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Tiger Anthem
by Subbiah Nallamuthu
The Tiger Anthem was an important part of a nationwide campaign named "Saving Our Stripes", launched by the Times of India to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Project Tiger. This campaign focuses on the urgent need for tiger conservation and the preservation of their habitats across India. It brings to light the touching story of a tiger cub and its mother as they navigate through their territory, with the cub posing questions that underscore the importance of safeguarding their environment for future generations. Created by the combined talents of wildlife filmmaker Subbiah Nallamuthu, composer Shantanu Moitra, and lyricist Tanveer Ghazi, the campaign specifically aims to foster a sense of responsibility and encourage protective measures for our natural world, highlighting the essential bond between tigers and their living spaces.
3:22 Mins | India
Ballad of the Mountain
by Tarun Jain
An outcast must fight the class bullies to overcome her fears and pursue her ambition to fly to the other side of the mountain.
17.04 Mins | India
FREE PARTY
by Fabianny Deschamps
In a small village in northern India, old women deprived of everything because they are widows come to find refuge. Exiled from the world of the living, they wander in circles in this open-air purgatory, singing praises to the god Krishna for hours on end, until they forget their names and their history, hoping to find salvation in the next life. What if, unworthy for unworthy, lost for lost, they offered their old bodies one last party?
01:32:00 Mins | France
THE SECOND WIND
by Indira Sanjay Baikerikar
A story of 4 ladies inspired by real stories of two athletes. This story is an initiative by the director and producer who happens to be an athlete too and a cast as a initiative to spread happiness by mere change in life through medium of sports. A debut production and direction by theatre artist Indira , who has been a long distance runner for 13 years. The niceness of the film being the cast are also the athletes. The film is heartfelt , inspiring and biopic docu drama enhanced with organic music .
01:12:00 | India
Sweet Moon
by Mayur Prakash Kulkarni
An aesthetically driven experiment that explores the melancholy of life through space and time, Sweet Moon is not a traditional narrative or documentary, but rather an artistic piece that blends sight and sound. With its poetic imagery and abstract storytelling, it creates a motion painting—a unique experience that evokes subtle human emotions.
14:30 Mins | India
Against the tide
by Atish Dipankar Das
What would you do if you see all that you had in life, sinking right in front of you? This single question torments five thousand residents of the Ghoramara Island. The Ghoramara island of the Sundarbans saw some of India's first climate refugees. Sinking due to rising sea levels, the island used to be 20 sq. km, but in the last twenty years or less it has been reduced to a mere 5 sq. km. This documentary tries to unfold the daily life journey of some of the residents over there, their struggle and what the upcoming generation thinking about their homeland. Without electricity and proper mobile networking the small village runs in their own rhythm with schools, bazar, shops, their Multi religion festivals and the many many ponds around them. Some villagers trying to fight against the obstacles to stay in and some are leaving it for a better future as they lost their lands and jobs. So, this documentary is an attempt about those all variant aspects.
25 Mins | India
Wind's Heritage
by Nasim Soheili
Mohammad Wali Gandami is the last miller who knows the techniques of building and repairing of traditional iranian windmills. At the age of 68, he is still responsible for the maintenance of windmills in the city of Nashtifan.
29:42 Mins | Iran
The Taste of Honey
by Mohammad Rakibul Hasan
A resilient tiger widow from the world’s largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans (Bangladesh), Shorbanu Khatun, grapples with the relentless impacts of climate change, struggling to provide for her children while preserving the endangered traditions of honey and Gol leaf collecting amidst a world of increasing storms, salinity, and societal ostracism.
29:42 Mins | Bangladesh
Steppe
by Maxim Akbarov
The story of hunting inspectors who engage in a battle with poachers and save a woman and her daughter at the cost of their lives.
01:12:34 Mins | Kazakhstan
F*cking Peace
by Remi Bakkar
A darkly comedic short film following Julien, a hitman with anger management issues, as he seeks inner peace through therapy while juggling fatherhood, co-parenting, and a violent profession—finding himself caught between brutal impulses and an unlikely quest for tranquility.
14:24 Mins | United States
Pierre West
by Henrik Larsson
One day Pierre's TV breaks down, what at first seems like another setback will soon take him down a new road.
Pierre West is a drama about hope and darkness, filmed over 17 years. Through Pierre’s isolated life and his unjust struggle with trauma, the film explores emotions that arise when the light at the end of the tunnel seems so very far away A character-driven portrayal balancing hardships and inner demons with humor and longing. In an existence without compassion – how long can Pierre endure?
28:56 Mins | Sweden
YAMUNA'S SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
by Arpit Arya
As the government keeps on spending crores on Clean Yamuna Project, the main and real problem lies unnoticed in untreated water from STPs under the filth. We visit and capture the untreated water from STPs mixing with Yamuna. We take interviews of various environmental activists and talk about the current condition of Yamuna. Why is it like what it is? What is the government doing for years and still not able to make the necessary changes and impact.
12:00 Mins | India
Highly Explosive
by Kerstin Polte
A tragicomic episodic film that weaves together stories of resilience and connection in a city on the brink. Captivating, human, and deeply moving. In the heart of Hamburg, the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb not only leads to a large-scale evacuation but also triggers an emotional state of emergency. As residents are forced to confront their long-suppressed fears and traumas, unexpected encounters arise amid the chaos—meetings that would never have happened under normal circumstances.
01:35:00 Mins | Germany
The Bus Savior
by Fanny Ben David
Amit Shahar collects old buses. He grew up in Hatzeva and when his parents divorced, he left with his mother. As a child, he traveled by bus to visit his father. Collecting buses symbolize a complex, magical period that shaped him to be the man he is today.
14:58 Mins | Israel
Expecting
by ANDREA LAQUIDARA
A young woman lives in Riceci di Petriano, a suggestive place located a few kilometers from Urbino (Italy). The girl spends a few minutes waiting for the result of the pregnancy test. Meanwhile, he observes the world that surrounds his home: the seductive beauty of nature, the daily habits of humans, the present - which will soon become the future.
4:00 Mins | Italy
Malarin Khoda
by Ayush Gurung
In a remote corner of Jharkhand, India, an age-old tradition of tribal tattooing among the Oraon tribe is on the brink of extinction. "Malarin Khoda" dives deep into the mystery and beauty of this dying art form, which is not just a documentation of a fading art form; it is a testament to the resilience and pride of the Oraon community fighting to preserve their unique identity in the face of change..
14:20 Mins | India
Wilder Côa
by João Cosme
Shot in the Greater Côa Valley, this documentary film takes us to one of the most vibrant, wild and inspiring regions of our country, Portugal, exploring the life forms that inhabit these parts and the results of five years of this rewilding movement.
52:00 Mins | Portugal
Always return
by Paulina Urreta
"Always Return" narrates the arrival in Mexico of Clara (27), a single mother, and her daughter Ana (4), two Venezuelan migrants who, in search of a better life, migrate to Mexico City.
15:16 Mins | Mexico
Is our future on water?
by Xavier Marquis
The facts are alarming: global warming is causing sea levels to rise, threatening most megacities and 70% of the world's population. Faced with this challenge, architects, scientists and engineers have developed solutions that seem to have come straight out of science fiction: building resilient floating cities that would keep pace with rising sea levels and interact harmoniously with the oceans, rethinking food and energy production. This film explores these very concrete achievements, which are being developed in the four corners of the globe, and introduces us to the leading figures in this international movement known as the blue revolution. How do these new cities work? And are they a good response to climate change and overpopulation?
52:37 Mins | France
Climate Art - From Protest to Utopia
by Mathias Frick
The documentary film questions whether contemporary art should or must play a special role in the face of this unique crisis in human history? What can or should so-called ‚climate art‘ achieve today? The film takes a look at outstanding artistic positions from all over the world on the subject, expanding our European perspective to include important voices from the Global South.
The film also calls for self-criticism and initiates a debate about what can art afford? To what extent do the artists themselves deal with their CO2 footprint?
The documentary creates a cinematographic survey of the current artistic debate on the climate crisis and its consequences and as different as the positions may be: They represent a multi- faceted mirror that shows how people all over the world are dealing individually with what is probably the most existential crisis in human history, transforming powerlessness in resistance and eventually in activism and creativity.
Featuring artists like Olafur Eliasson, Sebastiao Salgado, Agnes Denes, Claire Fontaine, Romuald Hazoume, Julian Charriere, Tita Salina, Andreas Greiner and Fabian Knecht.
52:00 Mins | Austria, Germany
Manas, The Glory Revived
by DWIPARNA KUMAR DATTA
A Short Film of Manas National Park, Assam, The endangerous animals is about to extinct like Royal bengal Tiger, Water Buffoloes etc and Rhino has already Extinct from Manas National Park due to Bodo land agititation during 1980 and '90 s. But the said national park regains its glory at ptesent due to the orotection of wild animals and its environments by the Local peoples, NGOs etc.
10:37 Mins | India
Kitabi Masti (The Whispers of Change)
by Vijay Bodkhe
"Kitabi Masti: The Whispers of Change" is a stirring documentary that delves into the transformative journey of a young girl from the slums of Bhopal. Driven by her unwavering passion for education, she embarks on an extraordinary mission to bring the light of knowledge to her community.
14:22 Mins | India
TT
by Charles Leo Panadan
A man suffering from memory loss encounters a furious stranger who shares his face — their meeting unfolding at the edge of a cliff. With no understanding of the stranger’s rage, only driven by curiosity, he follows this mysterious double through surreal landscapes. Along the way, encounters with others in this unusual village begin to stir fragments of memory — revealing a forgotten bond that may hold the key to who he truly is, and what connects them.
10:37 Mins | India
The Keeper of the Lake
by Simone Bressello
Antonio has dedicated his life to Lake Fimon, a place that has embraced him since childhood and that he now protects with love and devotion. The documentary tells the story of his deep bond with the water, which for him is a refuge, a confidant, and a witness to the passing of time.
15:00 Mins | Italy
Lucia's getting married
by Giuseppe Cardaci
12:27 Mins | Italy
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