AVFF 2022 – Auroville Films

avff — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 09:05:06 +0000

Officially selected films of AVFF 2022 in the category “Films made by Aurovilians, bioregion residents or guests of Auroville”

A JOURNEY OF RESTORATION

2018, Documentary, 21min 49sec, English

Screening on: Saturday 22^nd January, 16:40hrs – SAIIER

This film is a documentation of a project between RAMCO and Auroville Botanical Garden.

See how a limestone quarry can be regenerated into a national park.

Director, Editor: Serena Aurora, Paul Blanchflower

Producer: Aurora’s Eye Films, RAMCO, Auroville Botanical Gardens

Cinematographer: Aurovenkatesh, Serena Aurora

Music: Mathew Littlewood, Sankarshan Kini

Drone Footage: Drone Zone, Anbu Prabhu

Script: Paul Blanchflower

Production Company: Aurora’s Eye Films

Graphic and Colour: Aurovenkatesh

Cast: Ahilya

E-mail: serena_aurora [at] auroville.org.in

Link: https://youtu.be/FBzaSLlPfB4

ANIMA

2019, Documentary, 3min 41secs, English (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Wednesday 19th January, 17:58hrs – SAIIER

Jyoti Naoki Eri, a Japanese artist held an art exhibition at Centre d’Art in Auroville. This exhibition consisted of his Vessel series, Window series and Lotus series paintings which he worked on extensively for the past 5 years. This exhibition is an attempt to integrate his life experiences and spiritual understanding with life in Auroville through different colors and shapes.

Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Script: Jyoti Naoki Eri

Music: Yoko Komatsu (Piano), Jatinder Singh Durhailay (Dilruba)

Production Company: Studio Eri, Auroville

Video: Sasi Somu, Jyoti Naoki Eri

Photography: Monna Eri, Jyoti Naoki Eri

Email: jyoti [at] auroville.org.in

Link: https://vimeo.com/601605970

Website: https://jyotinaokieri.com

ANOTHER SEA IN THE SKY

2018, Experimental, 10min 15sec, English (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Sunday 23rd January, 16:00hrs – SAIIER

This is a poetic visual journey combining a poem, video and music to share Jyoti Eri’s perspective of yoga in an artistic manner. The spectators are free to interpret this film, giving it a new life.

Director, Script, Cinematographer, Producer, Editor: Jyoti Naoki Eri

Script Assistant: Monna Eri

Sound: Atomic Phantom

Visuals: Kyoto Aquarium, Japan

E-mail: jyoti [at] auroville.org.in

Website: https://jyotinaokieri.com

Link: https://vimeo.com/548531918

ART, PEOPLE AND CRISIS

2019, Documentary, 7min 14sec, English (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Wednesday 19th January, 17:44hrs – SAIIER

This is an interview with Birgitta Volz about art, crisis and the meaning of death. Birgitta explains her artistic journey through 5 questions.

Director, Script, Producer: Birgitta Volz

Cinematographer, Editor, Sound: Ocean Bekker

E-mail: birgittavolz [at] hotmail.com

Website: http://www.birgittavolz.de

ARTRYST- A FLUID AFFAIR

2014, Documentary, 58min 2sec, English

Screening on: Wednesday 19^th January, 21:52hrs – Outdoor

Danny Brandt, a serene & spiritual artist, has an interesting and unique relationship with Art. He has a fluid affair with Drag Queen Calexus Carrington where he breathes life into her to manifest the art form that he loves so much and is passionate about. He alternates between his two universes of Danny’s and Calexus’ while retaining the striking contrast in each of their personalities.

Director, Script, Producer, Sound: Earthling Koushalya

Production Company: Accessible Horizon Films

Creative Production: Tami L Most

Music Arrangement: Maverick Dass

Cinematographer: Maverick Dass, Earthling Koushalya

Editor: Maverick Dass, Earthling Koushalya, Iyarkaiyar Ramesh

Created by: Maverick Dass, Iyarkaiyar Ramesh, Stanzin Raghu

Production Assistance: Mark Enslin, Tami L Most, Dr. Carol Huang, Anja McClain

Cast: Danny Brandt, Fawaz Ameer Hamsa, Vengatesh B, Thara, Ezhilarasan

E-mail: acchorfilms [at] gmail.com

Link: https://vimeo.com/387242616

Website: https://www.accessiblehorizonfilms.com

AUROVILLE WATER VISION

2021, Documentary, 7min 29sec, English

Screening on: Friday 21^st January, 16:05hrs – Cinema Paradiso

Enjoy this animated meditation, listening and dreaming of the Auroville water vision for the next years to come….

Director, Producer, Editor: Serena Aurora

Design, Animation: Mayank Gajbhiye, Aditya Hegde, Neela Tayade

Script: Aditi, Helen

Voice Over: Aditi

Production Company: Aurora’s Eye Films

E-mail: serena_aurora [at] auroville.org.in

BEFORE THE STORM

2018, Experimental, 4min 8sec, English

Screening on: Thursday 20^th January, 20:00hrs – Cinema Paradiso

The 22nd episode of the famous column explains how humans utilised objects before the storm of 2022. Before the Storm, is a Kino Movie made in Auroville for a Kino Kabaret held from 4th to 8th April 2020 that relooks at the purpose of objects differently.

Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor: Marco Saroldi

Sound: Audionautix

Script: Marco Saroldi, Dominique Jacques

E-mail: marcos [at] auroville.org.in

Link: https://vimeo.com/405330870

Website: https://vimeo.com/user59565451

BLACK AMERICA

2019, Documentary, 44 min, English

Screening on: Sunday 23^rd January, 20:00hrs – Outdoor

What is it like to be Black in America? And how did it come to this?

This is a dialogue with Malcolm, who explains the history and facts about the American system and how it led up to the riots and protests of today.

This film is a broad stroke description of the racial climate in the United States through the eyes and voice of a black native. Accompanied by archival footage of historical atrocities and public outcry, this film seeks to connect the dots while illustrating the kind of environment which has led to such an explosive present state following the murder of George Floyd.

Director, Script, Producer, Cinematographer, Sound, Editor: Serena Aurora

Production Company: Aurora’s Eye Films

E-mail: serena_aurora [at] auroville.org.in

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc4NJqRBlrM

CHERISH A THATCHED ROOF IN AUROVILLE

2019, Documentary, 8min 8sec

Screening on: Friday 21^st January, 16:18hrs – Cinema Paradiso

It’s an observation of men working on a roof, who don’t seem to be thinking of it as ‘business’. The film maker captures the meditative concentration and love for the many movements involved.

Director, Script, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound: Rena Kienberger

Coordinator: Mohan, Auroyali

Cast: Boominathan & his team

E-mail: rena [at] auroville.org.in

CONVERSATION ON DEATH WITH AUROVILIANS

2018, Documentary, 58min 4sec, English (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Sunday 23^rd January, 20:55hrs – Cinema Paradiso

After realising she has a 50% chance of dying in Auroville, Danielle De Diesbach interviews 18 Aurovilians about their views on death.

Director, Editor: Serena Aurora

Producer: Serena Aurora, Auroville Outreach Media

Cinematographer: Aurovenkatesh, Serena Aurora

Script: Danielle De Diesbach

Sound Design: Kardash

Production Company: Aurora’s Eye Films

Featuring: Danielle, Elaine, Frederick, Liliana, Dr. Uma, Serena, Barbara, Bagha, Manoj, Jonah, Anwar, Henrike, Michael, Renu, Raman, Christiane, Kalsang

Voice Over: Aditi, Mathias

E-mail: serena_aurora [at] auroville.org.in

Link: https://youtu.be/bNnKqnkzzSY

Website: https://auroraseye.wordpress.com/

CORONA LOCKDOWN

2018, Short, 11min 3sec, Tamil (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Sunday 23^rd January, 16:30hrs – SAIIER

This film is about the Corona virus and the impact of the lockdown on people and on Mother Earth. The protagonist invites the virus to his room and in a conversation with it, expresses his thoughts on the difficulties and sufferings of people affected by it.

Director, Editor, Script: Yatra Srinivassan

Producer: S. Adhilakshmi

Production Company: Yatra Arts Media

Assistant Director: Haribasker Jayaraman

Camera – J. Jayabharathi

Music: V.R. Suresh Sabapathi

Visual effects: Hariharan Anbazhaghan

Art Work: S. Priyadarshini

Lightening: S. Yuvasri

Boom Mike: V. Priyadarshini

Shooting Asst.: K Krishnamoorthy

English Subtitles: Louise Robinson

Cast: Yatra Srinivassan

E-mail: yatrasrinivassan [at] gmail.com

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuO13kRQXPQ

EN UDAMBU (MY BODY)

2018, Fiction, 17min 41sec, Tamil (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Saturday 22^nd January, 17:35hrs – Cinema Paradiso

A young lady does something unpredictable when 2 perverted men challenge her very existence!

Director, Script, Editor: Earthling Koushalya

Production Company: Accessible Horizon Films

Producer: Mohandass Radhakrishnan

Cinematography: Maverick Dass, Auro Venkatesh

Sound: Mithran

Art Direction: Mithran, Earthling Koushalya

Music: Varun Rao, Maverick Dass, Earthling Koushalya

Vocals: Anushka Gunputh

Mixing, Mastering: Varun Rao, Maverick Dass

Art Director: Mithran, Earthling Koushalya

Location/Production Design: Mithran, Ramesh Mourthy

Production Sound: Mithran

Still Photography: Stanzin Raghu, Aurovenkatesh

DI Colour: Bardo Studio

Drone Team: Gopinathram, Karthik

Production Support: Dr. Arunagiri, Kalaivaanan, Mithran, Gopinathram, Thara, Kalaivanan, Jaganathan S, Nithyanandamurthy, Parijatham, Rajashegar, Madhu India, Aashay Singh

Casting Assistance: Dr. P Arunagiri, Kalaivaanan, Kirumaambakkam artists

Production: Stanzin Raghu, Ramesh Mourthy

Cast: Semmalar Annam K, Dhinesh Kumar, Manoj Chandar, Anandhi Jayaraman, Ramamurthy, Kalaivaanan

E-mail: acchorfilms [at] gmail.com

Website: https://www.accessiblehorizonfilms.com

Link: https://vimeo.com/530328138

GOD BLESS YOU

2019, Comedy, 7min 44sec, Tamil (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Saturday 22^nd January, 20:00hrs – Outdoor

What is the meaning of birthday celebration? Each character of this comedy film express his/her own observation on birthdays.

Director, Editor, Script: Yatra Srinivassan

Producer: Yatra Talkies

Production Company: Yatra Arts Media

Cinematographer: Aurovenkatesh

Art Direction: S. Priyadharshini, V. Priya, S. Yuvasri

Music: Gajadhanu

Title, VFX: Hariharan Anbazhagan

Assistant Director: Prasad Vimal Raj, J. Jayabharathi, Prabhu

Assistant Cinematographer: Arunkumar

Produced by: S. Adhilakshmi

English Subtitles: Louise Robinson

Cast : Yatra Srinivassan, Paarvathi Venkat, Krishna, Krishnamoorthy, Prabhu, J. Jayabharathi, V. Priya, S. Priyadharshini, Prasad Vimal Raj, Shanmugam, S. Yuvasri, Gokul, Monish, Nimthika, Harish

E-mail: yatrasrinivassan [at] gmail.com

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j5p_nkOOi4

I AM AN INTUITION

2019, Drama, 4min 22sec, Tamil (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Tuesday 18^th January, 20:00hrs – Outdoor

This film is about an assistant director who has a passion for cinema. His intuition encourages him and creates many opportunities for him to achieve his goal. But he is not focused on his goal to become a film director. He is not utilizing his time and energy properly. He is lazy, postponing his work and wasting time every day. Finally his intuition gets upset with his behavior and is leaving him. At the last moment he starts writing a screen play and his intuition decides to stay.

Producer: Yatra Talkies

Production Company: Yatra Arts Media

Director, Script: Yatra Srinivassan

Cinematographer, DI: Thiruvamudhan

Editor: Hariharan Anbazhagan

Art Direction: Danasu

Music: Gajadhanu

Co-Directors: Danasu, Hariharan Anbazhagan

Cast: Yatra Srinivassan

Costume, Makeup: S. Adhilakshmi

Camera Asst.: Arun Kumar

Production Assistants: S. Adhilakshmi, J Jayabharathi, S. Priyadarshini, V. Priya, S. Yuvasri, Prasad Vimalraj

English Subtitles: Louise Robinson

E-mail: yatrasrinivassan [at] gmail.com

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3vVabe7jWo

INFINITE POTENTIAL

2019, Short, 3min 33sec

Screening on: Friday 21^st January, 16:00hrs – Cinema Paradiso

The ever-hastening evolution of consciousness and life on Earth continues. For what purpose? That is the existential quest we have all been living and co-experiencing for ages. And where do we go from here? This world of Infinite Potential is for each individual to unravel.

Director, Script, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor: Zech Joya Panganiban

Sound: Richard Strauss

E-mail: zechjoya [at] gmail.com

Website: www.sopanam.org

Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KpyVGyvjVxBHTZVpR2CNip6213ZLacaK/view?usp=sharing

INSPIRATION TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE WATER: UN, SDGS & AUROVILLE WATER PRACTICES

2019, Documentary, 29min 47sec, English (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Saturday 22^nd January, 16:09hrs – SAIIER

We are in a serious crisis and change is needed to avoid a catastrophe. In 2015, the UN compiled 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets as a utopian vision of a world where humanity can live sustainably. The SDGs were signed by 193 countries and aimed to be achieved by 2030, with more work to be done!

The movie presents 8 universal aspects of today’s global water crisis, and some of the good practices used in Auroville which also contribute to the aims of SDG6.

Director, Producer, Sound Design, Narration, Camera: Serena Aurora

Research: Bogi, Bogalrka, Rita Nagi

Script: Bogi, Allan, Marianna, Aditi, Felix, Jingyi

Cinematographer and Editing: Aurovenkatesh

Sound: Kardash

Production Company: Aurora’s Eye Films

E-mail: serena_aurora [at] auroville.org.in

Link: https://youtu.be/8cVg1vxrOBw

Website: https://auroraseye.wordpress.com/

JAPANESE GARDEN PROJECT

2019, Documentary, 3min 44sec, English (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Wednesday 19^th January, 17:37hrs – SAIIER

This is a short introduction to the Japanese Garden project in Auroville Botanical Gardens. Noel and Jyoti started this project in 2018 as an effort to create a Japanese style garden by using locally sourced plants and material. They also used many recycled materials which are commonly used in Japanese master piece gardens. The work is not yet complete however we feel it is ready to welcome visitors to experience the garden.

Director, Script: Jyoti Naoki Eri

Producer: Jyoti Naoki Eri, Noel Parent

Cinematographer: Jyoti Naoki Eri

Coordinator: Noel Parent

Sound: Atomic Phantom (Jyoti Naoki Eri)

Editor: Jyoti Naoki Eri

Production Company: Studio Eri, Auroville

E-mail: jyoti [at] auroville.org.in

Link: https://vimeo.com/600963680

JOI OF HUMAN UNITY

2018, Documentary, 28min 35sec, English (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Saturday 22^nd January, 17:02hrs – SAIIER

Anitya is the first project under the Joy Of Impermanence project. In this film we learn how they have been working on living together in human unity.

Director, Producer, Script: Serena Aurora

Production Company: Aurora’s Eye Films

Cinematographer, Editor: Aurovenkatesh, Serena Aurora

Sound Engineering, Sound Remixes: Kardash

Featuring: Residents of Joy of Impermanence Anitya community

E-mail: serena_aurora [at] auroville.org.in

Link: https://youtu.be/AFft4iUltLM

Website: https://auroraseye.wordpress.com/

KAMALA HARI KRIDA

2018, Experimental, 13min 5sec

Screening on: Sunday 23^rd January, 16:12hrs – SAIIER

This is a beautiful flower meditation sequence for Satyagraha, the stronghold of truth for Auroville. The visual content of the film features one water lily pond in Karnataka’s Belgaum mountain district and features one water lily from Auroville.

Rudra & Vichitra veena track was provided with trust and love by maestro Gianni of the Saraswati Music House, Assisi, Italy. The music comes from the album ‘Deep Relaxations’ (1996). At the end, there is a vocal embellishment by Srimati Prema which invokes the spirit of Saraswati Devi completely.

Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor: Param Tomanec

Music: Gianni Rizzichi, Prema Rangarajan

Production Company: Darkblue Pictures

Co-Producer: Nagesh Chhabria, Neeraj Kapoor.

Associate Producer: Alessandra Argenti

Production Supervision: Godfrey Reggio

Cast: Param Tomanec

E-mail: darkbluepictures [at] gmx.com

Link: https://youtu.be/CnahjLxt6vc

LEARNING FROM THE INTANGIBLE

2021, Documentary, 85 minutes, English (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Friday 21^st January, 20:45hrs – Cinema Paradiso

The world is crying out for change, in every area of human development.
How to redesign education with this specific evolutionary purpose?
This is a journey into Integral Education and the challenges between this dream of tomorrow and the reality: TLC unveils as a living experiment.

Director, Cinematographer, Editor: Alessandra Silver

Screenwriter: Alessandra Silver, Omid Hashimi

Producer: TLC

Sound: Sankarsan Kini

Music: Svaram

Featuring: TLC students, parents and facilitators

Production Company: InLight

E-mail: alessandra [at] auroville.org.in

Link (Trailer): https://youtu.be/uwozdKYycpY

Website: https://www.media4change.tv/

LOCKDOWN – 48 ATHISAYAM

2018, Comedy, 5min 14sec, Tamil (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Wednesday 19^th January, 17:53hrs – SAIIER

This is a Tamil short film, of a comic genre, about the success story of an alcoholic person. His wife celebrates, worships and respects him because he stopped consuming alcohol from TASMAC for 48 days of lockdown.

Director, Editor, Script: Yatra Srinivassan

Producer: Yatra Talkies

Production Company: Yatra Arts Media

Music: V.R. Suresh Sabapathy

Cinematographer: J. Jayabharathi, S. Yuvasri

Production Assistance: S. Adhilakshmi, S. Priyadharshini, R. Vasantha

Cast: YatraSrinivassan, Krishnamoorthy, V. Priya, J. Jayabharathi, S. Yuvasri

English Subtitles: Louise Robinson

E-mail: yatrasrinivassan [at] gmail.com

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpqVmPEMZag

MASQUERADE

2021, Student Short, 5min 12sec, English

Screening on: Saturday 22^nd January, 20:09hrs – Outdoor.

A short film that captures the equivocation of friendship and human behavior in the modern world, characterized by teenagers.

This is the only film made by a school student in this film festival.

Director, Editor, Producer, Script: Nitheesh Varma

Cinematography: Barath

Cast: Dev Selyan, Raghul, Neha, Tenzin Jangchup, Aravind, Kathiravan, Taijus

Email: 12rrnitheesh [at] gmail.com

MATHUPRIYAN

2018, Drama, 7min 35sec, Tamil (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Sunday 23^rd January, 16:42hrs – SAIIER

This film is about an alcoholic, who buys liquor from the TASMAC during Corona lockdown. and his family’s situation in the lock down with the reopening of TASMAC shops.

His wife worries about his alcoholism, the present family situation of the lock down and reopening of TASMAC shops. His daughter, a tailor and her friend who’s a nurse treating Covid patients, share their feelings with each other.

Director, Script, Editor: Yatra Srinivassan

Production Company: Yatra Talkies

Cinematographer: J. Jayabharathi, S. Yuvasri

Sound: V.R. Suresh Sabapathy

Production Assistance: S. Adhilakshmi, K. Krishnamoorthy, S. Priyadharshini, R. Vasantha

English Subtitles: Louise Robinson

Cast: YatraSrinivassan, UvathyPriya, V. Priya, J. Jayabharathi, S. Yuvasri

Email: adinivass [at] gmail.com

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3jgi85jKj0

NINE BIRTHS – MUDRA

2019, Experimental, 3min 57sec, English (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Wednesday 19^th January, 18:03hrs – SAIIER

This is Jyoti’s ongoing project about geometry and the human body. It is an attempt to see the sacred aspect of numbers and geometry manifested in human body. This piece (not yet completed) features a respected Odissi dancer Rekha Tandon, who studied Odissi and tantra from eminent teachers.

Director, Script, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Painting: Jyoti Naoki Eri

Sound: Atomic Phantom

Production Company: Studio Eri

Email: jyoti [at] auroville.org.in

Link: https://vimeo.com/602698503

Website: https://jyotinaokieri.com

OUR CASHEW STORY

2018, Documentary, 41min 8sec, English (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Saturday, 22^nd January, 17:32hrs – SAIIER

In a world where we are increasingly disconnected from our food, this short film explores the cashew industry – the growing, harvesting and processing of cashews, the seasonal pesticide spraying and its environmental and health effects, and the alternatives to pesticides using Auroville and its bio region in India as a case study. In this documentary we would like to reconnect people with cashews and help them understand our cashew story. The film aims to raise awareness and increase consciousness about the cashew industries asking the viewer to participate in helping where they can to change the story. This is a comprehensive film about the range of complexities of the cashew industry and the many stories in the food chain from growing to consumption.

Director, Producer, Editor, Sound effect: Serena Aurora

Script: Serena Aurora, Nikethana

Producer: Outreach Media, Stichting de Zaiier

Cinematographer: Aurovenkatesh, Serena Aurora

Music: Will Golledge

Drone: Prabuddha, Om Patra, Fred, Francis, Nick

Graphics: Aurovenkatesh

Research: Nikethana Venkatesan, Serena Aurora

Title Animation: Aurovenkatesh, Jagan

Transcription: Nikethana

Translation: Nikethana, Aurovenkatesh

Soundmix: Nepsound

Colour Grade: Ivan

Production Company: Aurora’s Eye Films

Cast: Priya, Meenatchi, Chellamma, Steffen, Alok, Rita, Anandhan, Manivannan, Ezhumalai, Dr. Lucas, Jasmin, Dr. Kurien Thomas, Arumugam, Gauri

E-mail: serena_aurora [at] auroville.org.in

Link: https://youtu.be/59osVIL-ebw

Website: https://auroraseye.wordpress.com/

PAASAM PATHUKAKUM

2017, Short, 5min 28sec, Tamil (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Wednesday 19^th January, 20:00hrs – Cinema Paradiso

This short film is about taking care of pet animals, with a special emphasis on dogs. The film expresses the gratitude that dogs show towards people and the way dogs protect our living space.

Director: S.Yuvasri

Script: S. Yuvasri

Producer: S. Adhilakshmi

Cinematographer: Rajaram

Editor: Rajaram, J. Jayabharathi

Music: Gajadhanu

Produced by: S. Adhilakshmi, S. Priyadharshini

Cast: Yatra Srinivassaan, Sweety (the pet dog), S. Adhilakshmi, S. Yuvasri, Prasad Vima Raj, J. Jayabharathi, V. Priya

Production Company: Yatra Arts Media

E-mail: yatrasrinivassan [at] gmail.com

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go5yHJE5X7U

PRE-MONSOON EPISODE 01 OF BARNABY JONES & MYSTERIES OF DR. ODDBALL

2020, Fiction, 1hr 2min 22sec, English

Screening on: Saturday January 22^nd, 20:14hrs – Outdoor

A scientist, a detective, and an experiment in an unsuspecting town.

Director, Script, Cinematography: Jonak Joey Chakrabarti

Producer: Manas, Jonak Chakrabarti

Production Company: Pickle Me Ginger

Edit: Manas Chakrabarti, Nefertiti Titli Chakrabarti, Arnav Kakar

Cast: Gijs Spoor, Ahilya Bamroo, Bhavyo Trivedi, Lili Dreikhausen, Lucas Simon Zbinden

E-mail: jonak.joey [at] gmail.com

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/h3uuxyo4l1l3f42/Pre-Monsoon-1080Web.m4v?dl=0

REVERIE

2018, Animation, 1min 47sec

Screening on: Wednesday 19^th January, 17:42hrs – SAIIER

A free diver waltz with the marine life.

Director, Cinematographer, Sound: Kadambari, Aravindan, Aparajita

Script: Kadambari, Aravindan

Producer: Shalini

Editor: Aravindan

E-mail: aravindan.g.p [at] gmail.com

Link: https://youtu.be/Sl_wYNrYjko

ROBBERY IN THE TIME OF CORONA

2018, Comedy, 10min 54sec, Tamil (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Friday 21^st January, 20:00hrs – Outdoor

This is a comedy about playing computer and mobile games and how young people are obsessed with playing games on their mobiles. In this short film, robbers enter into the house while the youngsters are distracted, playing games on their phones – not noticing them. The robbers end up stealing all the gold and jewels!

Director, Script, Editor: Yatra Srinivassan

Production Company: Yatra Talkies

Production Assistance: S. Adhilakshmi, S. Priyadharshini, R. Vasantha

Producer: S. Adhilakshmi

Title, VFX: Hariharan Anbazhagan

Assistant Director: Prasad Vimal Raj

Boom Mic: S. Adhilakshmi

Cinematographer: S. Velu

Music, Sound Effects: Gajadhanu, PRG Studios, Chennai

Cast: Yatra Srinivassan, Jean Paul, V. Priya, Prasad Vimal Raj, J. Jayabharathi, S. Yuvasri

E-mail: yatrasrinivassan [at] gmail.com

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnSfKpuRKFU

STILL DAYDREAMING

2018, Experimental, 2min 58sec, English (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Sunday 23^rd January, 16:26hrs – SAIIER

This is a soundtrack of Jyoti’s daily life in Auroville related to the Covid lockdown experience that forced him to question what is essential in life. He composed this music as Atomic Phantom, his alias since the beginning of 2021, when he pursued composing music as part of his artistic endeavor. In spite of the social anxiety caused by the situation, for him, family life and connection with nature grew deeper than ever before.

Director, Script, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor: Jyoti Naoki Eri

Sound: Atomic Phantom

Production Company: Studio Eri

Email: jyoti [at] auroville.org.in

Link: https://vimeo.com/603947712

Website: https://jyotinaokieri.com

SURGICAL MASKS

2019, Documentary, 3min, English (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Friday 21^st January, 16:40hrs – Cinema Paradiso

At the beginning of the first lockdown, Miniature, a unit of Auroville used their infrastructure to make 40000 surgical masks that were distributed in the community.

Director, Script, Editor, Cinematographer, Sound: Jeanluc B

Producer: Buro studio

E-mail: deburaud75 [at] gmail.com

Link: https://vimeo.com/409470782

TEMPLE TREE

2018, Documentary, 13min 3sec, English

Screening on: Friday 21^st January, 16:13hrs – Cinema Paradiso

This film shows the magical bark printing work of the international artist Birgitta Volz, who is living in Auroville. It is a documentary about her last exhibition held at the Pavilion of Tibetan Culture which featured prints of the bark of the Temple tree located in the premises. All the prints were made in the Auroville Art Camp 2019.

Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer: Marko Bosko

Script: Marko Bosko, Birgitta Volz

Music: Ivan Avakian

Production Company: Aurofilm Productions Team: Surya, Susana

Photography: Marco Saroldi, Konny Von Schmettau, Birgitta Volz

E-mail: kalabhumi.marko [at] gmail.com

Link: https://youtu.be/EnW5OSW29YE

THE MAKING OF AUROVILLE CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY

2019, Documentary, 38min 5sec, English (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Wednesday 19^th January, 16:00hrs – SAIIER

Enjoy this animated meditation, listening and manifesting of the Auroville Citizen’s assembly with vision for the forthcoming years.

Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Sound, Producer, Script: Serena Aurora

Camera: Aurovenkatesh

Soundmix: Kardhash

Production Company: Aurora’s Eye Films

E-mail: serena_aurora [at] auroville.org.in

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OCBMlfeBlU

TRIBUTE TO THE SOUL OF GRATITUDE

2017, Documentary, 4min 24sec, Tamil (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Friday 21^st January, 16:43hrs – Cinema Paradiso

This movie is a tribute to the author’s loyal and beloved pet dog called Sweety.

Director, Script: Yatra Srinivassan

Producer: S. Adhilakshmi

Cinematographer: S. Yuvasri

Sound, Editing: S. Yuvasri

Voice Over: Yatra Srinivassan

Production Company: Yatra Talkies

Cast: S. Adhilakshmi, R. Rajaram, S. Priyadharshini, J. Jayabharathi, V. Priya, K. Krishnamoorthy, P.Rajasergar, Prasad Vimal Raj, R. Tamizhselvi, E. Prabhu, Shanmugam, R. Vasantha

E-mail: yatrasrinivassan [at] gmail.com

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elJLP5ZGYuQ

WHAT’S GOING ON IN AUROVILLE?

2019, Documentary, 7min 4sec, English (with English subtitles)

Screening on: Saturday 22^nd January, 16:00hrs – SAIIER

Auroville, an international township in South India, has people from over 60 different nationalities and more than 3000 residents. With this comes a huge diversity of arts, theatre, workshops, food, technology and much more. This short video shows just a few things that are happening in Auroville.

Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Sound, Producer: Serena Aurora

Production Company: Aurora’s Eye Films

Camera: Aurovenkatesh, Serena Aurora

Script: Aurora, Nikethana

Color grade: Aurovenkatesh

Voice Over: Nikethana

E-mail: serena_aurora [at] auroville.org.in

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiUhi_kuglU

WHITE MOUNTAIN

2018, Experimental, 4min 11sec, English

Screening on: Friday 21^st January, 16:27hrs – Cinema Paradiso

This music and video edit, is inspired by the movies of back country snowboarding of Jyoti’s long-time friends in Nagano, Japan. Many of them are internationally respected snowboarders. Jyoti had an opportunity to be part of this community and this experience remained in him as an inspiration for over two decades. In this Covid lockdown he had a chance to reconnect with these experiences and realize this idea.

Snowboarding is a rather recently established and recognized sport but it is quite profound as it requires a deep connection with nature and body especially when one rides inside the snowy forests.

This sport connects the music and subculture of present time, almost as a spiritual exercise to some.

Director, Script, Editor: Jyoti Naoki Eri

Cinematographer: Yone Film

Sound: Atomic Phantom

Cast: ASA 3000 a.k.a. Masashi Nishina

Production Company: Studio Eri, Auroville

E-mail: jyoti [at] auroville.org.in

Link: https://vimeo.com/567119328

Website: https://jyotinaokieri.com

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