Official Selection in the category “films made by Aurovilians, bioregion residents and guests of Auroville”
A MAATTRAM (A Change)
2023, 23 minutes, Tamil (with English subtitles)
Screening on: Wednesday 24th January, 20:04 – Outdoor Venue
Trailer: https://youtu.be/eAiHxRYAgJo
How the lives of five different people intertwine and inadvertently change in a single day.
Director, Editor, Script: Yatra Srinivassan
Cinematography: R. Rajaram
Producer: Saiharini Ramakrishnan, Ramki Seetharaman
Production Company: HariRam Films in association with Yatra Talkies
Music: Sada Sudarsanam
Keyboard: Balaji Gopinath
Sound Engineer: Gajapathy
Story Discussion: Ramki Seetharaman, Yatra Srinivassan, Saiharini Ramakrishnan, Stalin Michael, Dennis James, and others
Co-Direction: Ramki Seetharaman
Art Director: Danasu
Title & VFX: S. Yuvasri
Associate Director: G. Udhaicharan
English Subtitles: Louise Robinson
Production Support: S. Adhilakshmi, Dr. S. Priyadharashini, Vasantha
Assistant Directors: J. Jayabharathi, E. Mathivannan
Cinematography Assistant: HJ. Sanjay
Cast: R. Rajaram, C. Elumalai, V. Jayaraj, Ramalingam Thanikachalam, Ovyer VK. Durai,G. Udhaicharan, R. Raveena and others
Contact: No. 2, 6th Cross, Bharathi Natar, Pondicherry, 605008 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: ramki.seetharaman(at)gmail.com
Website: https://www.yatraartsmedia.org/
Link: https://youtu.be/B5R2QvbS0b4
ADITHALAM (Basic Education)
2023, 37 minutes, Tamil (with English subtitles)
Screening on: Monday 22th January, 21:07 – Cinema Paradiso
Trailer: https://youtu.be/-tJmwyvqPYY
This film emphasizes the importance of basic education for children. Saraswathi is a girl studying in the 6th standard at a government school. She has difficulties reading and writing in Tamil and English. Humiliated by the headmaster, she struggles to even write her name. With the help of Sumathi, the science teacher, Saraswathi gains newfound confidence and becomes the highest achiever in the school.
Director: Yatra Srinivassan
Producer: EcoPro, Auroville
Script and Editing: Yatra Srinivassan
Cinematography: R. Rajaram
Assistant Cameraman: Bharathiraja
Music & Special Effect: Gajaadhanu – PRG Studios
Co-Directed and Story by: Ramki Seetharaman
Art Direction: Dr. S. Priyadharshini, J. Jayabharathi, S. Yuvasri
Associate Director: M K. LourduG
Costumes and Makeup: S. Adhilakshmi, J. Jayabharathi
English Subtitles: Louise Robinson
Titles & Design: S. Yuvasri
Production Support: S. Adhilakshmi, R. Tamizh Selvi, Vasantha, R. Ramachandiran, R. Santha
Assistant Director: Bharathiraja Cast: Dr. S. Priyadharshini, R. Raveena, Yatra Srinivassan, Uvathi Priya, T. Nandagopal, and others
Dubbing Artists: A. Rani, Oviya Priya, Durai Sree, Gowtham, Thamiz Iniyan, Harish, Yokesh, Balamurali, Anusri, Dhanuja, Sarvitha
Contact: No. 2, 6th Cross, Bharathi Natar, Pondicherry, 605008 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: lucasdl(at)auroville.org.in
Website: https://ecopro.aurovilleconsulting.com/
Link: https://youtu.be/VNt5wa4pOEE
Auroville Exchange: Two filmmakers. Two perspectives. One goal.
2023, 15 minutes, English
Screening on: Tuesday 23th January, 21:00 – Cinema Paradiso
Trailer: https://youtu.be/lavuzyEl2AM
In 2021, an exchange program was initiated by Auroville, an experimental global township located in Southern India. The two participants for the exchange were Lobsang, an environmentalist and filmmaker from Zanskar Valley, Ladakh in the Himalayas, and Serena Aurora, a documentary filmmaker from Auroville. Through this program, Auroville aims to bring together people from different communities, cultures, and walks of life with Aurovillians. The goal is to acquaint them with the culture of Auroville and find a common ground to work towards and nurture human unity. It serves as a window through which an outsider can glimpse into Auroville and see what it offers the world. For an Aurovillian, it provides an opportunity to live in unique communities and regions, learn, and then enrich their own global community in Auroville. This is the first step, with many more to follow. To realize human unity, one needs to reach out, share experiences, absorb experiences, and grow together.
Director: Serena Aurora
Production Company: Aurora’s Eye Films
Co-Producer: Auroville Learning Exchange
Script: Serena Aurora
Cinematography: Serena Aurora, Aurovenkatesh, Marko, Waleed, Lobsang
Audio Postproduction: Kardash, Serena Aurora
Editing: Serena Aurora
Additional Crew: Aurovenkatesh, Lobsang, Serena Aurora
Contact: Anitya Community Joy of Impermanence, Auroville, 605101 Tamil Nadu, India
Email: serena_aurora(at)auroville.org.in
Website: http://auroraseyefilms.com/
Link: https://youtu.be/jII25meOkKI
Crater
2023, 34 minutes
Screening on: Wednesday 24th January, 21:11 – Cinema Paradiso
Trailer: https://youtu.be/Nb4KnTdJHI4
A performer caught in a vicious loop of a stereotype cast in the so-called real-world, comforts himself with the solace he receives from another caring soul in and out of reality, memories and imagination.
Director, Script, Editing: Earthling Koushalya
Production Company: Accessible Horizon Films
Producer: Stanzin Raghu, Iyarkaiyaar Ramesh
Cinematography: Maverick Dass, Auro Venkatesh
DI & Color: Acchor Labs
Audio: Maverick Dass
Sound Mastering: Acchor Studio
Music & Sound Design: Holger Jetter
Production Design: Earthling Koushalya, Barath, Maverick Dass
Location Support: Sou Sou Bee, Ezhilarasan Thara, Jeganathan, Radha Jeganathan
Production Support: Aravindan, Gopinath Ram, Stanzin Raghu, Madhu India, Anbumathi, Christina, Sasikanth Somu, Anand, Bharat, Mithran
Cast: Auro Venkatesh, Stanzin Raghu, Sonu Bharath, Arun, Sou Sou Bee, Gopi, Harish Uthaman, Asha Amma
Stills: Arun
Contact:No. 13, 8th Cross Tagore Nagar, Puducherry, 605101 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: acchorfilms(at)gmail.com
Website: http://www.accessiblehorizonfilms.com/
ENDANGERED CRAFT MELA AUROVILLE 2023
2023, 2 minutes, English
Screening on: Tuesday 23th January, 19:30 – Outdoor Venue
The Endangered Craft Mela is intended to be a gathering of local craftspeople and children from the Auroville bio-region schools, including outreach schools, after-school programs and children from under-served communities. The children and craftsmen create objects and projects which stimulate hands-on ingenuity and reconnect the children with local cultural traditions. A film by Nefertiti Chakrabarti in collaboration with Fertile community Auroville.
For more information on the upcoming mela, please visit – fertile.org.in
Director, Producer, Camera, Editor: Nefertiti Chakrabarti
Production Company: Jolchhobi
Sound: anonymous local musician
Contact: Centerfield, Auroville, 605101 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: catchtitli(at)gmail.com
Website: http://jolchhobi.in/
Link: fertile.org.in/ecm
Fallin’
2021, 5 minutes, English
Screening on: Wednesday 24th January, 20:01 – Cinema Paradiso
Two dancers are simultaneously attracted to and repelled by each other, embodying the dynamic of addictive attachment and codependency, commonly categorized in modern culture as the experience of falling in love.
Director: Valentina Beatriz
Production Company: Ineffable Films
Producer: Valentina Beatriz
Script and Direction: Valentina Beatriz
Choreography and Dance by: Gopal Dalami and Valentina Beatriz
Cinematography: Hemanth Kumar
Assistant Director: Sarine Arslanian
Assistant Producer: Huong Pham
DOP Assistant: Marko Bosco
Lights / Electrician: Kshitij Bhatt
Music “Fallin'” by: Alicia Keys
Edited by: Valentina Beatriz
Sound Post Production: Valentina Beatriz
Color Post Production: Hemanth Kumar
Contact: Arati 2, Ground Floor, Auroville, 605101 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: valentina.beatriz.s(at)gmail.com
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QdhSk115qo
Galaxy & Ganesha
2023, 4 minutes, English
Screening on: Thursday 25th January, 20:08 – Outdoor Venue
This film is a strong appeal for peace and human unity within the Auroville community. It shows that a paradox is possible by manifesting the Galaxy from the bark of a tree. Birgitta’s strong images give visual proof that all nature around us is animated and willing to cooperate with us. It is a message to humanity to raise awareness to honor nature and to protect the planet.
Director: Birgitta Volz
Production Company: Unity Pavilion
Producer: Birgitta Volz
Script: Birgitta Volz
Cinematography: Gustavo Barbachano
Sound: Gustavo Barbachano
Music “Innocence” by Suraj Nepal
Editing: Gustavo Barbachano, Birgitta Volz
Additional Crew: Jagan Loganathan, Devashish Diman
Contact: Kalabhumi, Auroville, 605101 – Tamil Nadu, India
Phone: +919442300574
Email: birgittavolz(at)hotmail.com
Website: www.birgittavolz.de
Link: https://youtu.be/xccOHzFslsk
In the Light of Sri Aurobindo – Plays and Savitri in Auroville
2023, 31 minutes, English (with English subtitles)
Screening on: Wednesday 24th January, 19:30 – Cinema Paradiso
This film documents the inner journey of individuals to understand and experience Sri Aurobindo through art, especially theater. It follows the journey of these plays over the last 20 years, along with the inner transformation of the individuals involved. The aim is to document both the outer and inner processes involved in creating these expressions of Sri Aurobindo, with the hope of inspiring others in discovering the unique material Sri Aurobindo offers.
Director: Madhusudan Agrawal
Production Company: MAM Movies
Producer, Cinematography, Sound, Editing: Madhusudan Agrawal
Concept: Aryamani & Madhusudan
Interviews with Aryamani, Aurelio, Michael, Srimoyi, Nidhish, Charu, Khushmita, Deven, Megha, Varun, Anandamayi, Joy, Patricia
Photos: Ireno Guerci, Edoardo Grassi, Manohar, Ashwin, Anonymous.
Video Footage : Manohar, Rakhal, Alessandra
Background Music : Joy
Address: Apt 13, Citadines, Auroville, 605101 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: mammovies(at)gmail.com
Website: https://www.pilgrimstoryteller.com/sriaurobindo
Link: https://youtu.be/B0YL0QKdnk0
Iniyan
2022, 37 minutes, Tamil (with English subtitles)
Screening on: Friday 26th January, 19:30 – Cinema Paradiso
This film is based on a legend written by Aurovilian Ruud Lohman, tells the story of an elderly Tamil man who traces his lineage back to Lemuria, an ancient island civilization that sank beneath the Indian Ocean thousands of years ago. Iniyan tells Ruud that he carries secrets from the past, awaiting a time when they can be linked to the future of humanity.
Director: Yatra Srinivassan
Production Company: Yatra Talkies & Svaram
Producer: Svaram
Cast: Thiru C. Elumalai, S. Athirathan, J. Ansika, Yatra Srinivassan, Uvathi Priya, and others.
Script, Editing, and Direction: Yatra Srinivassan
Cinematography: R. Rajaram
Sound: SFX & Sound Mixing by Gajaadhanu – PRG Studios, Music by Sunil Bhattacharya
Assistant Directors: J. Jayabharathi, D. Sasidaran
Production Support: S. Adhilakshmi, Dr. S. Priyadharshini, S. Yuvasri
English Subtitle: Louise Robinson
Contact: No. 2, 6th Cross, Bharathi Natar, Pondicherry, 605008 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: aurelio(at)auroville.org.in
Website: https://svaram.org/ ; https://www.yatraartsmedia.org/
ISLAND REVERIE
2023, 5 minutes, English
Screening on: Saturday 27th January, 20:09 – Cinema Paradiso
After several years, a young man returns to the very islands that shaped him, only to realize that a part of him never left.
Director, Script, Editing, Sound Design: Nefertiti Chakrabarti
Production Company: Jolchhobi
Producer: Arnav Kakar and Nefertiti Chakrabarti
Cinematography:
On Land: Anhjin Kakar, Nirbhay Kuppu, Vikash Nowlakha
Underwater: Arnav Kakar, Nefertiti Chakrabarti
Sound: Pruthu Parab
Editing: Nefertiti Chakrabarti
Music and Mix: Pruthu Parab
Guitar: Ramanan Chandramouli
Voice: Zahan Kapoor
Sound Recordist: Zahaan Adenwala
Executive Producer: Mitali Kakar
Production Manager: Rupesh Salunkhe
Production Assistant: Varun Kakar
Drone: Milind Bhimrao Shirsat, Siddesh Chandrakant Gundye, Ovi Arun Hatkar
Accounts: Shanker Vithoba Mandve
Cast: Jonak Chakrabarti
Contact: Centerfield, Auroville, 605101 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: catchtitli(at)gmail.com
Website: http://jolchhobi.in/
Link: jolchhobi.in/island-reverie
SEA CHANGE
2023, 3 minutes, English
Screening on: Monday 22nd January, 21:04 – Cinema Paradiso
The “Sea Change” programme is an educational initiative exploring the latest scientific findings on marine plastic pollution. This program offers interactive learning materials comprising games, experiments, and stories, empowering children to become proactive change-makers in preserving our oceans.
Director, Script, Editing, Voice Over, Cast: Nefertiti Chakrabarti
Production Company: Jolchhobi, WasteLess
Production Team: Nefertiti Chakrabarti, Ribhu Vohra, Savarigiri Moorthy (Dinigar), N. Sathiyamurthy
Cinematography: Nefertiti Chakrabarti, Mimi Chakrabarti, Arnav Kakar
Graphics: Neha Nagar, Impprintz
Color: Arnav Kakar
Drone: The Drone Zone
Music: Palash Kothari (Hedrun)
Sound Mixing: NEPSOUND
Voiceover Recordist: Stefano and Zech
BTS: Ribhu Vohra, Neha Nagar
Contact: Centerfield, Auroville, 605101 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: catchtitli(at)gmail.com; wasteless(at)auroville.org.in
Link: jolchhobi.in/sea-change ; wastelessindia.org/seachange
Website: http://jolchhobi.in; http://wastelessindia.org
SRI AUROBINDO & THE EARTH’S FUTURE – PART I: FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT
2023, 144 minutes, English (with English Subtitles)
Screening on: Tuesday 23rd January, 19:32 – Outdoor Venue
This movie tells the extraordinary life of Sri Aurobindo, from his birth in 1872 till he came to Pondicherry in 1910. It covers his childhood in Calcutta, Darjeeling, and England, his life in Baroda after returning to India in 1893, his actions as a secret revolutionary leader, and his complete involvement in the Indian freedom struggle after the partition of Bengal in 1905. Sri Aurobindo, regarded as the first leader to advocate publicly for complete independence from British rule, was considered by Lord Minto, the Viceroy of India, as ‘the most dangerous man’ in the British Empire.
Director, Sound, Editing: Olivier Barot
Production Company: Andakosha Pictures (Auroville), Sri Aurobindo Trust (London)
Producer: Andakosha Pictures (Auroville), Sri Aurobindo Trust (London)
Written and realized by Olivier Barot with the help of Bob Zwicker and Christine Devine
Cinematography: Photography and documents related to Sri Aurobindo & his family: Courtesy Sri Aurobindo Ashram Archives Pondicherry. Photography of Contemporary India, Indian Temples and Sculptures: Olivier Barot
Illustrations: India Letizia
Voice-over: Shrishti Dangi, Hamish Boyd, Aravinda Maheshwari
Contact: Olivier, Revelation, Auroville 605101 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: olivier.barot(at)gmail.com
Link: https://youtu.be/47yhMAAjRyM
THE BLUE MARBLE
2023, 4 minutes, English
Screening on: Saturday 27th January, 19:30 – Outdoor Venue
The film follows the story of a girl who wants to inspire change and share the latest cutting-edge science on microplastic pollution. She finds change is difficult but in the end discovers the power of education. The film is specially made for the Sea Change Education Programme developed by WasteLess in Auroville and funded in part by the National Geographic Society.
Director, Cinematographer, Sound, Editing, Script: Jeremy Carroll
Production Company: WasteLess
Producer: Ribhu Vohra
Assistant Director: Ranjithoudea
Assistant Camera: Eshan Anderson
Assistant: Savarigiri Moorthy (Dinagar)
Cast: S. Yuvasri, Liladharan
Contact: WasteLess, RE-CENTRE, Auroville Service, 605101 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: ribhu(at)wastelessindia.org
Website: http://www.wastelessindia.org/
Link: https://youtu.be/08GjC5rkvas
THE BOTTLE’S JOURNEY
2022, 4 minutes
Screening on: Saturday 27th January, 19:30 – Cinema Paradiso
An educational film showing the journey of plastic waste from inland water bodies to the ocean.
Director, Producer, Script, Sound, Cinematography: Jonak Chakrabarti
Production Company: WasteLess
Production – Mimi Chakrabarti, Savarigiri Moorthy
Editing: Qudrat
Cast: K. Keerthana, S. Madhivathani, A. Rohit, N. Sathiyamurthy, Savarigiri Moorthy
Contact: Jonak Chakrabarti, Auroville, 605101 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: jonak.joey(at)gmail.com
Website: https://jonak.world
The Clean Up
2023, 9 minutes
Screening on: Wednesday 24th January, 21:02 – Cinema Paradiso
Is the clean-up of the mind the prerequisite for the clean-up of the room, or is it vice versa? It’s all about moving towards the guiding light of the divine.
Directors: Rupam Mishra and Pinar Ekinci
Production Company: Auroapaar
Producer: Ashavari and Abhyuday (Auroapaar)
Script: Rupam and Pinar
Cinematography: Archita Wadhwani
Editing: Ved Murarka
Contact: Humanscape, Auroville, 605101 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: rupammissra(at)gmail.com
Link: https://youtu.be/_10jpOZkqEg
THE CYCLES OF THE MIND
2023, 65 minutes, English (with English subtitles)
Screening on: Saturday 27th January, 20:50 – Outdoor Venue
The film made by Ilion-Auroville explores the influence of cosmic forces on the human brain and on the whole direction of our civilizations. It proves that humanity is going through cycles of change and development exhibiting different patterns depending on which force – separating or unifying – is predominant at a particular historical period. A fascinating journey through history and an answer to the question of what our immediate future is going to be like!
Director: Alexander Pereverzev
Production Company: Ilion-Auroville
Producer: Claude de Warren
Script: Based on the book “The Cycles of the mind throughout the history of humanity” by Claude de Warren
Cinematography: Piero Cefaloni
Original Score: Hartmut von Lieres
Background Music: Hania Rani, Jesse Gallagher
Editing & Image Processing: Piero Cefaloni, Sanjay Mohanachandran
Script Consultant: Claude de Warren
Narrators: Miko Sloper, Asha Krishnan, Lakshmi Dhanaraj, Charles Atkinson, Malcolm Griot
Special Thanks for Assistance in Image and Video Selection: Elka Sinha
Contact: Ilion-Auroville, Savitri Bhavan, Auroville, 605101 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: ilion(at)auroville.org.in
Website:https://www.greekmyths-interpretation.com
Link: https://www.youtube.com/atilion7264
The Galaxy Project
2023, 11 minutes, English
Screening on: Friday 26th January, 20:19 – Outdoor Venue
The first part of Birgitta’s Galaxy Project is an artistic feast of colors and sound projecting us into the universe. It is amazing to see the birth of Birgitta’s bark print images, their artistic completion, and their digital evolution into a fusion with the cosmic soundtrack by Caroline Cohen. It is followed by a fascinating explanation of how those magical bark prints manifest. Birgitta’s fractal deity images are quite unbelievable and suggest that nature is animated and willing to cooperate with us.
Director: Song-Wan Park
Production Company: Aurofilm
Producer: Birgitta Volz
Script: Birgitta Volz
Cinematography: Song-Wan Park, Birgitta Volz
Sound: Song-Wan Park
Original Music: Caroline Cohen
Editing: Song-Wan Park, Birgitta Volz
Additional Crew: Damien Salens, Devashish Diman, The Drone Zone
Aurofilm Team: Surya, Susanna, Abhijit
Contact: Kalabhumi, Auroville, 605101 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: aurofilmteam(at)gmail.com
Link: https://youtu.be/zT1rcPCu3Mo
The Path of the 12 Petals: Shanta, an Initiatic Journey
2023, 38 minutes, English
Screening on: Thursday 25th January, 19:30 – Outdoor Venue
Trailer: https://youtu.be/87ysyQxkskE
Responding to an inner call, Chantal Gowa (Shanta), arrived in Auroville in 1991, her son and her painter’s catalog under her arm: she was supposed to pass by for just a week. Three days later, she met Roger Anger, who, struck by her paintings, immediately asked her to work with him, first at the Matrimandir, then at the realization of the Petals. Realizing the twelve Petals then became Shanta’s mission. It would last thirteen years and revealed itself as a magnificent tool of evolution and transformation. After thirty years, Shanta tells us this story.
Director: Michèle Decoust
Production Company: French Pavilion
Producers: Claude Jouen, Jean Pietri, Patricia Lachaud
Script: Michèle Decoust, Alessandra Silver
Cinematography: Alessandra Silver
Music by Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Interpretation by Heinrich K. Weihrauch, Recording by Coriolan Weihrauch
Editing: Alessandra Silver
Cast: Chantal Gowa (Shanta)
Contact: New Creation Community, Auroville, 605101 – Tamil nadu, India
Email: latarasque84(at)orange.fr
Website: https://auroville.org/page/french-pavilion
THE STORY OF MICROPLASTIC
2022, 3 minutes, English
Screening on: Saturday 27th January, 20:38 – Outdoor Venue
An educational film describing the formation of microplastics from plastic waste.
Director, Producer, Script: Jonak Chakrabarti
Production Company: WasteLess
Editing: Qudrat
Sound: Auroville Radio
Tamil Voice Over: Yatra Srinivassan
Animation: Suvajit Roy
Translation: Savarigiri Moorthy
English Voice Over: Manas Chakrabarti
Contact: Jonak Chakrabarti, Auroville, 605101 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: jonak.joey(at)gmail.com
Website: https://jonak.world
THIRAI VIRUTHAM (Curtain Poesy)
56 minutes, Tamil (with English subtitles)
Screening on: Wednesday 24th January, 20:06 – Cinema Paradiso
The documentary film Thirai Virutham delves into Therukkoothu, the folk performing art that thrives in Southern India, especially in North Tamil Nadu. Sugumar Shanmugam, a research scholar from a Therukkoothu family background, compares Western Acting Theories and Acting Strategies in Therukkoothu using his experiences and explorations.
Director, Script: Sugumar Shanmugam
Editor, Audio Mixing: Dheeparajan S.A.
Funded by India Foundation for the Arts
Cinematography: Gowtham Abi
Camera Assistants: Vishal.M, Anif
Other Cameramen: Aravind, Kannan, Mohan, Jackie Sheraf, Kavin
Drone Camera: Black Nerve Studios
Music Design, Sound Mastering: Suren Sekaran
Singer & Music Composer: Dr. P. Samanaraja
Live Sound: Naru Parai Isai
Sound: Sandeep Kumar
Title Kootthu Song Singers: Dr. P. Murugavel, Suren Sekaran, Azhagar
Production Manager: V. Bremnath
Production Coordinators: Satheesh, Vinoth
Key Cast: Sugumar Shanmugam and others
Contact: Department of Performing Arts, Pondicherry University 605014 – Puducherry, India
Email: pondicherrytheatreartsacademy(at)gmail.com
Turning Waste into Money in the Himalayas
2023, 8 minutes, English
Screening on: Saturday 27th January, 20:41 – Outdoor Venue
Can we look at waste not as waste but as something useful? In this video, we try to explore that path with Rohit Joshi. As the population and tourism grow in the Himalayas, the problem of waste is exploding. Additionally, the number of military personnel has increased manyfold due to troubles at the border. Sustainable solutions for waste management are the need of the hour. This film depicts some solutions found in the Himalayas which can easily be replicated anyplace where there is a culture of use-and-throw rather than repair and reuse. The only way forward is to create value from waste to motivate people to do the right thing by recycling. Making recycling sustainable and profitable, economically and for planet Earth…
Director: Serena Aurora
Production Company: Aurora’s Eye Films
Producer: Serena Aurora
Script: Serena Aurora
Cinematography: Serena Aurora, Waleed, Digonta Bordolai
Sound: Kardash
Music: Onyx Music – Arise; Ben Winwood – Tibet; Mystic Flute – Enchanting Rain
Editing: Francis Tessier
Additional Crew: Aurovenkatesh
Starring: Rohit Joshi
Contact: Anitya Community Joy of Impermanence, Auroville, 605101 Tamil Nadu, India
Email: serena_aurora(at)auroville.org.in
Website: http://auroraseyefilms.com/
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2VBkoDIE3g
When Goupi Met the Mother Mirra Alfassa and Found Home
2023, 6 minutes, English
Screening on: Saturday 27th January, 20:02 – Cinema Paradiso
In this video, Goupi tells his story about how he met the Mother in the early 1960s. Mirra Alfassa, who founded Auroville in her later years, was a spiritual guru, recognized by Sri Aurobindo as the Mother and became the mother of Auroville. As a young Parisian, Goupi was in search of spirituality and yoga, which led him to the Mother’s son in Paris and then ultimately to Mother in Auroville. In 1966, he came for a two-month visit to Sri Aurobindo’s Ashram, and then to Auroville, and never left. He had found his spiritual home.
Director: Serena Aurora
Production Company: Aurora’s Eye Films
Producer: Serena Aurora
Script: Serena Aurora
Cast: Goupi
Color Grade: Aurovenkatesh
Cinematography: Aurovenkatesh & Serena Aurora
Sound & Audio Post Production: Kardash
Editing: Serena Aurora
Additional Crew: Christine Roland, Jean Louis
Contact: Anitya Community Joy of Impermanence, Auroville, 605101 Tamil Nadu, India
Email: serena_aurora(at)auroville.org.in
Website: http://auroraseyefioms.com/
Link: https://youtu.be/VkBdoXrdM14
Official Selection in the category “films made about Auroville”
KOLAM
2023, 28 minutes, English
Screening on: Saturday 27th January, 19:37 – Cinema Paradiso
Kolam is an experimental art film directed by Saumya Srivastava. This film reveals the hidden pearls of Auroville, an international township which aspires to embody human unity. Prepare to be captivated by a contemplative journey, as Kolam aims to capture the quintessence of Auroville. Immerse yourself in the beauty of Auroville as you are guided to unexpected places through a captivating non-verbal narrative.
Director: Saumya Srivastava
Production Company: Blue Drop Pictures
Executive Producer: Seshadri Venkatesan
Writer: Saumya Srivastava
Cinematographer: Seshadri Venkatesan
Assistant Cinematographer: Vishal Nair
Music Composer: Pranjal Gupta
Editor: Emanuel Savio, Rajat Kumar, Rohan Kapoor
Assistant Editor: Aman Thakkar
Technical Head: Abhishek Kanjilal
Contact: Blue Drop Pictures, D 291, Defence Colony, 110024 – New Delhi, India
Email: saumya(at)bluedroppictures.com
Website: http://www.bluedroppictures.com/kolam
Official Selection in the category “films made by students of Auroville or the bioregion”
MEAT THE VEGAN
2023, 34 minutes, English (with English subtitles)
Screening on: Wednesday 24thJanuary, 19:30- Outdoor Venue
The film is about Veganism and explores the differences in everyone’s eating preferences. The story is told through an exchange between a couple of friends meeting after a long time by means of sharing interviews conducted by a Vegan Aurovilian through her journey of adopting Veganism.
Director: Mélusine Schellenberger
Production Company: Aurofilm Productions
Producer: Surya C. Rimaux
Script: Snehal D Roy
Cinematography: Gustavo Barbachano, Damien Salens
Sound: Gustavo Barbachano
Editing: Damien Salens
Creative Director: Abhijit Roy
Production Assistant: Abhijit
Mentorship: Damien
Cast: Rotem Abady, Shaily Shah, Prerana Das
Shot in: Marc’s Coffee and Aurofilm Studio
Contact: Kalabhumi, Auroville, 605101 – Tamil Nadu, India
Email: luluschellen(at)gmail.com
Website: https://auroville.org/page/Aurofilm
