A GALLERY AT TIHAR  (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : PANKAJ H. GUPTA ]
[ Theme : Development ]
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Shot in Tihar Central Jail, Asia's biggest prison, the film explores the link between the artwork of the prisoners and their incarceration. It looks at their paintings which depict loss of freedom, separation and a hope for the future.

A HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE  (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : SUMIT KHANNA ]
[ Theme : Development ]
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A look at the reasons behind the success of the SOS Children's Villages in India.

A SECOND HAND LIFE  (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : NUTAN MANMOHAN ]
[ Theme : Development ]
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The film investigates the murky side of information technology, whereby tons of hazardous e-waste is seeping into developing countries like India. Through the experiences of two children, it explores the harmful effects on health and environment and possible solutions.

- Delhi Chief Minister's Special Award, Vatavaran 2005

ACCOUNTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY   (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : RADHIKA KAUL BATRA ]
[ Theme : Development ]
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The film documents the power of ordinary people to effect revolutionary change. It shows how a group of villagers in Rajasthan led by Aruna Roy, use the Right to Information Act as a powerful weapon to root out corruption.

AMBI JIJI'S RETIREMENT   (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : NANDINI BEDI ]
[ Theme : Development ]
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Ambi Jiji always planted her crops on soil where forests have been burnt. This jhum field would then be abandoned and left to regenerate into a forest and a new one burnt. Increasingly jhum fields are being turned into orchards which provide cash and food security. Through Ambi Jiji and her daughters, we see the passing of a way of life in a remote village in Meghalaya.

 

- First Prize in Jeevika 2007, South Asia Livelihood Documentary Competition

APNA ALOO BAZAAR BECHA  (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : PANKAJ H. GUPTA ]
[ Theme : Development ]
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What happens when remote, isolated mountain communities come face to face with globalization? Jardhar gaon, a village in the Hemval valley of Garhwal, led an isolated, egalitarian existence until a series of events forced it, into joining the market economy. This short documentary, based entirely on local perspectives, reflects on the process of change - what triggers the shift to modernisation and what impact it has on the personal, social and environmental spaces.

 

- Best Short Film - International Competition, Golden Deer Award, Ecofilms Festival, Greece, 2008

BRICKMASTER  (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : PRIYA KRISHNASWAMY ]
[ Theme : Development ]
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A portrait of the British-born architect Laurie Baker who became the messiah of low cost, eco-friendly housing in India.

BULLETS FLOW FROM BAUXITE   (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : K. N. T. SASTRY ]
[ Theme : Development ]
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The film investigates inroads made by multinational companies in Kashipur and Lanjigarh in Orissa to set up aluminium refinery and exploit bauxite reserves in the area, despite agitations by the local people and international indignation.

C/O PLATFORM   (40 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : ANU SRINIVASAN, ANUSHKA MEENAKSHI & TARUN SALDANHA ]
[ Theme : Development ]
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A film about a group of people who are powerful symbols of the failure of democracy - the urban homeless in George Town, a busy market area in Chennai

CHERRAPUNJI - RAIN, RAIN EVERYWHERE BUT NOT A DROP TO DRINK   (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : MADHUMITA NAG CHAKRABORTY ]
[ Theme : 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.