Since the dawn of time, storytelling in community has shaped our mindset, our outlook and ultimately, our behaviour. With record heat, oscillating droughts & floods,

fires, melting glaciers (and ... you know the rest) our current narrative needs some course correcting.

All Living Things Environmental Film Festival (ALT EFF) is back for a 4th edition, pan-India cultural event. Join us at American Centre, New Delhi for a unique evening of cinema, art & community. Watch award-winning global films on regeneration, activism, resilience and hope and engage in conversations with India’s most inspiring change-makers. Let’s restore the narrative of stewardship, together. All are welcome!

Program:

3:30 pm: DOORS OPEN

Dil Dariya Khwab Samundar (Age 6+)

3:55 pm:

Biopixels (Age 3+)

4:00 pm:

This Mortal Plastik (Age 12+)

4:30 pm:

The Good Ocean (Age 13+)

4:45 pm:

All Day and All of the Night (Age 12+)

5:00 pm:

Chao Carbon (Age 15+)

6:00 pm:

She Run The World (Age 15+)

6:20 pm:

Panel Discussion: Business as Driver of Change: Shriti Pandey of Strawcture (featured in She Run The World), Pranav Sawhney (Blue Tokai) and Saurabh Mehta (Founder of bioQ eco solutions)

7:35 pm:

Between Earth and Sky (Age 18+)

8:15 pm:

Deep Rising (Age 18+)

Program Details:

Dil Dariya Khwaab Samundar

{21:50 minutes; Tanvi Jadwani}

Three children in Mumbai's fishing village ghettos have to deal with the conflict when one child's aspirations threaten the others' daily games. Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi; English Subtitles

Biopixels

{3:28 minutes; Kristina Dutton}

Biopixels uses the latest microscope technology to explore evolutionary biology through the wings of butterflies. English; English Subtitles

This Mortal Plastik

{21:18 minutes; Jess Irish} INDIA PREMIERE

A personal dive into the world’s most impersonal substance: plastics. English; English Subtitles

The Good Ocean

{11:18 minutes; Sean Tuckey} INDIA PREMIERE

In an attempt to protect the Goan coastline by elevating it, ecologist and entrepreneur Gabriella D'cruz partners with a prominent restaurant in Mumbai, Masque. English; English Subtitles

All Day All of the Night

{8:40 minutes, Priya Naresh}

The film is about the relationship that a 13-year old girl has with water while living next to Ahmedabad’s largest landfill, Pirana. Gujrati, Hindi; English Subtitles

Chao Carbon

{23:21 minutes, Ladislao Palma} INDIAN PREMIERE

Mr. Aes Gener is a greedy mega-entrepreneur of the energy industry that makes dirty business in Chile. Spanish, English; English Subtitles

She Run The World

{12:32 minutes; Koval Bhatia} INDIA PREMIERE

Faced with the cracks in the system, three young Indian women take it upon themselves to find modern solutions and emerge as the pioneers of urban sustainability, transforming lifestyles and landscapes. English; English Subtitles

Between Earth & Sky

{25:00 minutes, Andrew Nadkarni} INDIAN PREMIERE

For her entire professional life, renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni pioneered climbing techniques to study "what grows back” after an ecological disturbance in the rainforest canopy. Now, after surviving a life-threatening fall from a tree, she must turn her research question onto herself in order to understand the effects of disturbance and recovery throughout her life. English; English Subtitles

Deep Rising

{1:33 hours; Matthieu Rytz} INDIA PREMIERE

Narrated by Jason Momoa, Deep Rising illuminates the vital relationship between the deep ocean and sustaining life on Earth. English; English Subtitles

Panelists

Shriti Pandey

Shriti Pandey, Founder of Strawcture Eco, India’s first carbon-negative building material company, recently won the CBRE Disrupt Tech 2.0 competition. A Forbes 30U30Asia, Tedx speaker, and recipient of fellowships including Mulago, Acumen, Aspen, Echoing Green, Unreasonable, she is part of the inaugural Aspen Women Leadership cohort. With a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering and a Master’s in Construction Management from NYU, USA, she pioneers sustainable solutions for the real estate sector, contributing to climate adaptation.

Pranav Sawhney

Pranav Sawhney leads the marketing efforts at Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters as Director - Marketing. An avid coffee-lover, reader and traveler, Pranav pairs his passion for coffee and community with his professional experience spanning over a decade. 

When not busy working on campaigns and unique initiatives, he can be found enjoying his time nurturing his plants!

Saurabh Mehta

Saurabh Mehta, founder of bioQ eco solutions, blends innovation with sustainability, transitioning from the family's plastic pen business to eco-friendly stationery and gifting. bioQ's plantable products are now a staple, with major clients like Google and Microsoft. Beyond corporate success, Saurabh champions sustainability awareness in communities and schools, inspiring a greener world.