Since the dawn of time, storytelling in community has shaped our mindset, our outlook and ultimately, our behaviour. 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 4th edition, pan-India cultural event. Join us at Greenara 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:

6:30 pm:

DOOR OPENS

7:00 pm:

And I call him my Father…+ QnA

7:40 pm:

Machi (Fish)

7:50 pm:

Between Earth & Sky

8:20 pm:

The Mangrove Family

Program Details:

And I call him my Father…

{17:05 minutes; Haneena P A}

"And I Call Him My Father" is a compelling documentary film that follows the inspiring story of Mustafa. In 2016, Mustafa embarked on a mission to restore a degraded piece of mining land tucked away in a Kerala village, transforming it into a lush green paradise that he named Greenara. Over the course of six years, Mustafa poured his heart and soul into this project, and the land underwent significant transformations. The film chronicles his daughter's journey as she retraces her father's steps and reflects on his unwavering determination to develop the land. Malayalam; English Subtitles

Machi (Fish)

{6:25 minutes, Eoghan McDonaugh} INDIA PREMIERE

A beautiful poem about where tradition and biodiversity meet. Nepali; English Subtitles

Between Earth & Sky

{25:00 minutes, Andrew Nadkarni} INDIA PREMIERE

For her entire professional life, renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni pioneered climbing techniques to study "what grows back” after an ecological disturbance in the rainforest canopy. Now, after surviving a life-threatening fall from a tree, she must turn her research question onto herself in order to understand the effects of disturbance and recovery throughout her life. English; English Subtitles

The Mangrove Family

{20:10 minutes, Deej Phillips}

In Kerala, a family continues their father's extraordinary mangrove conservation legacy, resulting in greater protection for coastal communities from extreme weather events. Malayalam; English Subtitles