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Even in the "best case scenario" of climate predictions, we have no guarantee of what the world will look like in the coming decades. It is important then, to visualize these likely futures. What happens if our efforts towards mitigating climate change are in vain? In this conversation, two filmmakers from our official selection discuss why they chose animation as the medium to depict the climate future. They will be joined by an environmental activist and artist who is working on grassroots solutions. The discussion will be about the importance and relevance of using art and the visual medium to show us that without change, our future looks grim.
Tune in on time for the musical contribution of Montry Manuel, a Cochin-based percussionist who takes his mantra ‘reduce, reuse, retune’ to a whole new dimension through his project Thaalavatam - by upcycling trash into unique musical instruments!
Upamanyu Bhattacharyya is one of the founding members and partners at the Ghost Animation Collective, India, and is a graduate of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. 'Wade' - an animated “climate change nightmare” set in a fictional version of Kolkata and showing at ALT EFF 2020 - is his and the co-director Kalp Sanghvi’s first independent short film.
Svabhu Kohli is an independent visual storyteller based in India. Deeply inspired by the natural world and its mechanics; In recent times their practice focuses on the intersection of magical-realism; collective memory and storytelling as a tool to understand our relationship with the universe and its complex life forms. Through their practice, Kohli looks at creating experiential narratives to navigate imaginary worlds stemming from curiosities and research in indigenous, political and scientific narratives; that have evolved the landscape of our lives and the lands we inhabit.
Ratish Srivastava is an ALT EFF Team Member and a researcher who works for Centre for Science and Environment, where he fights for the right of Indians to breathe clean air. An alumni of the University of Sydney and Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, he spent six years honing his research and writing skills. Ratish has worked in multiple spaces, including a civil society organisation, a refugee organisation and even at a bar at the Star Casino in Sydney. He supported his friend in setting up a sustainable travel group called Infinite Detours, where he helped with logistics and social media marketing, and is currently training to become a mountaineer.
Montry Manuel - Thaalavattam
Montry Manuel is a designer-turned-environmentalist and a musician. Born and brought up in Cochin, he is now based in Austria. Creatively and musically influenced by his father and his guru Jerry Peter, he first pursued music as a hobby for 10 years before he decided to become a full time musician. He was a founding member of the renowned Indian band Swarathma and was with them for seven years. Thaalavattam is not a band, it’s a project and an experience. Montry might be at the center of it, but it’s mainly about collaborative work, not just with musicians, but also with visual artists and designers from all fields who have the passion to experiment and create
Even in the "best case scenario" of climate predictions, we have no guarantee of what the world will look like in the coming decades. It is important then, to visualize these likely futures. What happens if our efforts towards mitigating climate change are in vain? In this conversation, two filmmakers from our official selection discuss why they chose animation as the medium to depict the climate future. They will be joined by an environmental activist and artist who is working on grassroots solutions. The discussion will be about the importance and relevance of using art and the visual medium to show us that without change, our future looks grim.
Tune in on time for the musical contribution of Montry Manuel, a Cochin-based percussionist who takes his mantra ‘reduce, reuse, retune’ to a whole new dimension through his project Thaalavatam - by upcycling trash into unique musical instruments!
Upamanyu Bhattacharyya is one of the founding members and partners at the Ghost Animation Collective, India, and is a graduate of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. 'Wade' - an animated “climate change nightmare” set in a fictional version of Kolkata and showing at ALT EFF 2020 - is his and the co-director Kalp Sanghvi’s first independent short film.
Svabhu Kohli is an independent visual storyteller based in India. Deeply inspired by the natural world and its mechanics; In recent times their practice focuses on the intersection of magical-realism; collective memory and storytelling as a tool to understand our relationship with the universe and its complex life forms. Through their practice, Kohli looks at creating experiential narratives to navigate imaginary worlds stemming from curiosities and research in indigenous, political and scientific narratives; that have evolved the landscape of our lives and the lands we inhabit.
Ratish Srivastava is an ALT EFF Team Member and a researcher who works for Centre for Science and Environment, where he fights for the right of Indians to breathe clean air. An alumni of the University of Sydney and Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, he spent six years honing his research and writing skills. Ratish has worked in multiple spaces, including a civil society organisation, a refugee organisation and even at a bar at the Star Casino in Sydney. He supported his friend in setting up a sustainable travel group called Infinite Detours, where he helped with logistics and social media marketing, and is currently training to become a mountaineer.
Montry Manuel - Thaalavattam
Montry Manuel is a designer-turned-environmentalist and a musician. Born and brought up in Cochin, he is now based in Austria. Creatively and musically influenced by his father and his guru Jerry Peter, he first pursued music as a hobby for 10 years before he decided to become a full time musician. He was a founding member of the renowned Indian band Swarathma and was with them for seven years. Thaalavattam is not a band, it’s a project and an experience. Montry might be at the center of it, but it’s mainly about collaborative work, not just with musicians, but also with visual artists and designers from all fields who have the passion to experiment and create
