Forest Film Festival 2019, Madurai
25 Aug, Sunday; 11 am to 8 pm; Literary Frog, Simmakkal
Jointly organized by MARUPAKKAM & Literate Frog
Curated and presented by Amudhan R.P.
Schedule:
11 am Inauguration
11:30 Green (Dir: Patrick Rouxel; 48 min)
Her name is Green, she is alone in a world that doesn't belong to her. She is a female orangutan, victim of deforestation and resource exploitation.
This film is an emotional journey with Green's final days. It is a visual ride presenting the treasures of rainforest biodiversity in Indonesia and the devastating impacts of logging and land clearing for the palm oil plantations and the pulp and paper industry.
12:20 Interaction
12:35 Following the Rhythms (Dir: Sanjay Barnela; 35 min)
For centuries the Van Gujjars have herded their buffalo between the forests of Uttaranchal and the high mountain pastures of the West Himalayas of India, following the rhythm of the seasons. Reliant on buffalo for their livelihoods, these people with their strong traditions and culture now face the challenge of adjusting to the demands of modern life. Their well preserved forests are converted to National Parks, where there is no place for nomads.
1:05 Interaction
1:20 Lunch break
2:30 pm The Bee, The Bear and the Kuruba (Dir: Vinod Raja; 65 min)
"Our forests are marked by our trees. They stand as signposts, when we find our way through the thick jungle. For us, they are as permanent as the stars in the sky," - Rajappa, a Kuruba in the Nagarahole forest belt. The Kurubas are the original inhabitants of the forests of Nagarahole and Kakanakote in the Western Ghats. Forcible eviction of the Kurubas started in the early seventies.
They were driven out of their ancestral lands deep inside the forest, and forced to live on the roadside or plantations on the periphery. Today, they have nowhere to go, and are struggling with a way of life they find difficult to adapt to, as they have become trespassers in their own land.
3:35 Interaction
3:50 The Jungle Man (Workshop film by Films Division, Imphal; 22 min) - Yet to be finalized.
Set in Wayanad, in South India, ‘Have You Seen the Arana?” is a journey through a rich and bio-diverse region that is witnessing drastic transformation in the name of ‘development’.
A traditional healer’s concern over the disappearance of medicinal plants from the forest, a farmer’s commitment to growing traditional varieties of rice organically and a cash crop cultivator’s struggle to survive amidst farmer’s suicide, offer fresh insights into shifting relations between people, their knowledge systems and the environment.
6:15 Interaction
6:30 Small People Big Tree (Dir: Vadim Vitovtsev; 45 min)
The Central African Republic. Here in the shade of sub-panel rainforests lives a tribe of the shortest people on Earth — the Baka pygmies. As it was hundreds years ago they hunt for meat and gather gifts of big trees. They pray to the spirits of the forest and teach their children to respect the forest, to take from it only what is of great need. But little by little their traditional mode is changing under the pressure of the Big World culture.
7:15 Interaction and closing remarks
25 Aug, Sunday; 11 am to 8 pm; Literary Frog, Simmakkal
Jointly organized by MARUPAKKAM & Literate Frog
Curated and presented by Amudhan R.P.
Schedule:
11 am Inauguration
11:30 Green (Dir: Patrick Rouxel; 48 min)
Her name is Green, she is alone in a world that doesn't belong to her. She is a female orangutan, victim of deforestation and resource exploitation.
This film is an emotional journey with Green's final days. It is a visual ride presenting the treasures of rainforest biodiversity in Indonesia and the devastating impacts of logging and land clearing for the palm oil plantations and the pulp and paper industry.
12:20 Interaction
12:35 Following the Rhythms (Dir: Sanjay Barnela; 35 min)
For centuries the Van Gujjars have herded their buffalo between the forests of Uttaranchal and the high mountain pastures of the West Himalayas of India, following the rhythm of the seasons. Reliant on buffalo for their livelihoods, these people with their strong traditions and culture now face the challenge of adjusting to the demands of modern life. Their well preserved forests are converted to National Parks, where there is no place for nomads.
1:05 Interaction
1:20 Lunch break
2:30 pm The Bee, The Bear and the Kuruba (Dir: Vinod Raja; 65 min)
"Our forests are marked by our trees. They stand as signposts, when we find our way through the thick jungle. For us, they are as permanent as the stars in the sky," - Rajappa, a Kuruba in the Nagarahole forest belt. The Kurubas are the original inhabitants of the forests of Nagarahole and Kakanakote in the Western Ghats. Forcible eviction of the Kurubas started in the early seventies.
They were driven out of their ancestral lands deep inside the forest, and forced to live on the roadside or plantations on the periphery. Today, they have nowhere to go, and are struggling with a way of life they find difficult to adapt to, as they have become trespassers in their own land.
3:35 Interaction
3:50 The Jungle Man (Workshop film by Films Division, Imphal; 22 min) - Yet to be finalized.
The film tells the story of Loiya Ngamba, a nature lover who chanced upon an area in Punshilok in Langol hill range in Manipur and created a green space for the local communities.
4:15 Interaction
4:30 pm Tea break
5 pm Have You Seen the Arana ? (Dir: Sunanda Bhat; 73 min)
4:15 Interaction
4:30 pm Tea break
5 pm Have You Seen the Arana ? (Dir: Sunanda Bhat; 73 min)
Set in Wayanad, in South India, ‘Have You Seen the Arana?” is a journey through a rich and bio-diverse region that is witnessing drastic transformation in the name of ‘development’.
A traditional healer’s concern over the disappearance of medicinal plants from the forest, a farmer’s commitment to growing traditional varieties of rice organically and a cash crop cultivator’s struggle to survive amidst farmer’s suicide, offer fresh insights into shifting relations between people, their knowledge systems and the environment.
6:15 Interaction
6:30 Small People Big Tree (Dir: Vadim Vitovtsev; 45 min)
The Central African Republic. Here in the shade of sub-panel rainforests lives a tribe of the shortest people on Earth — the Baka pygmies. As it was hundreds years ago they hunt for meat and gather gifts of big trees. They pray to the spirits of the forest and teach their children to respect the forest, to take from it only what is of great need. But little by little their traditional mode is changing under the pressure of the Big World culture.
7:15 Interaction and closing remarks
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