Welcome to your online screen of the EcoReels Climate Charche edition 2025. Watch the films from 28th February to 17 March 202. Also, listen to the post-screening discussions, via link at the end of this page.
Theme: NATURE, PEOPLE AND POWERARAVALI THE LOST MOUNTAINS (22 mins/ Hindi with English subtitles/ 2022/ Docu).jpg)
Dir. Jigar Nagda
This film, on marble quarrying in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district, is a story of low groundwater levels and depleting rainfall due to continual mining for the past 35 years. The Aravalli Range is the world's oldest mountain range, and helps to sustain the ecosystem. Mining, on the other hand, is the primary source of income for the majority of the population.
This film, on marble quarrying in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district, is a story of low groundwater levels and depleting rainfall due to continual mining for the past 35 years. The Aravalli Range is the world's oldest mountain range, and helps to sustain the ecosystem. Mining, on the other hand, is the primary source of income for the majority of the population.
BOMBAY HAS NO MORE CROCODILES! (37:18 mins/ English, Hindi w. Eng. subtitles/ 2024/ Docu)
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Dir. Devraj, Sakshi, Sparsh, Srinjoy | Prod. Aparijit Production (filmmakers attending)
This film is an anthology that explores the idiosyncratic development of urban Bombay, and its symptomatic relationship with the ecological. It looks at the different ways in which people have and continue to access the city; issues of housing, livelihood, and the ecosystem that powers the city and how it's being depleted by elements of capitalism.
This film is an anthology that explores the idiosyncratic development of urban Bombay, and its symptomatic relationship with the ecological. It looks at the different ways in which people have and continue to access the city; issues of housing, livelihood, and the ecosystem that powers the city and how it's being depleted by elements of capitalism.
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CITY MOVES (18 mins/ Hindi with English subtitles/ 2023 / Docu)
CITY MOVES (18 mins/ Hindi with English subtitles/ 2023 / Docu)
Dir. Prod. Asna Jamal, Avikal
This film looks at air pollution through the lens of mobility justice. It explores NMT (Non-Motorised Transport) as the sustainable solution for tackling air pollution in Delhi, a major cause of which is the transport sector. Through two stories of cycling and walking within the city, the film documents how access to the city is embedded in the segregated spatial reality of Delhi.
This film looks at air pollution through the lens of mobility justice. It explores NMT (Non-Motorised Transport) as the sustainable solution for tackling air pollution in Delhi, a major cause of which is the transport sector. Through two stories of cycling and walking within the city, the film documents how access to the city is embedded in the segregated spatial reality of Delhi.
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FUSED CITY (8 mins/ Assamese with English subtitles/ Stop motion animation, Docu)
Dir. Biswajit Das/ Prod. Charles Correa Foundation
In the city of Guwahati, a visual artist embarks on a unique journey, weaving together the discarded remnants of electronic waste with various inspirations from the city. The film captures the artist's unconventional muse as he scours the urban landscape for discarded gadgets and electronics along with his experiences with different groups of people.
FUSED CITY (8 mins/ Assamese with English subtitles/ Stop motion animation, Docu)
In the city of Guwahati, a visual artist embarks on a unique journey, weaving together the discarded remnants of electronic waste with various inspirations from the city. The film captures the artist's unconventional muse as he scours the urban landscape for discarded gadgets and electronics along with his experiences with different groups of people.
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GUTTER KI MACHHLI (9:55 mins/ Hindi with English subtitles/ 2024/ Animation, Docu)
Dir. Natasha Sharma/ Prod. Global Resilience Partnership & Community Design Agency
This animation weaves together the voices of the children, youth and women of a rehabilitation and resettlement colony in Govandi, Mumbai through art and poetry to vocalise, localise and visualise their experiences of climate change in their poorly built homes and neighbourhood.
GUTTER KI MACHHLI (9:55 mins/ Hindi with English subtitles/ 2024/ Animation, Docu)
This animation weaves together the voices of the children, youth and women of a rehabilitation and resettlement colony in Govandi, Mumbai through art and poetry to vocalise, localise and visualise their experiences of climate change in their poorly built homes and neighbourhood.
SONGS OF RESISTANCE: AAREY (10 mins/ Marathi, Hindi with English subtitles/ Docu)
Dir. Vivek Sangwan and Srishti Chowdhary | Prod. Sanjay Barnela
Warli Adivasis including Prakash Bhoir and the hip-hop crew Swadeshi unite in 'The Warli Revolt' to resist tree felling in Aarey forest (Mumbai) for a metro car shed. Resisting powerful forces, their music and activism persist, challenging mainstream development narratives and advocating for environmental justice and Adivasi rights.
Warli Adivasis including Prakash Bhoir and the hip-hop crew Swadeshi unite in 'The Warli Revolt' to resist tree felling in Aarey forest (Mumbai) for a metro car shed. Resisting powerful forces, their music and activism persist, challenging mainstream development narratives and advocating for environmental justice and Adivasi rights.
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