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 Raw Mango 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:

5:45 pm:

DOORS OPEN

6:50 pm:

Haulout

7:20 pm:

Mhari Topli Ma: Baans Bhamori

7:35 pm:

The Choice to Preserve Ecological Knowledge: Pradeep Lekhar (Director - Mhari Topli Ma: Baans Bhamori) and Nitin Sisodia and Prerna Garg (A Dialogue) with Samyukhtha Sunil

8:15 pm:

Leopard's Tribe

Program Details:

Haulout

{25:00 minutes; Evgenia Arbugaeva, Maxim Arbugaev}

On a remote coast of the Siberian Arctic, a lonely man waits to witness an ancient gathering. Russian; English Subtitles

Mhari Topli: Baans Bhamori 

{13:22 minutes; Laxminarayan Devda, Pradeep Lekhwar} INDIA PREMIERE

The film follows a bunch of people from Ratanpur village foraging for wild oyster mushrooms in the forest by the river Narmada, capturing their deep connection with the abundance and the mysteries of the wild. English Subtitles

Leopard's Tribe

{40 minutes, Miriam Chandy Menacherry}

An indigenous family find they are at the centre of an imaginative battle to preserve the green lungs of India’s commercial capital and the leopard the tribe worships. English, Hindi, Marathi; English Subtitles

Panelists and Directors

Pradeep Lekhar (Director - Mhari Topli Ma: Baans Bhamori)

Pradeep Lekhwar Coming from Uttarakhand, with a Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication, Pradeep won a National Award recently for Location Sound Recording. Currently working at SPS Community Media, his films have been to various National and International Film Festivals. With an experience of more than 10 years, Pradeep has worked on various film projects as a Researcher, Director, Camera Person, Graphic Designer, Photographer and Sound Mixer.

Samyukhtha Sunil

Samyukhtha Sunil is a writer, podcast host and a culture junkie based out of Bangalore, India. After completing a Creative Writing degree from Srishti school of art, she went on to explore the crevices of India's emerging subcultures in music, art, history and youth identity. This led to her expanding her love for storytelling into different mediums such as film, podcasts and brand communications. She runs a Bangalore-based podcast called Bob Talks that is a cultural deep dive into the ever-evolving facade of the city. She is driven by the power of impactful storytelling and is also an avid fan of South Indian history, films and music.