Film Screenings
Sometimes, the best cinema waits for you to discover it
2nd to 4th October
Yusuf Meherally Centre, Tara, Panvel
Themes
- Idea of Alternatives
- Mental Health
- Sustainable Buildings
- Sustainable Textiles
- Renewable Energy
- Just Food Systems
- Climate Action
- Youth Action in Sustainability
Languages
Hindi, English and Marathi
Day 1, Oct 2
Short Film
Studio Alternatives – The Circle of Things
English, Hindi
(10 mins)
Two visionary creators show us how trash isn’t an ending, but the start of something beautiful.
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Short Film
We Are Spending the Entire Day Waiting for Water
Marathi
(12 mins)
In a village where tap water only flows once every twelve days, life turns into a constant test of survival.
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Animated Film
The Floating World
Japanese
(16 mins)
A student gets magically sucked into a 19th-century painting to steal forgotten eco-friendly secrets for today’s world.
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Short Film
Down the Drain
English, Kannada, Hindi
(22 mins)
A dropped watch triggers a surprising journey beneath the streets into the hidden world of a city’s sewage network.
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Short Film
Frontier Town
English
(35 mins)
Fairbourne residents face an uncertain future as the UK’s first labeled climate refugees, trapped between rising seas and impending government decommissioning while fighting to preserve their beloved community.
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Day 2, Oct 3
Short Film
Beneath The Panel: The Hidden Losses of India’s Solar Parks
English, Tamil
(19 mins)
Uncovers the quiet human cost paid by local farmers living in the shadows of giant solar farms.
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Short Film
Panha
Marathi
(23 mins)
A seven-year-old boy tries to dig a secret underground tunnel to save his family’s beloved farm from a high-speed train.
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Feature Film
Outgrow The System
English
(58 mins)
What if our entire global economy was redesigned to work with nature instead of draining it dry?
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Short Film
A Body Called Life
English
(15 mins)
A quiet young man finds connection and a massive online following by uncovering the breathtaking world of microscopic creatures.
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Animated Film
Desi Oon
Hindi
(8 mins)
Takes us on a journey through the sacred traditions, unique sheep, and endangered heritage behind native wool.
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Short Film
The Mushroom Keepers
English, Hindi
(16 mins)
Explores the spiritual and cultural bonds between fungi and Meghalaya’s Khasi and Garo communities, highlighting the urgent loss of fungal biodiversity and ancestral knowledge amid forest decline.
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Short Film
One Seed at a Time
Marathi
(16 mins)
Women farmers in Maharashtra are sparking a quiet revolution by using eco-friendly farming to change their communities.
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Short Film
Burnt Country
(18 mins)
Explores how 65,000 years of Indigenous wisdom could hold the secret key to stopping modern, out-of-control bushfires.
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The Mangrove Family
Malyalam
(20 mins)
A family fights to protect coastal communities from devastating erosion by carrying on their late father’s legacy of planting vital mangroves against all odds.
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Short Film
Daughter of Sea
English, Korean
(18 mins)
Struggling with city life, a young woman finds deep mental healing by diving into the ocean with legendary sea-harvesting women.
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Day 3, Oct 4
Short Film
She Run The World
English, Hindi
(12 mins)
Three inspiring women take on male-dominated industries, turning urban waste into clean rivers and clever new products.
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Short Film
Akunthit
Assamese
(16 mins)
After losing both his limbs in a tragic accident, Gopal Nag overcomes despair through his mother’s support and unwavering willpower to transform into a pioneering sustainable farmer, proving that true empowerment comes from self-reliance and equal respect.
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Short Film
Disha Swarajyachi (Towards Self-Governance)
Marathi
(53 mins)
A remote tribal village in Maharashtra achieved complete social and financial independence by taking control of its own forests through consensus-based self-governance.
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