnatic singer MS Subbulakshmi's ''Sakuntalai (1940)'' and ''Meera (both in Tamil (1945) and Hindi (1947))''. Besides his feature filmmaking, Dungan also served the Madras Government as their official photographer during World War II and photographed many key moments around the Indian Independence movement. After leaving India in 1950, Dungan returned regularly to the country as an expert on the wildlife films and television serials made in India like ''Harry Black and the Tiger (1958'') and ''Tarzan Goes to India (1962)''. The film traces his entire Indian connection till 1994, when on what was to be his last trip to India. the Tamil film industry felicitated him for his pioneering contribution to its early development.<ref>[https://scroll.in/reel/816654/the-making-of-ms-subbulakshmis-meera-her-final-and-finest-film The making of MS Subbulakshmi’s ‘Meera’, her final and finest film]</ref>

== Screenings and Film Festivals ==

The film had its first ever screening on 1 December 2013 on Ellis R Dungan's 12th death anniversary at the LV Prasad Film and TV Academy auditorium, Chennai. It has since then had various screenings in Chennai including it being part of Madras Day celebrations in 2014, besides showings in Bangalore and Mumbai as well. On the festival circuit, the film has been shown at...

* The Chennai International Film Festival, Chennai, December, 2013
* Mumbai International film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films (MIFF), Mumbai, February 2014
* New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), New York, May 2014 (Best Documentary Nominee)
* South Asian International Documentary Festival (SAID), Seattle, June 2014
* London Indian Film Festival, London, July 2014
* International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), Trivandrum, July 2014
* Prague Indian Film Festival, Prague, October 2014
* [http://ssaff.tasveer.org/2014/ Seattle South Asian Film Festival] (SSAFF) Seattle, November 2014
* International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, November 2014

==References==
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	'''''An American in Madras''''' is a [[feature-length]] [[documentary]] film directed by Karan Bali. The film highlights American-born [[Ellis R Dungan~~\|Elees R Dunkan~~]]'s <ref>http://www.upperstall.com/people/ellis-r-dungan</ref> pioneering contribution to the then-developing [[Tamil Film Industry]] in South India between 1935 and 1950.<ref>http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/B6VvAhkcW9bgldBjgkRroK/Documentary--An-American-in-Madras.html</ref>		'''''An American in Madras''''' is a [[feature-length]] [[documentary]] film directed by Karan Bali. The film highlights American-born [[Ellis R Dungan]]'s <ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.upperstall.com/people/ellis-r-dungan\|title = Ellis R Dungan\|date = December 2013}}</ref> pioneering contribution to the then-developing [[Tamil Film Industry]] in South India between 1935 and 1950.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/B6VvAhkcW9bgldBjgkRroK/Documentary--An-American-in-Madras.html\|title = Documentary \| an American in Madras\|date = 20 July 2013}}</ref>
	<ref>http://www.mumbaimirror.com/columns/columnists/aseem-chhabra/An-American-in-Madras/articleshow/28406934.cms</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/columns/columnists/aseem-chhabra/An-American-in-Madras/articleshow/28406934.cms\|title = An American in Madras}}</ref>
	<ref>http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/an-american-in-madras-traces-career-of-unlikely-pioneer-in-tamil-language-films/?_r=0</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/an-american-in-madras-traces-career-of-unlikely-pioneer-in-tamil-language-films/?_r=0\|title = 'An American in Madras' Traces Career of Unlikely Pioneer in Tamil-Language Films\|date = 6 February 2014}}</ref>
	<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jul/09/india-us-new-wave-collaborative-cinema</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jul/09/india-us-new-wave-collaborative-cinema\|title = India and the US: A new wave of collaborative cinema\|date = 9 July 2014}}</ref>
	<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/american-who-made-meera/article5558385.ece</ref>		<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/american-who-made-meera/article5558385.ece\|title = American who made Meera\|newspaper = The Hindu\|date = 9 January 2014\|last1 = K\|first1 = Bhumika}}</ref>
	<ref>http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140126/spectrum/entertainment1.htm</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140126/spectrum/entertainment1.htm\|title=The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum}}</ref>
	<ref>http://scroll.in/article/677763/The-little-known-American-who-directed-Tamil-film/</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://scroll.in/article/677763/The-little-known-American-who-directed-Tamil-film/\|title = In photos: The little-known American who directed Tamil cinema's earliest hits}}</ref>
	<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3279468/</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3279468/\|title = An American in Madras\|date = December 2013}}</ref>
	<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://m.newindianexpress.com/chennai/351205 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=26 November 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222061912/http://m.newindianexpress.com/chennai/351205 \|archive-date=22 December 2014 \|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://m.newindianexpress.com/chennai/351205 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=26 November 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222061912/http://m.newindianexpress.com/chennai/351205 \|archive-date=22 December 2014 \|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all }}</ref>
	<ref>http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Tamil-Box-~~Office’s~~-American-Hero/2014/08/26/article2397902.ece~~{{dead link~~\|date=~~October 2016~~ \|~~bot~~=~~InternetArchiveBot~~ \|~~fix~~-~~attempted~~=~~yes~~ }}</ref>		<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Tamil-Box-Office%E2%80%99s-American-Hero/2014/08/26/article2397902.ece \|title=Archived copy \|website=www.newindianexpress.com \|access-date=22 May 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915122503/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Tamil-Box-Office%E2%80%99s-American-Hero/2014/08/26/article2397902.ece \|archive-date=15 September 2014 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	<ref>http://www.frontline.in/arts-and-culture/dungan-the-director/article5492566.ece</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.frontline.in/arts-and-culture/dungan-the-director/article5492566.ece\|title = Frontline.in}}</ref>
	<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?289436 \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2014-11-26 \|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055540/http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?289436 \|archivedate=11 February 2014 \|df=dmy }}</ref>		<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?289436 \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2014-11-26 \|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055540/http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?289436 \|archivedate=11 February 2014 \|df=dmy }}</ref>
	<ref>http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/dungan-checks-in/1207116/</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/dungan-checks-in/1207116/\|title=Dungan Checks in - Indian Express}}</ref>
	<ref>http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-two-wonderful-films-and-their-unusual-directors-1952254</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-two-wonderful-films-and-their-unusual-directors-1952254\|title = Two wonderful films and their unusual directors\|date = 17 January 2014}}</ref>
	<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/flashback-to-the-dungan-era/article5415453.ece</ref>		<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/flashback-to-the-dungan-era/article5415453.ece\|title=Flashback to the Dungan era\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=3 December 2013\|last1=Kamath\|first1=Sudhish}}</ref>

	~~{{DISPLAYTITLE:''An American in Madras''}}~~
	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==

	The film primarily traces Barton born American [[Ellis R. Dungan~~\|Elees R. Dunkan~~]]'s years in South India from 1935~~-50~~. During this period he made quite a name for himself as a successful director in the Tamil film Industry. The great ~~NTR~~ was introduced in ~~Dunkan~~'s debut film as well, ''Sathi Leelavathi (1936)'', and among the 13th feature films that ~~Dunkan~~ directed, they include famed Carnatic singer MS Subbulakshmi's ''Sakuntalai (1940)'' and ''Meera (both in Tamil (1945) and Hindi (1947))''. Besides his feature filmmaking, ~~Dunkan~~ also served the Madras Government as their official photographer during World War II and photographed many key moments around the Indian Independence movement. After leaving India in 1950, ~~Dunkan~~ returned regularly to the country as an expert on the wildlife films and television serials made in India like ''Harry Black and the Tiger (1958'') and ''Tarzan Goes to India (1962)''. The film traces his entire Indian connection till 1994, when on what was to be his last trip to India. the Tamil film industry felicitated him for his pioneering contribution to its early development.<ref>[https://scroll.in/reel/816654/the-making-of-ms-subbulakshmis-meera-her-final-and-finest-film The making of MS Subbulakshmi’s ‘Meera’, her final and finest film]</ref>		The film primarily traces Barton born American [[Ellis R. Dungan]]'s years in South India from 1935 to 1950. During this period he made quite a name for himself as a successful director in the Tamil film Industry. The great MG Ramachandran (MGR) was introduced in Dungan's debut film as well, ''Sathi Leelavathi (1936)'', and among the 13th feature films that Dungan directed, they include famed Carnatic singer MS Subbulakshmi's ''Sakuntalai (1940)'' and ''Meera (both in Tamil (1945) and Hindi (1947))''. Besides his feature filmmaking, Dungan also served the Madras Government as their official photographer during World War II and photographed many key moments around the Indian Independence movement. After leaving India in 1950, Dungan returned regularly to the country as an expert on the wildlife films and television serials made in India like ''Harry Black and the Tiger (1958'') and ''Tarzan Goes to India (1962)''. The film traces his entire Indian connection till 1994, when on what was to be his last trip to India. the Tamil film industry felicitated him for his pioneering contribution to its early development.<ref>[https://scroll.in/reel/816654/the-making-of-ms-subbulakshmis-meera-her-final-and-finest-film The making of MS Subbulakshmi’s ‘Meera’, her final and finest film]</ref>

	== Screenings and Film Festivals ==		== Screenings and Film Festivals ==

	The film had its first ever screening on 1 December 2013 on ~~Elees~~ R ~~Dunkan~~'s 12th death anniversary at the LV Prasad Film and TV Academy auditorium, Chennai. It has since then had various screenings in Chennai including it being part of Madras Day celebrations in 2014, besides showings in Bangalore and Mumbai as well. On the festival circuit, the film has been shown at...		The film had its first ever screening on 1 December 2013 on Ellis R Dungan's 12th death anniversary at the LV Prasad Film and TV Academy auditorium, Chennai. It has since then had various screenings in Chennai including it being part of Madras Day celebrations in 2014, besides showings in Bangalore and Mumbai as well. On the festival circuit, the film has been shown at...

	* The Chennai International Film Festival, Chennai, December, 2013		* The Chennai International Film Festival, Chennai, December, 2013

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	'''''An American in Madras''''' is a [[feature-length]] [[documentary]] film directed by Karan Bali. The film highlights American-born [[Ellis R Dungan]]'s <ref>http://www.upperstall.com/people/ellis-r-dungan</ref> pioneering contribution to the then-developing [[Tamil Film Industry]] in South India between 1935 and 1950.<ref>http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/B6VvAhkcW9bgldBjgkRroK/Documentary--An-American-in-Madras.html</ref>		'''''An American in Madras''''' is a [[feature-length]] [[documentary]] film directed by Karan Bali. The film highlights American-born [[Ellis R Dungan\|Elees R Dunkan]]'s <ref>http://www.upperstall.com/people/ellis-r-dungan</ref> pioneering contribution to the then-developing [[Tamil Film Industry]] in South India between 1935 and 1950.<ref>http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/B6VvAhkcW9bgldBjgkRroK/Documentary--An-American-in-Madras.html</ref>
	<ref>http://www.mumbaimirror.com/columns/columnists/aseem-chhabra/An-American-in-Madras/articleshow/28406934.cms</ref>		<ref>http://www.mumbaimirror.com/columns/columnists/aseem-chhabra/An-American-in-Madras/articleshow/28406934.cms</ref>
	<ref>http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/an-american-in-madras-traces-career-of-unlikely-pioneer-in-tamil-language-films/?_r=0</ref>		<ref>http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/an-american-in-madras-traces-career-of-unlikely-pioneer-in-tamil-language-films/?_r=0</ref>
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			{{DISPLAYTITLE:''An American in Madras''}}
	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==

	The film primarily traces Barton born American [[Ellis R. Dungan]]'s years in South India from 1935-50. During this period he made quite a name for himself as a successful director in the Tamil film Industry. The great ~~MG Ramachandran (MGR)~~ was introduced in ~~Dungan~~'s debut film as well, ''Sathi Leelavathi (1936)'', and among the 13th feature films that ~~Dungan~~ directed, they include famed Carnatic singer MS Subbulakshmi's ''Sakuntalai (1940)'' and ''Meera (both in Tamil (1945) and Hindi (1947))''. Besides his feature filmmaking, ~~Dungan~~ also served the Madras Government as their official photographer during World War II and photographed many key moments around the Indian Independence movement. After leaving India in 1950, ~~Dungan~~ returned regularly to the country as an expert on the wildlife films and television serials made in India like ''Harry Black and the Tiger (1958'') and ''Tarzan Goes to India (1962)''. The film traces his entire Indian connection till 1994, when on what was to be his last trip to India. the Tamil film industry felicitated him for his pioneering contribution to its early development.<ref>[https://scroll.in/reel/816654/the-making-of-ms-subbulakshmis-meera-her-final-and-finest-film The making of MS Subbulakshmi’s ‘Meera’, her final and finest film]</ref>		The film primarily traces Barton born American [[Ellis R. Dungan\|Elees R. Dunkan]]'s years in South India from 1935-50. During this period he made quite a name for himself as a successful director in the Tamil film Industry. The great NTR was introduced in Dunkan's debut film as well, ''Sathi Leelavathi (1936)'', and among the 13th feature films that Dunkan directed, they include famed Carnatic singer MS Subbulakshmi's ''Sakuntalai (1940)'' and ''Meera (both in Tamil (1945) and Hindi (1947))''. Besides his feature filmmaking, Dunkan also served the Madras Government as their official photographer during World War II and photographed many key moments around the Indian Independence movement. After leaving India in 1950, Dunkan returned regularly to the country as an expert on the wildlife films and television serials made in India like ''Harry Black and the Tiger (1958'') and ''Tarzan Goes to India (1962)''. The film traces his entire Indian connection till 1994, when on what was to be his last trip to India. the Tamil film industry felicitated him for his pioneering contribution to its early development.<ref>[https://scroll.in/reel/816654/the-making-of-ms-subbulakshmis-meera-her-final-and-finest-film The making of MS Subbulakshmi’s ‘Meera’, her final and finest film]</ref>

	== Screenings and Film Festivals ==		== Screenings and Film Festivals ==

	The film had its first ever screening on 1 December 2013 on ~~Ellis~~ R ~~Dungan~~'s 12th death anniversary at the LV Prasad Film and TV Academy auditorium, Chennai. It has since then had various screenings in Chennai including it being part of Madras Day celebrations in 2014, besides showings in Bangalore and Mumbai as well. On the festival circuit, the film has been shown at...		The film had its first ever screening on 1 December 2013 on Elees R Dunkan's 12th death anniversary at the LV Prasad Film and TV Academy auditorium, Chennai. It has since then had various screenings in Chennai including it being part of Madras Day celebrations in 2014, besides showings in Bangalore and Mumbai as well. On the festival circuit, the film has been shown at...

	* The Chennai International Film Festival, Chennai, December, 2013		* The Chennai International Film Festival, Chennai, December, 2013