| 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Film Screenings |
| 3:00 pm |
Shruti and Kuki
Meenakshi Vinay Rai /17 mins /English and Hindi (English subtitles)
The film reveals how a child evolves simple explanations for complex issues. |
| 3:20 pm |
Ambi Jiji's Retirement
Nandini Bedi / 29 mins /English
The film looks at slash and burn cultivation as practiced by the farmers in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya. |
| 3:55 pm |
E-waste is Flooding the World
Splash Communication /2 mins /English and Hindi
This animated short film provides an ironic look at what electronic waste or e-waste can do |
| 4:00 pm |
Once There was a Purple Butterfly
Sonya V. Kapoor /10 mins /English
The film focuses on the crimes against butterflies |
| 4:15 pm |
Hollow Cylinder
Nandan Saxena /23 mins /English
In their effort to save trees, our policy-makers forgot that Bamboo is a grass that needs to be harvested every four years.... Policies impact lives. |
| 4:40 pm |
The Silent World of Partridge Keeping
Himanshu Malhotra /29 mins /English
The film highlights the survival of many cruel practices in the name of traditions and customs. In this case the invisible world of Partridges fights, trapping and illegal trade inspite of a legal ban. |
| 5:15 pm |
Earth Calling - Episode Coorg
Rita Banerji /28 mins /English
Earth Calling is an environment series that looks at ecological concerns in popular tourist destinations and meets people who are fighting the odds to save our environment. |
| 5:50 pm |
Leopards in the Lurch
Gurmeet Sapal /13 mins /English
Crime against Leopards in the hills, shot not only by the professional poachers but also by common people. |
| 6:10 pm |
Save Energy
Anirban Dutta /32 secs /English
Save Energy, as the title suggests, reinforces the need to conserve energy |
| 6:15 pm |
Angels in Tigerland
Suresh Elamon /35 mins/English
This film tells the story of the amazing butterfly fauna of Periyar Tiger Reserve. It also shows the first ever-video footage of the legendary Travancore Evening Brown butterfly and its life cycle. |
| THURSDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER, 2007 |
| Gulmohar Auditorium |
| 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
Film Screenings |
| 6:30 pm |
Hot as Hell
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta /142 mins /English
The documentary film series explains why underground fires literally and metaphorically are raging in Jharia. |
| THURSDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER, 2007 |
| Amaltas Auditorium |
| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
Film Screenings |
| 12:30 pm |
War and Peace
Anand Patwardhan /93 mins /English
Filmed over three tumultuous years in India, Pakistan, Japan and the USA - War and Peace records peace activism in a time of global militarism and war. Triggered by macabre scenes of jubilation that greeted nuclear testing in the sub-continent, the film is framed by the murder of Mahatma Gandhi. Fifty years later memories of Gandhi seem like a mirage that never was, created by our thirst for peace and our very distance from it. |
| 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Film Screenings |
| 6:00 pm |
Clean Your Act - A Guide to Treat Domestic Sewage
Geetika Narang and Pradip Saha /45 mins /English
A film about treating domestic wastewater in a decentralised way |
| 7:00 pm |
Narmada Rising
Tarini Manchanda, Ned Warner & Vidyun Sabhaney/17 mins/English
This documentary explores the exclusion, anger, achrism and silent victories of those displaced by the Sardar Sarovar Dam. |
| 7:20 pm |
Suryamani the Forest Activist (Suryamani Paryavaran Karyakarta)
Umang Bhattacharya/8 mins/Hindi (English subtitles)
The film is about a tribal environmental activist's fight for the right of her community to live in the forests |
| 7:30 pm |
Aamra (We Are)
Sahiful Mondal/12 mins/ Non Verbal (English subtitles)
The film focuses on how the forest inhabitants take matters in their own hands and chase away the intruders and thus saving their homes. |
| 7:45 pm |
A day in the life of the Bakarwal
Asim Waqif 26 mins /Non-verbal
The film is about the shepherds who go deep into Himalayas with their sheep. |
| 8:15 pm |
Trading Pollution for Clean Development
Sashi Sivramkrishna /16 mins /English
To understand how economics, politics and science has come together to address one of the most challenging environmental issues of the day...global warming and climate change. |
| 8:45 pm |
Stray Thoughts
Abhayuday Khaitan /8 mins /Tamil (English Subtitles)
A look at the issue of stray animals, through the simple story of a woman who has numerous stray pets.
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| FRIDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER, 2007 |
| Stein Auditorium |
| 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
Film Screenings |
| 10:00 am |
Opening Film of the Day: Wasted
Vimlendu Jha and Anshul Uniyal /16 mins /English
The film traces the journey of waste from its source i.e. households to its final destination landfills and beyond. |
| 10:25 am |
In the Pink
Ashima Narain/24 mins /English
An 'urban wildlife documentary' that investigates the phenomena of 20,000 flamingos choosing to visit Mumbai, and the potential impact on the health of these birds. |
| 11:00 am |
Ahwaan
Meghna, Rachna, Divya, Yagna, Rohit, Vikas, Sonam, Akash, Paul and Isha/12 mins/ English
The film is journey of a young person, questioning urban lifestyle and ones own aspirations for Delhi, while discovering the costs of such development |
| 11:20 am |
Diminishing Resources
Himanshu Malhotra/14 mins/English
The film deals with the issue of wildlife crime in marine species specially of the Coral Reefs. The film highlights the trade of endangered species of marine corals and shells despite ban to satiate an ever-growing commercial market. |
| 11:40 am |
Killing the Fittest
Santosh D. Kale /3 mins /English
The film is about roaches, considered as pests are unsure of their status and call man in-return the greatest pest to the earth. |
| 11:45 am |
The Raincatchers - A Practical Guide to Solve your Water Problems
Pradip Saha /38 mins /English
The film is about rainwater harvesting in urban areas. |
| 11:45 am |
The Raincatchers - A Practical Guide to Solve your Water Problems
Pradip Saha /38 mins /English
The film is about rainwater harvesting in urban areas. |
| 12:30 pm |
The Last Dance
Ashima Narain /11 mins/English
The film documents the crime and cruelty that is blatantly committed upon the sloth bear across India. The film also looks at ways to combat this wildlife crime |
| 12:50 pm |
Galli Galli Sim Sim - Episode 63
Priya Somiah and Niret J Alva/22 mins/Hindi (English subtitles)
In this episode the Muppets go green by planting a tree, finding out the importance of rain and solving the mystery of growing a plant. |
| 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Film Screenings |
| 3:00 pm |
Golu Ki Poonchh
Shaivya Saraswat and Supreksha /4 mins /Hindi
Focus on food habits of children and importance of green vegetables in food.
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| 3:10 pm |
Whose Forest? (Adavi Evarikhosam)
Shriprakash /50 mins /Telugu and Hindi (English subtitles)
This film looks at the ground realties of the implementation of participatory forest management in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
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| 4:10 pm |
A Degree of Concern
Syed Fayaz /12 mins /English
The film is about melting glaciers in Ladakh. The film takes a very close look at how climate change has hit Ladakh.
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| 4:30 pm |
Happy Planet
Dhimant Vyas /3 mins /Non-verbal
An animated short film about requesting humans to take responsibility for protecting and conserving our environment.
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| 4:35 pm |
Happy Planet
Senani Hegde /47mins /English
The film depicts dhole mother's struggle to keep her family together, raise her pups and elude dangers.
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| 5:25 pm |
Forlorn Kingdom
Bikramjit Gupta and Kallol Lahiri /58 mins /English
The film is the story of the inseparable bond between a mahout and his elephant set against that of a little tribal girl whose life is thrown into turmoil by the sudden death of her father - a victim of a wild elephant running amok.
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| SATURDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER, 2007 |
| Stein Auditorium |
| 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
Film Screenings |
| 10:00 am |
Opening Film of the Day: Riding Solo on the Top of the World
Gaurav Jani /94 mins /English
The film is the unique experience of a lonesome traveler, from Mumbai to Changthang Plateau, a high altitude desert on India-China border. The story is about Changpa nomads, who live at the highest altitude used by mankind.
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| 11:40 am |
Myths About You
Nandita Jain /9 mins / English
It talks about the evolution of life; winding through the delicately woven threads on which life balances itself.
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| 11:55 am |
Climates First Orphans
Nila Madhab Panda /21 mins /English and Oriya (English subtitles)
The film aimed at attracting world attention towards the less-reported phenomenon of global warming-induced climate change in one of the remotest corners of India.
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| 12:20 pm |
Join the Movement - Ad Campaign
Anshul Ojha /2 mins /Hindi
Water conservation and sensitization of people towards water is the focus of this film. |
| 12:25 pm |
The Lion Story
Nutan Manmohan /29 mins/English
The Lord of the Beasts lives inside one of the smallest sanctuaries in India. The film gives children a ringside view of his near demise and miraculous survival.
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| 1:00 pm |
No Shit, Please!
Devi Prasad Mishra /19 mins /English
The film is about community led total sanitation (CLTS) and its transforming potential for environment and people.
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| 1:25 pm |
Green Plaster
Suparna Gangal /1 min /English
A film with a simple message - Plant more trees, Green the planet!!
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| 1:30 pm |
Erosion (Bhangon)
Sourav Sarangi /60 mins /Bengali (English subtitles)
Displacement of people due to river erosion in Bengal and unscrupulous river management.
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| 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Film Screenings |
| 3:00 pm |
The Mall on Top of My House
Aditi Chitre /5 mins /Non-verbal
The film is about the displacement of the fishing community in Bombay and the destruction of coastal life (mangroves, fish etc.) caused by rampant land reclamation.
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| 3:10 pm |
The Right to Survive
Rita Banerji and Shilpi Sharma /49 mins /English
The film focuses on Olive Ridleys Turtle conservation and traditional fish workers livelihoods.
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| 4:00 pm |
Point Calimere - Little Kingdom by the Coast
Shekar Dattatri /25 mins /English
This film offers a glimpse into this remarkable ecosystem and the problems that confront Point Calimere, unique sanctuary by the sea in Tamil Nadu.
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