Satyajit Ray Film and Study Center, UCSC

Satyajit Ray Film and Study Collection, UCSC

The Satyajit Ray Film and Study Center (Ray FASC) is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of Satyajit Ray's cinematic, literary and artistic oeuvre. It is organized as a Focused Research Activity in the Humanities Division of the University of California, Santa Cruz. This web site attempts to introduce Ray's films, some facets of his genius along with our mission to preserve his luminous legacy.
Ray Film and Study Center Multimedia Guide An overview of the collection at the Ray Film and Study Center located in Santa Cruz, California. Click for more -- News and Updates Upcoming Lecture & Screening, September 24 2011 Click here for tickets or call (831) 459-2159 Recently, we received a two-year grant in the amount of $100,000 from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations. Its President Dr Karan Singh, Memeber of Parliament in New Delhi, has assured us that on satisfactory performance, the annual grant is likely to continue. Dr Singh is scheduled to visit us on September 24, 2011 and deliver the Satyajit Ray Lecture on" Nava Vedanta : Ancient Philosophy of Non-dualism and Its Modern transformation". It will be held at the Music Recital Hall, Performing Arts complex, UCSC. at 5 PM. UCSC News link Agantuk Critics have given Agantuk high praise: "Nothing, it seems, can take away the old fire. Ray's eye for detail and the old magic of his genius can't let go of The Stranger, a tour-de-force. The camera is wielded like a conductor's baton as it strikes chords deep in the mind&".- London Times "A graceful comedy made in a serene, classical style... we can still hear in its message the voice of a great artist!" - The New Yorker "A gentle, exquisitely realized comedy, beautifully observed, sweet and enriching!&"- Vincent Canby, New York Times "One of Satyajit Ray's best." - John Hartl, Seattle Times This is the most recent scholarship on Satyajit Ray. Much of the research and the stills included in the book were provided by the Ray Center. Published by the University of California press in 2010 and entitled Cinema, Emergence, and the Films of Satyajit Ray the author, Keya Ganguly is Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnisota.