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Odh
After beach goes missing, a fisherman drags his boat into the city, leaving his estranged daughter to face the consequences of his actions.
Jadugoda
Dama, a farmer from a village being poisoned by the Uranium mines, tries his best to get his daughter married but pays a heavy price for the atomic hunger of the country right before the 1998 Pokharan nuclear test.
Seeing Red: Saving Red Pandas
With only 2,500 red pandas remaining in the wild, climate change and habitat loss threaten their survival. Follow the success and challenges of a breeding program aiming to reintroduce these endangered creatures to their native forests in India and Nepal.
Waste and The City - The Mavallipura Landfill Story
Waste management challenges in Bangalore are exemplified by the Mavallipura landfill. From 2003 to 2012, over 1 million tonnes of waste were dumped, prompting community protests. Decades of advocacy led to legal reforms, highlighting the ongoing struggle for dignity among Karnataka's sanitation workers.
Seaspeaker
In Urur Olcott Kuppam, fisher elder S. Palayam records daily ocean data, blending faith and science. Partnering with researcher Nityanand Jayaraman, he co-founded "Science of the Seas". His youth story, animated by shadow puppeteer Muthuchandran Rao, celebrates traditional knowledge in a changing world.
One Seed at a Time
A silent revolution is unfolding in the agriculturally distressed regions of Maharashtra,India. Through new farming practices based on agroecology, marginalised women farmers are challenging societies oppressive structures and bringing equity to their lives.
Genesis
In a near-future Mumbai, mothers stop lactating, and the state forbids feeding others children. Urvashi, a widowed fisherwoman with an infant, survives as a milk donor. As economic collapse leaves only the wealthy able to buy milk, her fate changes when she finds an abandoned baby.
Panha
In a Maharashtrian village, seven year old Vithu feels the threat to his family's ancestral mango farm from the bullet train project. While his father dreams of the city and his uncle clings to farming roots, Vithu takes action that forces the family to confront loss and rediscover unity.
Studio Alternatives - The Circle of Things
Choosing the Alternative Way, set against today's throwaway culture, follows designers Sonali and Dhara as they trace a path where circularity guides creation. Collecting discarded materials, they reimagine waste into useful forms. Their living library embodies care, renewal, and the endless cycles of nature.
Boon of the Curse: Unholy Chambal
Unlike most rivers in India, the Chambal was never worshipped. Legend called it cursed. Yet the myth that kept people and industry away also kept her wild and clean. Today, home to over 400 species, she shapes the lives of creatures that inhabit this unique ecosystem.
Down The Drain
Down The Drain is a documentary-fiction film about Bangalores sewage, told from the perspective of a woman who accidentally flushes her watch down the toilet. Using mixed media, the film follows the watch's journey and reveals the pipes, people, and conversations that shape the city's hidden sewage system.
Ladai Chhodab Nahin (Fight Shall Continue)
Set in Jharkhand's rapidly industrializing landscape, Ladai Chhodab Nahi follows three Adivasi women-Sitamani, Bigan, and Basanti-as they confront mining's fallout. Amid displacement and ecological loss, they rise as leaders and knowledge keepers, resisting erasure while envisioning futures rooted in dignity, justice, and resilience.
The Mushroom Keepers
The Mushroom Keepersi, explores the deep ties between fungi and the Khasi and Garo of Meghalaya. Through conversations with elders, it reflects on the intertwined loss of forests and ancestral knowledge, embodying the Foundation's mission of research, education, and conservation.
Urban Tiger Volunteers of Bhopal
In Bhopal, TINSA's Urban Tiger Volunteer Program trains locals to track and protect 96 tigers with camera traps, pugmark protocols, and night patrols. The documentary celebrates citizen-led conservation and the possibility of coexistence between big cats and human communities in India's urban and peri-urban landscapes.
Abundance: Living with a Forest
Abundance: Living with a Forest (2024) follows Lotha forager Zareno in Khumtsü, tracing edible plants from forest to market in Wokha. The film reflects on impending loss facing Indigenous communities, while honoring foraging practices, renewal of values, courage, and sustainable traditions in the Eastern Himalayas.
What's in my basket: Chhiri
The Omkareshwar Dam submerged villages and forests, once rich with herbs and wild edibles. The film follows Takal Singh and his family in search of their beloved green "chhiri", now rare, capturing their foraging journey and the memories entwined with a vanishing landscape.
Lost Songs of Sundari
Lost Songs of Sundari follows the myth of a legendary ferryboat and its ferrywoman, once central to Mumbai's creeks. As modern bridges erase ferries and fishing traditions, the Koli community's deep connection to the sea fades, with Sundari surviving only in songs and stories.
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Set in Jharkhand's rapidly industrializing landscape, Ladai Chhodab Nahi follows three Adivasi women-Sitamani, Bigan, and Basanti-as they confront mining's fallout. Amid displacement and ecological loss, they rise as leaders and knowledge keepers, resisting erasure while envisioning futures rooted in dignity, justice, and resilience.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    0:30:00
  • Language
    Santhali, Hindi, Nagpuri
  • Country
    India
  • Premiere
    No
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Social Media
  • Director
    Astha
  • Screenwriter
    Astha
  • Producer
    Reframe institute of arts and expression and Vishal Kumar Ranjan
  • Executive Producer
    Vishal Kumar Ranjan
  • Cast
    Sitamani Devi,Bigan Kujur,Basanti Saradar,
  • Cinematographer
    Shubham Burtue
  • Editor
    Pawan Kamble
  • Composer
    Ajit Bhasin
  • Sound Design
    Ajit Bhasin
  • Music
    Ajit Bhasin
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