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 RRBCEA 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:

23rd November, Saturday

9:30 - 9:45 AM : Crying Glacier (Lutz Stautner, Philipp Becker | Germany, Switzerland | 14 mins 13 secs | English | 2023) INDIA PREMIERE

9:45 - 10:45 AM : Disha Swarajyachi (Towards Self -Governance) (Virendra Valsangkar | India | 53 mins 20 secs | Marathi | 2023)

10:45 - 11:15 AM : Q &A with the filmmaker 

11:15 - 11:45 AM : Break

11:45 - 12:05 PM : Lullaby of Waves (Ayon Pratim Saikia | India | 15 mins 20 secs | Assamese | 2023)

12:05 - 12:20 PM : Batsies (Liz Unger | USA | 15 mins 22 secs | English | 2023) INDIA PREMIERE

12:20 - 12:40 PM : Krem Umladaw: The Descent into Darkness (Biont, Roundglass Sustain | India | 15 mins 23 secs | English | 2022)

12:40 - 1:30 PM : ALT EFF Voices - Open mic for audiences to express themselves

24th November, Sunday

9:30 - 9:40 AM : Searching for soppu: Foraging food in Bengaluru (Ridah Zaman | India | 9 mins 20 secs | Kannada, English | 2024)

9:40 - 9:55 AM : The Ngamees (Fisherfolks) of the Last Wetlands (Meena Longjam | India | 15 mins 02 secs | Manipuri | 2023) INDIA PREMIERE

9:55 - 11:00 AM : Community Campaigning: Success stories and A Pathway to Change Jhatkaa (Roshan Kedar: Associate Campaigns Director)

11:00 - 11:30 AM : Break

11:30 - 11:50 AM : The Forest Of The Honey Bees (Erwan Le Gal | France | 20 mins | French | 2024)

11:50 - 1:30 PM : ORCA: Black & White Gold (Sarah Nörenberg | Austria | 1 hr 32 mins | English, Russian, Chinese | 2023) INDIA PREMIERE

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.