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A DAM OLD STORY (26 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : TARINI MANCHANDA ]
[ Theme : Development , Environment/ Wild Life ]
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A film about Himachal Pradesh's precious Renuka Valley - home to biodiverse forests, fertile lands and people who have been living and farming in India's northern mountains for generations. This valley lies in the submergence area for a dam project that is meant to supply Delhi with water. The Film takes a look at the stakes for this dam, and asks whether Delhi needs this dam or Himachal's water, at all. What can Delhi learn from the Renuka Valley?

BEYOND PRAYER (26 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : NEELIMA MATHUR ]
[ Theme : Development , Environment/ Wild Life ]
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The north Indian region of Ladakh is barren and rocky, a cold desert. The biggest problem for the people, like in any desert, is the shortage of water. The Film chronicles the pioneering work of Chewang Norphel who builds artificial glaciers that provide water to the farmers in summer through an innovative engineering process of channelising main water resources.

BEYOND THE MIRAGE (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : NUTAN MANMOHAN ]
[ Theme : Environment/ Wild Life ]
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The film looks at the ensuing battle for food and habitat in the skies of Delhi among the small and the big birds that throng the city. It documents the increase in the crow and kite population and the consequences it has for small birds such as sparrows and pigeons.

CHAMBAL - GHARIAL IN CRISIS (26 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : AJAY BEDI & VIJAY BEDI ]
[ Theme : Development , Environment/ Wild Life ]
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The Film is an endeavour to investigate the cause of deaths of gharials in the Chambal Sanctuary in India, by carrying out field investigations, involving Indian and international experts, for the protection and conservation of the endangered Gharials.

CHERRAPUNJI - RAIN, RAIN EVERYWHERE BUT NOT A DROP TO DRINK (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : MADHUMITA NAG CHAKRABORTY ]
[ Theme : Environment/ Wild Life , Development ]
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A documentary that looks into the paradox of drinking water scarcity in Cherrapunji, one of the wettest places on earth.

CHILIKA: A FRAGILE ECO-SYSTEM (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : NIRAD N. MOHAPATRA ]
[ Theme : Environment/ Wild Life , Development ]
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The film documents the degradation of the fragile eco-system of Orissa's Chilika Lagoon due to the increase in the population around the lagoon, a disregard for conservation and the uncontrolled expansion of prawn culture in the waters.

DEVTA ACTIVISTS (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : SANJAY BARNELA ]
[ Theme : Development , Environment/ Wild Life ]
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An exploration of the role of traditional deities (devtas) belonging to the Kullu valley in conservation and fight for access to forest resources. The film explores how local traditions negotiate with contemporary discourses of scientific conservation and national development.

- First Prize, 'Development Film Festival' Dhan Foundation, Madurai, 2005

DOWN THE DRAIN (26 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : TARUN JAYARAM ]
[ Theme : Environment/ Wild Life , Development ]
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Looking at traditional water management systems in the Indian subcontinent and their increased relevance in today's water scarce scenario, the Film aims to outline the key issues being faced in providing water to the growing populace and the adverse effects on the land.

EARTH WITNESS: REFLECTIONS OF THE TIMES & THE TIMELESS (60 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : AKANKSHA JOSHI ]
[ Theme : Conflict , Environment/ Wild Life ]
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Four common people - a teacher, a farmer, a shepherd, a father - find themselves on the front line of the earth’s biggest, most complex crisis: climate change. Belonging to India’s ancient tribes, they bear witness to the science behind the changes that affect their day to day life. Living in diverse climatic regions - the mountains of Nagaland, the grasslands of Kutch, the Gangetic delta and the forests of Central India - they use this challenge as a part of their art with nature. Their lives journey through the dark labyrinths of the multidimensional crisis, reflecting stories of our times - of trees, mining, monkeys, logging, rivers, seeds, waterfalls, flowers - and the spirit of the timeless.

ECO-DHARMA (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : MALGORZATA SKIBA ]
[ Theme : Ethnography/ Anthropology , Environment/ Wild Life ]
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The story of dedication and sacrifice of Bishnoi community, the oldest practicing environmentalists of India from western Rajasthan for whom the preservation of wildlife and forest is a religion.

- First Prize, Golden Dear, Short Film category in ECOFILMS Film Festival 2006, Greece, Rodos

- Merit Award for Cultural Information & Merit Award for Cinematography, 29th Annual International Wildlife Film Festival, Montana, USA

- Golden Statuette, Best Film on Rajasthan, International Festival of Short Films on Culture, Jaipur, Feb 2007

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