Since the dawn of time, storytelling in community has shaped our mindset, our outlook and ultimately, our behavior. With record heat, oscillating droughts & floods, fires, melting glaciers (and ... you know the rest) our current narrative needs some course correcting.

All Living Things Environmental Film Festival (ALT EFF) is back for a 5th edition, pan-India cultural event. Join us at Kodaikanal International School for a unique evening of cinema, art & community. Watch award-winning global films on regeneration, activism, resilience and hope and engage in conversations with India’s most inspiring change-makers. Let’s restore the narrative of stewardship, together. All are welcome!

PROGRAM: 

22nd November, Friday

7:00 - 7:10 PM : Introduction to ALT EFF, overview of the films we will watch today

7:10 - 7:30 PM : Saving The Bone-Swallower (Mayuresh Hendre | India | 16 mins 29 secs | English, Assamese | 2023) 

7:30 - 7:40 PM : Wild Hope: One Golden Chance (Brazil | 9 mins 57 secs | English, Portuguese | 2024) INDIA PREMIERE 

7:40 - 8:00 PM : Discussion and sharing circle

8:00 - 8:20 PM : Krem Umladaw: The Descent into Darkness (Biont, Roundglass Sustain | India | 15 mins 23 secs | English | 2022)

8:20 - 8:40 PM : Wild Summon (Karni and Saul | UK | 14 mins 39 secs | English | 2023) INDIA PREMIERE 

8:40 - 9:00 PM : Discussion and sharing circle

23rd November, Saturday

4:00 - 5:30 PM : Send Kelp! (Blake McWilliam | Canada | 1 hr 29 mins | English | 2024) INDIA PREMIERE 

5:30 - 6:00 PM : Discussion and sharing circle

24th November, Sunday

4:00 - 5:35 PM : ORCA: Black & White Gold (Sarah Nörenberg | Austria | 1 hr 32 mins | English, Russian, Chinese | 2023) INDIA PREMIERE

5:35 - 6:00 PM : Discussion and sharing circle

25th November, Monday

4:00 - 4:10 PM : Traditional engineers reduce water stress: Kattas of Kerala (Jyotsna Ricchariya | India | 10 mins 05 secs | English, Malayalam | 2024) INDIA PREMIERE

4:10 - 4:20 PM :Benden Sana (Over To You) (Tao Farren-Hefer | Turkey | 7 mins 32 secs | Turkish | 2024) INDIA PREMIERE 

4:20 - 4:50 PM : School of Fish (Oliver Sutro, Colin Arisman | USA | 19 mins 02 secs | English | 2023) INDIA PREMIERE

4:50 - 5:10 PM : Discussion and sharing circle

5:10 - 5:20 PM : understorey (Claire Riverland, Lily Newcombe | Australia, Malaysia | 07 mins 06 secs | English | 2023) INDIA PREMIERE 

5:20 - 5:40 PM : The Feast (Virundhu) (Rishi Chandna | India | 25 mins 13 secs | Tamil | 2023)

5:40 - 6:00 PM : Discussion and sharing circle

26th November, Tuesday

4:00 - 4:20 PM : Burnt Country (Kirsten Slemint | Australia | 17 mins 45 secs | English | 2024) INDIA PREMIERE 

4:20 - 5:20 PM : A Flaming Forest (Salman Javeed, Satya Ambasta, Vivek Sangwan | India | 48 mins 27 secs | Kannada, English | 2024) INDIA PREMIERE

5:20 - 6:00 PM : Discussion and sharing circle

27th November, Wednesday

7:00 - 8:30 PM : My Grandfather's Demons (Nuno Breato | Portugal, Spain, France | 1 hr 22 mins | Portuguese | 2022)

8:30 - 9:00 PM : ALT EFF Voices: Using the above film as prompts for discussion, this is an open-mic for everyone to share stories, thoughts, poems or songs about how these issues are relevant to their lives or what they learnt over the days

NON-FILM PROGRAM DETAILS :

ALT EFF Voices:

ALT EFF Voices is a dynamic spoken-word platform that will be a key feature of our annual festival, providing a space for individuals to share their personal stories, thoughts, and observations on the pressing environmental challenges we face today. With ALT EFF Voices' inaugural edition during ALT EFF 2024, we hope people of all ages and backgrounds will feel free to channel their grief, anger, hope, and passion into powerful yet creative messages about our environment.