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 Museum of Solutions 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:

28 November, Thursday

9:30 - 9:40 AM : Understorey (Claire Riverland, Lily Newcombe | Australia, Malaysia | 07 mins 06 secs | English | 2023) INDIA PREMIERE

9:40 - 9:50 AM : Your Pet Cat’s Wild Relative Has A New Home (Shatabdi Chakrabarti | India | 06 mins 33 secs | English | 2023)

9:50 - 10:15 AM : Shera (Arun Fulara | India | 19 mins 46 secs | Kumaoni | 2023)

10:15 - 10:45 AM : Moderated Discussion: MuSo or ALT EFF rep

10:45 - 10:55 AM : Junk- e (Ayush Ray, Ritam Sarkar | India | 07 mins 32 secs | Hindi, Bengali | 2023)

10:55 - 11:05 AM : Phool Dei (Kartik Mahajan | India | 07 mins 21 secs | Hindi, Garhwali | 2024)

11:05 - 11:15 AM : Gutter Ki Machhli (Fish from the Sewer) (Natasha Sharma | India | 09 mins 55 secs | Hindi | 2024)

11:15 - 11:30 AM : Gopi (Nishanth Gurumurthy | India | 13 mins 50 secs | Kannada | 2022)

11:30 - 12:00 PM : Discussion with filmmaker of Phool Dei

12-12 - 15:00 PM : Break

12:15 - 12:40 PM : Saving The Bone-Swallower (Mayuresh Hendre | India | 16 mins 29 secs | English, Assamese | 2023)

12:40 - 2:15 PM : My Grandfather`s Demons (Nuno Breato | Portugal, Spain, France | 1 hr 22 mins | Portuguese | 2022)

02:15 - 3:00 PM : ALT EFF Voices: Using the above films as prompts for discussion, this is an open-mic for the kids to share stories, thoughts, poems or songs about how these issues are relevant to their lives or what they learnt from the day

29th November, Friday 

9:30 - 10:00 AM : In Search of Kasturi (Neha Dixit, Roundglass Sustain | India | 22 mins 40 secs | English | 2023)

10:00 - 10:20 AM : Immaculate (Ningjing Wang | China, UK | 15 mins 40 secs | Chinese, English | 2024) INDIA PREMIERE

10:20 - 10:40 AM : Batsies (Liz Unger | USA | 15 mins 22 secs | English | 2023) INDIA PREMIERE

10:40 - 11:15 AM : ALT EFF Voices : Using the above films as prompts for discussion, this is an open-mic for the kids to share stories, thoughts, poems or songs about how these issues are relevant to their lives or what they learnt from the day

11:15 - 01:00 PM : Diving Into The Darkness (Nays Baghai | Australia, Mexico, New Zealand | 1 hr 36 mins | English | 2024) INDIA PREMIERE

1:00 - 1:30 PM : Break

1:30 - 2:15 PM : Stubble - The Farmer`s Bane (Shaz Syed | India | 35 mins | English, Punjabi, Hindi | 2024) INDIA PREMIERE

2:15 - 3:15 PM : Sustainability and Safety in Food: A critical conversation led by Consumers for Sustainability

3:15 - 3:30 PM : Wild Summon (Karni and Saul | UK | 14 mins 39 secs | English | 2023) INDIA PREMIERE

3:30 - 4:10 PM : A Body Called Life (Spencer MacDonald | USA, Switzerland, Poland | 14 mins 51 secs | English | 2024) INDIA PREMIERE

4:10 - 4:30 PM : Moderated Discussion: MuSo or ALT EFF rep

4:30 - 6:00 PM : Plan B/C/D/E - a play by Meghana AT

6:00 - 6:30 PM : Discussion/Sharing Circle

1st December, Sunday

9:30 - 9:45 AM : Wild Hope: One Golden Chance (Brazil | 9 mins 57 secs | English, Portuguese | 2024) INDIA PREMIERE

9:45 - 10:00 AM : Lunatic (Robin Noorda | Netherlands | 16 mins | English | 2024)

10:00 - 10:15 AM : Some Thoughts on the Common Toad (G. Anthony Svatek | USA | 10 mins 37 secs | English | 2023) INDIA PREMIERE

10:15 - 11:45 AM : Kids Arts and Storytelling Workshop by Murali Raman

11:45 - 12:15 PM : Break

12:15 - 2:05 PM : Snow Leopard (Pema Tseden | China | 1 hr 49 mins | Tibetan, Mandarin | 2023)

2:05 - 2:15 PM : Break/ Buffer time for delays

2:15 - 2:45 PM : The Feast (Virundhu) (Rishi Chandna | India | 25 mins 13 secs | Tamil | 2023)

2:45 - 3:30 PM : The Climate Baby Dilemma (Victoria Lean | Canada | 44 mins | English | 2022) INDIA PREMIERE

3:30 - 4:00 PM : ALT EFF Voices: With prompts and/or select performances provided by us, this is an open-mic for audiences to express themselves

4:00 - 4:20 PM : School of Fish (Oliver Sutro, Colin Arisman | USA | 19 mins 02 secs | English | 2023) INDIA PREMIERE

4:20 - 4:30 PM : Benden Sana (Over To You) (Tao Farren-Hefer | Turkey | 7 mins 32 secs | Turkish | 2024) INDIA PREMIERE

4:30 - 5:15 PM : Community Campaigning: Success Stories and A Pathway to Change - Led by Jhatkaa (Roshan Kedar: Associate Campaigns Director)

5:15 - 6:30 PM : Searching for Amani (Nicole Gormley, Debra Aroko | USA, Kenya | 1 hr 16 mins | Swahili, English | 2024)

NON-FILM PROGRAM DETAILS :

Community Campaigning: Success Stories and A Pathway to Change 

The session will be a deep-dive into the importance of engaging with communities for grassroots advocacy initiatives and impactful public mobilization through digital media. Jhatkaa.org will reflect on learnings from its successful campaigns that have harnessed the power of community support to create impact on a range of issues including environmental issues, social justice, and better urban planning. Additionally, successful local campaign case studies will also be shared.

Speaker’s Bio

Roshan Kedar, Associate Campaigns Director, Jhatkaa: Roshan, a passionate climate activist, has spent the last 5 years championing environmental causes and advocating for climate justice. His technical expertise in Computer Engineering enables him to harness the power of technology to mobilize citizens and strengthen the climate action movement. Collaborating closely with grassroots environmental organizations in Maharashtra, he brings the unique perspectives and experiences of marginalized communities to the forefront of the climate change narrative.

Plan B/C/D/E by Meghana AT

What will you do when the rising seas destroy your home? In 2019, climate scientists predicted that most of Mumbai city would be underwater by 2050. This shocking prediction should have been front page news, discussed daily in prime-time news, and every politician should have been speaking about it! Alas… it was quite the opposite. Tired of waiting for political change, this performer decides to make her own back-up plans  to survive the climate crisis. She cannot sit idly by as the sea takes over her city; she needs to be prepared! In a unique interactive experience, Meghana enlists the help of her audience to ensure that by the time the apocalypse comes, her plans are water-tight."

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.