Theme: COMMUNITY, CONSERVATION AND FUTURES | EcoReels Online Film Festival 2026

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TAINTED WATERS
(13:36 mins | English, Marathi & Hindi w. English subtitles | 2025 | Documentary | India)

Dir. Amitha Balachandra

In Maharashtra’s Tarapur, one of India’s most polluted industrial zones, fishermen are locked in a decades-long battle against chemical industries accused of poisoning their creeks and livelihoods. Trailer

Watch FILM   #fisherfolk #pollution


MHARI TOPLI MA KEKDA | WHAT'S IN MY BASKET: CRAB                          

(12:41 mins | Nimadi w. English subtitles| 2025 | Documentary | India)

Dir. Laxminarayan Devda | Prod. Pinky Brahma Choudhury, Shobhit Jain

Set in the village of Garaghat, in central India, this film follows Shankar & Reshma, a crab catcher, as both explore the life cycle, health benefits, and culinary delights of crabs. Trailer 

Watch FILM   #marinespecies


MA TINǴ - ECHOES OF THE LAND                               

(12:23 mins | Jangrami (Kinnauri), Hindi w. English subtitles | Fiction | India)

Dir. Muskaan Gupta | Prod. NID Ford Foundation Grant

The word Ma Tinǵ in Kinnauri literally means 'earth'. This film centres on mythological figures from the Kinnauri folklore, who act as advocates for the immediate environment & local ecology. 

Watch FILM   #localheritage #construction


NACHOSAI: WHERE STONES CARRY SONGS
(28:44 mins | Hindi, Bhumij, Nagpuri w. English subtitles | 2026 | Documentary | India)

Dir. Deepak kisku | Prod. Vishal Kumar Ranjan

This film follows the resistance of the Bhumij Adivasi community in Jharkhand as they fight illegal mining threatening their sacred lands, forests, and ancestral burial grounds. Trailer

Watch FILM   #indigenous  #sacred


KUMHAR'S MAGIC CLAY WEEPS SOFTLY
(15 mins | English, Hindi w. English subtitles | 2026 | Documentary | India)

Dir. Haider Khan

In a Madhya Pradesh village, Kumhaar's coexist with the region’s vibrant wildlife, crafting sustainable pottery from riverbed clay, now threatened by industrial pollution & sand mining. 

Watch FILM   #culture  #pollution


SHEN-MOs of Kibber
(14 mins | Spiti and Hindi w. English subtitles | 2025 | Documentary | India)

Dirs. Sonam Dolma & Zainab Gani | Prod. Green Hub Western Himalayas, Royal Enfield Social Mission

In the remote Himalayan village of Kibber, women once battling snow leopards to protect their livestock become their fiercest guardians. Trailer 

Watch FILM  #livestock  #women


JAMUNA TUDU - THE LADY TARZAN                                             

(26 mins | Hindi, Santhali w. English subtitles | 2025 | Documentary | India)

Dir. Ranveer Bhagat & Parul Kunkal | Prod. Samreen Farooqui (Roundglass Sustain)

This film follows Jamuna Tudu, a fierce environmental activist from Jharkhand, who, over a decade ago set out to protect communities from timber mafias. Today, she keeps a watchful eye over the sal forests — sacred to the Santhal, Munda and many other communities. 

Watch FILM  #forests #tribals


THE BECOMING OF A WILDSCAPE
(18:09 mins | English, Tamil, Kannada w. English subtitles | 2026 | Documentary | India)

Dir. Tanmayi Gidh (Untold Earth) | Creative Producer: Teepoi Films

One of Zerodha's first restoration initiatives, Elephants by the Lake spans ~80 acres of undulating land in the Eastern Ghats. It explores the role that businesses and individuals can play towards our ecosystems, and in a way that respects biodiversity and communities. Trailer

Watch FILM   #restoration #citizenefforts


MOLAI - Man behind the Forest
(20 mins | Assamese w. English subtitles | 2024 | Documentary | India)

Dir. Dhiraj Kashyap

Molai - Jadav Payeng, has, over several decades, lanted and tended for trees on the sandbar islet of Aruna Chapori, which lies between the mainland and the river island Majuli, transforming a vast area into a forest reserve. Trailer

Watch FILM  #forests #environmentalist


VISTHAPANA
(45:45 mins | English, Hindi w. English subtitles | 2026 | Documentary | India)

Dir. Neha Dixit & Ashhar Farooqui | Prod. Samreen Farooqui, Roundglass Sustain

This film traces the history of the Satpura voluntary relocation model. The film examines the pros and cons, highlights and risks of such large projects – and how they affect the landscape, its wildlife and its human custodians.

Watch FILM   #displacement #relocation


BHANGA MELA | SCRAP FAIR
(7:41 mins | Bengali w. English subtitles | 2026 | Documentary | India)

Dir. Subhajit Naskar | Prod. Ankit Bagchi (Story Jar Pvt. Ltd)

Set against the backdrop of the historic a fair of old items in Mathurapur, this experimental film explores a unique culture of recycle - reuse & survival that quietly resists modern consumerism.

Watch FILM   #waste #recycling


NAYE KISAN NAYI SEEKH | NEW FARMER, NEW LEARNINGS
(8:11 mins | Malvi w. English subtitles | 2025 | Documentary | Online | India)

Dir. Sandip Bhato | Prod. Pinky Brahma Choudhary, Shobhit Jain

This film follows the journey of two budding farmers whose Red Gram (Lal Tur) crop is struck by a mysterious new pest. Even their uncle, a veteran with decades of farming experience, is baffled.

Watch FILM  #farming #naturalpractices


DONGAR BHOOMIYA
(8:51 mins | Chhattisgarhi, Baigan w. English subtiles | 2026 | Documentary | India)

Dir. Bhumika Yadav

Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh, once known for its dense forests and rich diversity of traditional millets, is undergoing rapid ecological change. This film follows Baiga women farmers who are working to preserve indigenous millet varieties and sustain ancestral farming knowledge. 

Watch FILM   #womenfarmers #agriculture


BIRDS AND BUFFALOES (A STORY OF TWO VAN GUJJAR BOYS)                         

(16:46 mins | Hindi, Gaujri w. English subtitles | 2025 | Documentary | India)

Dir. Karamat Ali, Taufeek and Varun Chauva | Prod. Green Hub Western Himalayas and Royal Enfield

This film follows two Van Gujjar boys whose lives are shaped by the same roots but diverge with time. One lives in a government-designated buffer zone, the other remains deep inside the forest.

Watch FILM  #ecology #heritage


THE SUN SETS | বেলি পৰি আহিছে
(14:23 mins | Assamese w. English subtitles | 2026 | Documentary | India)

Dir. Amit Baruah

A documentary that explores the Dorabeel, a vital wetland ecosystem now caught in the crosshairs of rapid industrialisation.

Watch FILM   #wetlands #industrialisation


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Available from 18 July - 8 August 2026
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