ALT EFF 2021

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26 films in package
Mar & Cielo
Two brothers share an emotional journey through the desert coast of Chile, revealing the complexity of their relationship and the climate crisis that surrounds them.
A Viral Spiral
World-renowned artist Steve Cutts created an animated film for the Nicolaas G. Pierson Foundation, in which he not only visualizes the factors that cause pandemics, but also points at the urgent measures that are needed to reduce the risk of future pandemics.
Sad Beauty
When mankind causes its own demise, what could bring consolation?
Into the Dark
Chasing light in Earth's Darkest Places
DURGA: Forging a New Trail
In northern Nepal, a young woman pursues a path historically and culturally uncommon for girls and women.
The Tracker
Mutinda was single handedly decimating the wildlife population in Kenya, until he was presented with another option that would allow him to use his tracking skills for good.
Alles hat Grenzen NUR DER MONDFISCH NICHT
"Alles hat Grenzen, NUR DER MONDFISCH NICHT" is an environmental musical, in which nature acts and speaks in a diversity of voices.
Sky Aelans
Indigenous communities from the Solomon Islands reflect upon the sacred connection they hold with the high mountain forests, ‘Sky Aelans’, that are at risk of being lost to logging.
Shaba
Shaba is about the relationships between the first women elephant keepers of Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in northern Kenya, with one special elephant named Shaba.
The Last Hop(e)
Is it the last hop for frogs, or will the common man reconnect with the natural world to usher in some lasting hope?
Your Tiger Our Forest
In Bramhapuri, human-tiger interaction leads to damaging conflict.
Sagarputra: Offspring of the Sea
The oldest inhabitants of Mumbai - the Koli fisherfolk, are at the brink of losing their livelihood because of the government's infrastructural projects.
The Pangolin Man
One local man fights to save, not only the lives of the pangolins, but also the lives of his people.
dhīvaraḥ (Way of life)
dhīvaraḥ', is a short documentary based on the unpredictable livelihoods of fishing communities struck by climate change and overfishing in Karnataka, India.
IFANG
The keepers of the bear country, the coachman and his horses, the farmer and the sheep, the hunter and his dog - they are all united by their love for their animals, their mutual dependence and the order in living together with nature.
Solastalgia
Serap, a Sherpa living in New York City, gets lost in his memories of the mountains, while driving an Uber in the city.
Musical Mangrove
Musical Mangrove is the story of a transboundary musical movement in India and Bangladesh to save Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest.
Koku / Scent
An apocalyptic day in the future...
The Burning Field
In this immersive portrait of life in an environmental wasteland, four young Ghanaians struggle to navigate work and relationships over a single day in Agbogbloshie, the largest e-waste dump on earth.
The Price of Progress
What is food worth in our world? Power, Money or Health?
One Word
"One Word“ is a participatory documentary about the impacts of Climate Change. The movie was developed and filmed with the inclusion of Marshallese People through film workshops that ran over a period of nine months. Most parts of the Marshall Islands are less than 5.9 feet above sea level. Negative forecasts predict the uninhability of the islands by 2050. The filmmakers trusted the Marshalese people to be the only reliable experts when it comes to the story of their land.
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Connecting the fight for food, climate justice and racial justice!
MOTI BAGH
Against the forces of migration, an 83 year old farmer-poet in a remote Himalayan village in India, struggles to keep his farm alive.
LAKSHMANREKHA
Some move mountains, others launch a thousand ships. Laxman Singh turned 58 villages into an oasis in the desert of Rajasthan.
Shoot That Leopard
To mitigate human - leopard conflict, one man shoots leopards with his camera, another with his gun.
Not Just Roads
NOT JUST ROADS is an ethnographic documentary film that narrates the story of a massive urban transformation underway in India.

This pass gives to access to all 26 films available for viewing for a global audience (outside of India).

If you are streaming from India, please purchase the pass for Indian audiences, which gives you access to 18 additional films.


Select a film to view the synopsis and details below

The first mountain guide from her village in northern Nepal, 34-year-old Durga Rawal was always on the lookout for a path to independence. While the girls around her were left to grow up working on family farms and in their homes, Rawal pursued another direction—changing not only the societal and familial expectations of herself, but for future generations.


"DURGA: Forging a New Trail" is an intimate story of what female empowerment and gender equality looks like on the ground, and what an independent path just might lead to.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    20 minutes
  • Language
    Nepali, English
  • Country
    Nepal, United States
  • Premiere
    Yes
  • Director
    Emily Hopcian
  • Screenwriter
    Emily Hopcian, Alan Schwer
  • Producer
    Emily Hopcian
  • Executive Producer
    N/A
  • Co-Producer
    N/A
  • Filmmaker
    Emily Hopcian, La Cumbre Collective
  • Cast
    Durga Rawal, Asmita Gayak, Soniya Rawal
  • Cinematographer
    Alan Schwer
  • Editor
    Alan Schwer
  • Animator
    N/A
  • Production Design
    N/A
  • Composer
    Kenny Lyon, Leah María Suárez
  • Sound Design
    Kenny Lyon
  • Music
    Kenny Lyon, Leah María Suárez
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