The 9th edition of the Biennial Festival organised in collaboration with Toxics Link. The festival showcases 30 films categorized into four broad themes, Environmental Justice, Water, Conservation and Sustainable living along with a discussion with filmmakers present. The films are a mix of documentaries, animation and features from Austria, Canada, Greece, India, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, and Venezuela. The festival will also include a panel discussion with eminent journalists, environmentalists, academicians, filmmakers, policymakers, and personalities from civil society organisations.
FROM 10:00 TO 11:25
Inauguration
Welcome Address by Ravi Agarwal, Founder-Director, Toxics Link
Chief Guest: Rahul Ram, well-known singer/songwriter
Followed by
Cultural programme
Presented by The Shri Ram Millenium School, Gurguram
FROM 11:45 TO 13:40
Manas and People (26 min/2020/Assamese/English/India) – director: Dip Bhuyan
Film on the Bodo indigenous ethnic group and their association with the natural landscape
Save our Species (2 min/2020/animation/India) – director: Delwyn Jude Remedios
Stop-motion animation film on the harm done to our planet’s species
Wildfire (10 min/2022/Nepali/Hindi/English/Nepal) – director: Shyam Karki
A little red panda, a rare species has become homeless due to a 16-day wildfire in the Nepali mid-hills
Changing Landscape (57 min/2022/Tamil/English/India) – director: Pravin Selvam
The film focuses on the plight of the wetlands in Tamil Nadu
From 14:00 onwards
The Last Tribe (45 min/2020Hindi/English/India) – director: Amit Goswami
A study of the environmental crisis in one of India’s war zone through the lens of a wildlife biologist
Between Hell and Paradise (15 min/2017/Ukrainian/English/Ukraine) – director: Slavik Bihun
Film on the holding the state responsible for the industrial activities that directly impact the environment
Svalbard in Plastic (40 min/2020/English/Norway) – director: Ivonne Salo
The film is a “wake up call” for the protected Arctic Life of Svalbard where vast amounts of plastic litter have been spotted
Green Wars (28 min/2021/English/UK) – director: Joel Elias
The film showcases the battles for land, livelihood, and climate justice in Idukki district of Kerala
The Sea’s Guardian (23 min/2021/Urdu/English/UK) – director: Sidra Altaf
Documentary on the rich and unique ecosystem of the mangroves in Karachi, Pakistan
Bleeding Gold (15 min/2022/Spanish/English/Venezuela) – directors: Thaelman Urgelles, Juan Urgell
An unprecedented ecocide in the southeast region of Venezuela, officially known as the Orinoco Mining Arc
Sensual Pill (4 min/2021/animation/English/Greece) – director: Sam3
While the human race tyrannizes the planet, nature begins a quiet dialogue that gradually increases in intensity
The Last Seed (80 min/2022/English/South Africa) – director: Andrea Gema
Film on the state of food and agriculture in Africa in the 21st century
