First Category Films made by residents and guests of Auroville and the bio-region A SHORT DREAM-LIKE FILM 2013, Fiction, English, 5 min A girl in Auroville, as though in a dream. Director, Producer, Script, Camera, Sound, Editing: Auroson Bystrom Cast: Amara Contact: Auroson Bystrom, Certitude, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9486972147 <auroson2@yahoo.com> ADIL WRITER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; JOURNEYS 2011, Documentary, English, 7 min Presentation video for Aurovilian ceramic artist and painter Adil Writer. The video presents Adilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artistic path of working with ceramics, starting at Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry, in 1998, showcasing its founders Deborah Smith and Ray Meeker, and taking us further to Mandala Pottery in Auroville, which Adil now runs with his partners Anamika, Chinmay and Krishnamurti. Director, Script: Adil Writer Producer, Sound, Editing: Christoph Pohl, brainfever media productions Camera: Ireno Guerci; Additional Photography: John Mandeen; Music: Kaki King Cast: Deborah Smith, Ray Meeker, Adil Writer, Anamika Contact: Christoph Pohl, c/o Radiance, Aurodam, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9787702495 <cp@brainfever.in> Website: http://www.brainfever.in, http:// www.adilwriter.com Link: https://vimeo.com/40129944
ARIKANMEDU 2013, Documentary, English / Tamil with English subtitles, 34 min In 220 BC, Arikanmedu housed an important trading port. Boats from Hispania and Rome were crossing the Mediterranean, through Alexandria, the Red Sea, and Arabia, on a three-year dangerous journey to India. At that time, the overland Silk Road was not yet established. Merchants of the Indian sub-kingdoms of the Cholas, Pandyas, Vijayas, etc, and from Indonesia met at Arikanmedu to share their most prized products, and also brought their beliefs, rituals and culture. An aesthetic experience about a traditional ritual of the Pondicherry region. Director, Producer, Script, Camera, Sound, Editing: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguil贸 Second camera: Rakhal Cast: Mr. Thirunavu Karasu, Pon. Kirouchenassamy, K. Ponnusundaram Contact: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguil贸, Citadines, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 919159674464 <rodriguez.juanfelipe@gmail.com> Link: https://vimeo.com/72111150
AUROVILLE BOTANICAL GARDENS 2011, Educational, English / Tamil, 32 min A series of five humorous short films that relate, through the experiences of a volunteer helping one of the environmental education teachers, the different aspects of the environmental preservation work done at the Auroville Botanical Gardens. 1. Preparations 2. Local Biodiversity 3. Vegetable Seeds 4. Plastic Waste Management 5. Collecting Seeds Director, Script: Michel Gronoff Producer: Auroville Botanical Gardens Video Production, Paul Blanchflower Funders: Foundation for World Education, Stichting de Zaiier Camera, Editing: Christoph Pohl; Sound: Christoph Pohl, RV Assistant Director: Claire; Cast: Wazo, Satyamoorthi Contact: Auroville Botanical Gardens, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 0413 2623498 <botanical@auroville.org.in> Website: http://auroville.wix.com/avbg Link: http://vimeo.com/avbotanicalgardens/videos
BIOGAS 2013, Documentary, English, 3 min This video explains the operation of the biogas system. The biogas digester is one of the recent developments in renewable energy. It is designed to produce methane gas for domestic cooking and heating. It’s clean, maintenance-free and delivers pressurized biogas. Director, Script, Camera, Sound, Editing: Aurovenkatesh K Producer: Kaliyaperumal V Additional Crew: Vijayakumar, Ayyanar Contact: Aurovenkatesh, 59/26, Auroville Main Road, Bharathi Nagar, Periyamudhaliyar Chavady, Vanur Thaluk, Villupuram District, Kottakuppam, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 8220718322 <aurovenkatesh@gmail.com>, <athvikamedia@gmail.com> Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIEK9FN4OQg BOB DYLAN’S “ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER” BY EMERGENCE 2013, Music video, English, 6 min Emergence play “All Along the Watchtower” in their own style of Acoustic Indo-pop. Director, Camera: Madhana Gopal Producer: Madhana Gopal Productions, Madhana Gopal Script: Emergence Music; Sound: TJ; Editing: Madhana Gopal Crew: Earth Sync Studio’s team Cast: TJ, Emergence Music, Lyrics: Bob Dylan Contact: Krishna Mckenzie, Solitude Farm, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9843319260 <krishnamckenzie@auroville.org.in> Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyT3HGB2d8c
BREEZE OF AUROVILLE 2013, Documentary, English, 9 min A few glimpses of my view of Auroville Director, Producer, Script, Camera, Sound, Editing: Ingrid Tscharntke Contact: Ingrid Tscharntke, Arati 2, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9443843976 <ingridt@auroville.org.in>
COFFEE MOMENTS AT MARC’S CAFÉ 2013, Documentary, Silent, English subtitles, 4 min Auroville is home to many creative entrepreneurs. Marc is the one who makes sure the local population is well supplied with freshly roasted high quality coffee from India. This video is a glimpse of what’s happening at Marc’s Café. Director, Producer, Editing: Marc Tormo Script: Melissa Verma & Victoria de la Fuente; Camera: Melissa Verma Style Settings: Victoria de la Fuente Cast: Marc Tormo, Bhuvana, Jose Luis Herrero, Melissa Verma and Victoria de la Fuente; Editing: Aloé Tormo Mir Contact: Marc Tormo, Madhuca, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9443326499 <coffeeideas@auroville.org.in> Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnZqHhFn5uQ
DEEPAM 2013, Documentary, English, 26 min This film shows the work and the activities we do with the children at Deepam who come from the surrounding villages and who are differently abled. There they receive health and social care, education and therapy. This film shows some celebrations made doing during the year. It also shows activities such as games and play. There are glimpses of therapy sessions seen such as physiotherapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy. Deepam started as a small project under trees in 1992 and has gradually developed into a beautiful therapy centre. Our work is entirely carried on by donations. This film was made to be shown to donors and friends of our project. Director, Script, Editing: Angelika Ehrle Producer: Yatra Multimedia, Yatra E. Srinivassan, Rajaram Sound: Yatra Filmstudio Contact: Yatra Multimedia, near New Creation, Kuilapalayam, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 0413 2623071 <yatramultimedia@gmail.com> Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zatn6GtLEWs
DIFFERENT FEELINGS 2013, Experimental, English, 11 min The film is based on abstract and digital paintings made by Juergen Puetz. At various points, works of other artists are also included. The film is to be conceived as ‘abstract’ since different meanings can be given to the images depicted and to the sub-images created by the merging of different individual images or paintings. The audio track was selected with care. The film is largely autobiographical as it reflects periods in the creative life and process of the artist. This film is dedicated to Andy Warhol. Director, Producer, Script, Camera, Editing: Juergen Puetz Music: “Suite for Cello and Harp” by Lou Harrison Contact: Juergen Puetz, Palmyra, Aurobrindavan, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9488082971 <palmyra@auroville.org.in> Link: https://vimeo.com/72246124
DRIVE FRIENDLY 2012, Fiction, Tamil with English subtitles, 2 min An awareness film about traffic rules.
Director, Script, Camera, Sound, Editing: Aurovenkatesh K Producer: Kaliyaperumal V Additional Crew: Deivanayaki Cast: Vijayakumar, Ayyanar, Jayaraj Contact: Aurovenkatesh, 59/26, Auroville Main Road, Bharathi Nagar, Periyamudhaliyar Chavady, Vanur Thaluk, Villupuram District, Kottakuppam, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 8220718322 <aurovenkatesh@gmail.com>, <athvikamedia@gmail.com> Link: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Jus8CvNur40
EL MAGO THE MAGICIAN 2013, Documentary, Spanish with English subtitles, Colombia, 14 min A story about Camilo, a young man who decides to leave behind his friends, family and studies to become a magician. Director: Miguel Silva Producer: Tres Elementos, Maria Andrea Garcia Script: Nicolás Prada; Camera: Maria Francisca Monrroy Sound, Editing: Andres Felipe Berrío Contact: Miguel Silva, Cra 12 #102-07,Bogotá, Cundinamarca 00000, Colombia Phone: 8489187605 <guelton@gmail.com>
FENDER BLENDER 2013, Comedy, Silent, Israel, 4 min This comedic short showcases the symphonic powers of the human-mechanized bicycle blender and one memorable banana smoothie. It was filmed in Sadhana Forest. Director, Producer, Script, Camera, Sound, Editing: Yoav Lutzky Cast: Craig Cabeen Sietsma, Dylan Hess Music: “By the Beautiful Blue Danube” by Johann Strauss Contact: Yoav Lutzky, Maccabi 47, IL, 43253 Raanana, Israel Phone: 8940080848 <ylutzky@gmail.com> Link: https://vimeo.com/70029843
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GARBOLOGY 2011, Documentary, English, 2 min The plastic bag story. Shot for Garbology project as a teaser and it’s here to share with the world what happens when you just throw a plastic bag. has been screened at the Auroville Festival in New Delhi. Director: Vimal Bhojraj Producer: Auroville Collaborative Script, Camera, Sound, Editing: Vimal Bhojraj Contact: Auroville Collaborative, Saracon Campus, Kottakarai Plaza, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 0413 2622571 <vimal@aurovilleconsulting.com>
GLIMPSES OF TRANSFORMATION 2012, Documentary, English, 9 min Priya Sundaravalli and Pierre Legrand present their work which was exhibited in Transformation, the art exhibition at the Auroville Festival, New Delhi, September 14 – 21, 2012. The videos are part of a series viewable on AurovilleTV. PRIYA, 5 min “These works are inspired by the Aboriginal concept of altjeringa or dreamtime, where the past and the future coexist in the present moment. Nature, life forms and our common ancestors from the ancient past, guide the texture and imagery. Clay as a medium aspires to manifest weightlessness, transparency, and a quiet beauty.” PIERRE, 5 min “By a combined use of writing mantras in a special, evolving script of my invention and by exploring different supports and materials, I aim at reaching convincing translations of experiences occurring at this level, through porosity, lightness and colors.” Director, Script, Camera, Sound, Editing: Christoph Pohl Producer: brainfever media productions, Christoph Pohl Contact: Christoph Pohl, c/o Radiance, Aurodam, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9787702495 <cp@brainfever.in> Website: http://brainfever.in Link: https://vimeo.com/50351109 Link: https://vimeo.com/50351764 GOING OUT OF AV 2012, Documentary, English, 13 min An escapade to the first biennale of art in India. A wish to share beauty with those who couldn’t get there. A way to prolong this artistic immersion. Experiencing a moment and a space, where Art is one and of one piece with Life. Director, Producer, Script, Camera, Editing: Claire Mussier Sound Postproduction: RV Music: Moby Footage: from CNN, Kochi Biennale, Auroville l’Esquisse d’un Monde Contact: Claire Mussier, Sukhavati, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 8903140324 <iono@auroville.org.in>
KUNSTHALLE HAMBURG 2013, Experimental, English, 19 min This film was made during a visit to the Kunsthalle in Hamburg on the 19th of July 2013. All pictures were taken with a Samsung mobile phone and with permission of the Kunsthalle. The film reflects the mood of the artist while visiting the Kunsthalle, through the eye of the mobile phone lens. Director, Producer, Script, Camera, Editing: Juergen Puetz Music: “Suite for Violin, Piano and Small Orchestra” by Lou Harrison Contact: Juergen Puetz, Palmyra, Aurobrindavan, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9488082971 <palmyra@auroville.org.in> Link: https://vimeo.com/71723760
LIQUID FLOW ESSENCE 2011, Experimental, Silent, 5 min A very short glimpse (mainly under water) of what is taught during a Liquid Flow basic course. Director, Producer, Script, Camera, Sound, Editing: Daniel Bongard Cast: Dariya Waba, Ana Contact: Daniel Bongard, Svedame, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 0413 2623565 <daniel@auroville.org.in> Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvNeayu9-OQ
LIVELY UP YOUR EARTH GANGNAM STYLE 2013, Experimental, English, 2 min An advertisement for last year’s Lively Up Your Earth Eco-Music Festival at Solitude Farm, Auroville. Gangnam style! Director, Producer, Script, Camera, Editing: Kristen Gravelle Sound: Agni Leman Cast: Disco Aiya, Sarasvati the Cow Contact: Kristen Gravelle, Pitchandikulam, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9843319260 <krishnamckenzie@auroville.org.in> <kristen.gravelle@facebook.com> Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dah4l1Dl5c
LIVING SYMBOLS 2013, Experimental, English, 23 min The film is based on abstract and digital paintings made by Juergen Puetz. At various points, works of other artists are also included. The film is to be conceived as ‘abstract’ since different meanings can be given to the images depicted and to the sub-images created by the merging of different individual images or paintings. The audio track was selected with care. The film is largely autobiographical as it reflects periods in the creative life and process of the artist. This film is dedicated to Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. Director, Producer, Script, Camera, Editing: Juergen Puetz Music: “Double Concert” by Lou Harrison Contact: Juergen Puetz, Palmyra, Aurobrindavan, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9488082971 <palmyra@auroville.org.in> Link: https://vimeo.com/72243900
LUNIYAKHEDI 2013, Documentary, English, 15 min In 2012, Prahlad Singh Tipaniya, “one of the most compelling folk voices of Kabir”, visited Auroville. During his stay, Prahlad visited Sadhana Forest, learning about the project’s ecological efforts. Moved by this, he invited Sadhana Forest to his home in Madhya Pradesh, the village of Luniyakhedi. Six months later the highly motivated volunteer Sadhana Forest team landed in Luniyakhedi with a JCB in tow. This is the journey of the Sadhana Forest team and their earth-moving work to restore the degraded lands of Luniyakhedi. They did this in just seven days, which culminated with mellifluous and energetic Kabir music. Director, Producer, Script, Camera, Editing: Yoav Lutzky Sound: Grace Knott; Transcripts: Ivy Amal Bitar; Sound recording: Brandon Bender, Grace Knott, Kate Estivill, Osher Rozin, Vineet Kumar, Yorit Rozin Sadhana Forest Auroville team: Arul Murugan, Aviram Rozin, G. Munuswami (Balu), Brandon Bender, Grace Knott, Jamey Ellis, Kate Estivill, Osher Rozin, Shalev Rozin, Vineet Kumar, Yoav Lutzky, Yorit Rozin Contact: Yoav Lutzky, Maccabi 47, IL, 43253 Raanana, Israel Phone: 8940080848 <ylutzky@gmail.com>
MASI MAGAM - HINDU FESTIVAL 2013, Documentary, Silent, 6 min On the auspicious occasion of Masi Magam, the Hindu gods assemble at the beach in Pondicherry. This is video of a Tamil festival is set to music. Director, Script, Camera, Sound, Editing: Aurovenkatesh K Producer: Kaliyaperumal V Contact: Aurovenkatesh, 59/26, Auroville Main Road, Bharathi Nagar, Periyamudhaliyar Chavady, Vanur Thaluk, Villupuram District, Kottakuppam, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 8220718322 <aurovenkatesh@gmail.com>, athvikamedia@gmail.com Link: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=C-U0Q7DVqeA
METROXICAL NEW YORK 2012, Documentary, English, 42 min Music. Metro. New York. Future of society. A poetic narrative about underground subway music in New York City and how it forms the basis for a futuristic collective society. International Film Festival of Kerala, Aug 2012 Director: Kousalya Jeganathan, Mohandass Radhakrishnan Script: Kousalya Jeganathan Producer: Accessible Horizon Films, Ramesh Mourthy, Raghu Jeganathan Camera, Sound: Mohandass Radhakrishnan; Asst Camera: Raghu Jeganathan Editing: Ramesh Mourthy, Kousalya Jeganathan, Mohandass Radhakrishnan Contact: Accessible Horizon Films, 13, 8th Cross, Tagore Nagar, Pondicherry 605013, India Phone: 9597189992 <vconverge@gmail.com>, <acchorfilms@gmail.com>
MUDRA MOTIFS 2013, Experimental Documentary Photography, English, 4 min Identities and other differences. Sharing the same physical form, Man and Divine merge, creating a montage of Unity with a human face. The film captures moments during travel, contemplation and worship at Masi Magam (Pondicherry), Durga Puja (Kolkata), Guruvayur Temple (Kerala) and Shantiniketan (Bengal). Mudra Motifs is dedicated to Mr. William Greaves, a renowned American actor/filmmaker and long-time member of The Actors Studio, who had a profound effect on Arnab during his adolescent years in the Sri Aurobindo Ashram Arnab has collaborated with Sopanam Mediaworks (Upasana) in two films, “Evolution Fast-Forward” (part I) and “The Secret Knowledge” (parts I and II). Mudra Motifs participated in the India Is contest. Director, Producer, Script, Camera, Sound, Editing: Arnab B. Chowdhury Idea, Edits: Prarthana Kalaskar; Visual Adviser: Hemant Shekhar Contact: Arnab B. Chowdhury, Door Number 76, Mariamman Koil Street, Vaithikuppam, Pondicherry, India Phone: 9894029256 <arnab@ninad.in> Link: https://vimeo.com/63844051
NARCISSE NARCISSUS 2013, Animation, French with English subtitles, 9 min Who does not know of the myth of Narcissus? The demi-god caused all to fall madly in love with him but died tragically, being in love only with his own image! Less well known elements of the myth are the prediction made by Tiresias, Nemesis’ cursed intervention, the nymph Echo’s love for Narcissus and the dramatic story of love and loss that follows. It is a tale illustrating that death and revival are intertwined. A mythological story retains its longevity because the truths it reveals are as relevant in contemporary times are they were in ancient times. Director: Tutsy Navarathna Producer: La Compagnie des Films de L’Inde, Basile Script, Camera, Editing: Basile Filmed in Second Life. Text inspired by Les Metamorphoses d’Ovide with English translation by François Grenier. Paintings of Narcissus: Caravaggio, John William Waterhouse Special thanks: Iono Allen, Oliver Barot, Denis Lefdup, Lalie Sorbet, Pixie Rain, Yesikita Coppola, Mi, Francis Neemberry Skin/Avatars: Fallen Gods, Alpha Tribes, Mynerva, CMFF FantaSkin, DrLifeSkin Costumes: Gizza, Bare Rose, Tableau Vivant, Minos Tatoos: Vestigium; Hair: Burley, EMO-tions, Boon Accessories: Fallen Gods, Mynerva, Repulse Music: “Vortex” by Carbon Based; “In Between” by Midimal; “One God Dub”, “The Flow” by Kaya Project; “The Plaint” by Henry Purcell Contact: Basile, Dana, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 0413 2622350 <basile@auroville.org.in> Link: https://vimeo.com/66641365
NON-TILLAGE DIRECT SOWN RICE CULTIVATION NATURAL FARMING 2010, Documentary, English, 14 min Life is fertility. An introduction to Natural Farming as practiced at Solitude Farm, following the philosophy of Masanobu Fukuoka. As well as technical information, we see how life is fertility and all we have to do is do nothing. Director: Krishna McKenzie Producer: Ananda and Krishna Circle Garden Productions, Krishna McKenzie Camera, Sound: Ananda DeMan; Editing: Krishna McKenzie, Ananda DeMan Crew: Khaled ZeMhan, Volunteers of the month Cast: Krishna McKenzie, Mohamed Khaled Contact: Krishna Mckenzie, Solitude Farm, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9843319260 <krishnamckenzie@auroville.org.in> Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0xmEDq3NIs
OM AND THE OM CHOIRS - BRINGING DOWN THE NEW MUSIC TO HEAL AND TRANSFORM 2013, Documentary, English, 51 min A documentary of the OM Choir on 21-02-2012, The Mother’s birth anniversary. “The voice that chants to the creator Fire, The symbolled OM, the great assenting Word,” (Savitri, p.310) In 1961 the Mother gave the adesh to Narad to bring down a new music. She said that one must go far above words and bring down the pure Music. The OM Choirs aspire to bring down the New Music for the New World in a collective body. We sing only OM, the creative and effectuating word, after starting with warming-up and voice exercises given by Narad. All are welcome to join who sincerely wish to be open to the New Music. Director, Script: Narad (Richard Eggenberger) Producer: Yatra Multimedia, Yatra E. Srinivassan Camera, Sound: Yatra E. Srinivassan; Editing: Rajaram, Yatra E. Srinivassan Contact: Yatra Multimedia, near New Creation, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 0413 2623071 <yatramultimedia@gmail.com>
OUT OF THIS WORLD 2013, Experimental, English, 15 min The film is based on abstract and digital paintings made by Juergen Puetz. At various points works of other artists are also included. The film is to be conceived as ‘abstract’ since different meanings can be given to the images depicted and to the sub-images created by the merging of different individual images or paintings. The audio track has been selected with care. The film is largely autobiographical as it reflects periods in the creative life and process of the artist. This film is dedicated to John Coltrane. Director, Producer, Script, Camera, Editing: Juergen Puetz Music: “Out of this World” by John Coltrane Contact: Juergen Puetz, Palmyra, Aurobrindavan, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9488082971 <palmyra@auroville.org.in> Link: https://vimeo.com/68514807 PANAM EDUKKA PAADAM KATHUKITTEN LEARNED A LESSON FOR WITHDRAWING MONEY FROM THE BANK 2013, Fiction, Tamil with English subtitles, 7 min A father and son go to the bank to withdraw money for purchasing land. He forgets to bring a pen and he borrows one from another person. He doesn’t know how to fill the withdrawal form, stands at a wrong counter and forgets to bring the passbook. Finally he is unable to withdraw any money from the bank. This is a comedy movie which gives practical awareness about withdrawing money from a bank. Director, Script, Editing: Yatra E. Srinivassan Producer: Maxon TV, Mohamed Muhaiminu Camera: Rajaram; Sound: PRG Gajapathy Art Director: Danasu, Vasanth; Music Director: Jana Madukarai Co-Directors: Danasu, Vinoth; Assistant Directors: Thambidurai, Kannan, Cameraman: Praveen; Make-up: Karim Cast: Durai Janarthanan, Yatra E. Srinivassan, Aurora, Thambidurai, Vinoth, Jabastin Contact: MAXON TV, Jawaharlal Nehru Street, Pondicherry, India Phone: 9994600023 <marketing@maxontv.net>
QUALITIES AND REALITIES: AUDREY 2012, Documentary, English, 8 min Audrey shares with us her experience and reflections about a whole “life of art”. She opened an atelier in Creativity community to teach and share experiences in shapes and colors. She speaks about the importance of developing a way for expression and communication in Auroville. It was broadcast on AurovilleTV 12/12/12. Director, Producer, Sound, Editing: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló Script: Lola Pardo; Camera: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló, Lola Pardo Contact: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló, Citadines, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9159674464 <rodriguez.juanfelipe@gmail.com> QUALITIES AND REALITIES: AWARENESS IN QUALITIES 2012, Documentary, English, 9 min Awareness in Qualities shows part of the frequent activities that Rosa facilitates in Deepanam Shool for children. This diverse technique uses the expression of the body for an enjoyable learning experience. Rosa also teaches this technique to adults who want to experience awareness through the body. It was broadcast on AurovilleTV 12/12/12. Director, Producer, Sound, Editing: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló Script: Lola Pardo; Camera: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló, Lola Pardo Contact: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló, Citadines, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9159674464 <rodriguez.juanfelipe@gmail.com> QUALITIES AND REALITIES: CIRCUS 2012, Documentary, English, 7 min Circus is a joyful experience for children who like to develop abilities in the body through acrobatic gymnastics. The values they are working with are courage, to learn to face the difficulties of a new experience and equality to share together a performance. Kalou is making circus possible in Auroville. It was broadcast on AurovilleTV 12/12/12. Director, Producer, Sound, Editing: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló Script: Lola Pardo; Camera: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló, Lola Pardo Contact: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló, Citadines, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9159674464 <rodriguez.juanfelipe@gmail.com> QUALITIES AND REALITIES: FOOD LINK 2012, Documentary, English, 5 min Food Link is the connection between the farmers and our dining table. It is a service with a holistic point of view; the farmers who need support with distribution can use this service. Because food is a basic need that touches all of us and can help us grow, it is important that food distribution is very clear and very honest. Inge works as a coordinator in Food Link.It was broadcast on AurovilleTV 12/12/12. Director, Producer, Sound, Editing: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló Script: Lola Pardo; Camera: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló, Lola Pardo Contact: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló, Citadines, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9159674464 <rodriguez.juanfelipe@gmail.com>
QUALITIES AND REALITIES: KAILASH CLINIC 2012, Documentary, English, 7 min Kailash Clinic is a huge project and involves many therapists and doctors in different fields. Their aim is to share knowledge to enrich each other, to fuse specialties and to treat patients with different therapies, thus giving a holistic treatment. In this way they can treat patients quickly and on many different levels simultaneously. Veronica is a therapist in Kailash Clinic. It was broadcast on AurovilleTV 12/12/12. Director, Producer, Sound, Editing: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló Script: Lola Pardo; Camera: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló, Lola Pardo Contact: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló, Citadines, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9159674464 <rodriguez.juanfelipe@gmail.com> QUALITIES AND REALITIES: NEW POUR TOUS 2012, Documentary, English, 7 min Pour Tous is a center of distribution for all articles that Aurovilians need for daily life, providing an experimental way to avoid consumerist behavior. Many volunteers come every day to help cooking, computing, dealing with different aspects. It is a place for responsible shopping, with the added benefit of socialization. Anandi is the manager-coordinator of New Pour Tous. It was broadcast on AurovilleTV 12/12/12. Director, Producer, Sound, Editing: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló Script: Lola Pardo; Camera: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló, Lola Pardo Contact: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló, Citadines, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9159674464 <rodriguez.juanfelipe@gmail.com> QUALITIES AND REALITIES: DANCE SPACE 2012, Documentary, English, 7 min . . . is the expression of the inner feelings through the collective dance, sharing the movements that guide us towards the development of our inner experience through the music and dance. Dariya is the catalyzer of this dance experience. It was broadcast on AurovilleTV 12/12/12. Director, Producer, Sound, Editing: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló Script: Lola Pardo; Camera: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló, Lola Pardo Contact: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló, Citadines, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9159674464 <rodriguez.juanfelipe@gmail.com> QUALITIES AND REALITIES: TERRA SOUL PROJECT 2012, Documentary, English, 7 min Terra Soul is a new farm project. They are making it possible to combine farming with a rich community life. Their workshops attract many volunteers. They work to make possible a harmonious sustainability. Juan is one of the stewards of Terra Soul.It was broadcast on Auroville TV 12/12/12. Director, Producer, Sound, Editing: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló Script: Lola Pardo; Camera: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló, Lola Pardo Contact: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguiló, Citadines, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9159674464 <rodriguez.juanfelipe@gmail.com>
QUALITIES AND REALITIES: TREE CARE 2012, English, 11 min Tree Care is a unit which takes care of the greenery in Auroville and is a labor option for young people who like to work with nature. Their team works in friendly collaboration and they want to convey the importance of the relation between the forest and us. Anadi, Arseny and Julian are some of the team members. It was broadcast on Auroville TV 12/12/12. Director, Producer, Sound, Editing: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguil贸 Script: Lola Pardo; Camera: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguil贸, Lola Pardo Contact: Juan Felipe Rodriguez Aguil贸, Citadines, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9159674464 <rodriguez.juanfelipe@gmail.com>
SADHANA FOREST KENYA THE BEGINNING 2012, Documentary, English with English subtitles, Kenya, 5 min The first visit of Sadhana Forest to North Kenya on October 2012 was a chance to explore the needs of the Samburu tribe and to evaluate whether the contribution of Sadhana Forest was needed. Talking with Samburus and hearing their feedback on our ideas are documented in this film. It is also a chance to see the local wildlife, mainly zebras, and the landscape. Since then, Sadhana Forest Kenya has been established and 11 hectares of land have been purchased for the project. The Governor of Samburu County has given his support and we hope to start the work soon. Director, Script: Aviram Rozin Producer: brainfever media productions, Christoph Pohl Camera, Sound: Yorit Rozin, Osher Shanti Rozin, Jaspreet Bains Editing: Christoph Pohl Contact: Aviram Rozin, Sadhana Forest, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9787702495 <cp@brainfever.in> Website: http://brainfever.in, http:// sadhanaforest.org Link: https://vimeo.com/53199317
SECRET KNOWLEDGE 2013, Experimental, Silent, 10 min PART I: DUALITY PART II: SQUARE LIGHT Sri Aurobindo’s symbol is a world in itself, the more you dwell in it the more it reveals; it is at once a symbol and dynamic power in action. It is not enough that the symbol is intellectually understood, it has to be lived, it has to be brought to one’s life and physical movements. This short film is a non-verbal meditation upon the symbol of Sri Aurobindo following the trails of past iconic language. Director, Script: Manoj Pavitran Producer: Sopanam, Hemant Shekhar Camera, Editing, Motion Graphics: Hemant Shekhar; Sound: Arnab Chowdhury Contact: Hemant Shekhar, Sopanam, CSR building, Auroshilpam, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9443959332 <hemantshekhar@auroville.org.in> Website: http://www.sopanam.org Link: http://vimeo.com/54835488 Link: http://vimeo.com/54578701
SHADES OF LIFE 2013, Documentary, English, 8 min It’s a movie about a city. From a distance, every city is the same and we cannot know or experience the true colors of it until we are part of it. We can compare this concept with the color white. As we know, white is made up of many colors and it’s difficult to know all the colors it includes. Maybe it’s better that we don’t know all of it. That is the fun of it! Jury special mention award in filmmaking competition hosted by MIT School of Design, Pune. Director, Editing: Chinmay Shah Camera: Shalav Mane Contact: Chinmay Shah, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9049199218 <sporchi.11@gmail.com> Link: http://youtu.be/we-uOGHknhU
SHARAN 2012, Documentary, English, 8 min SHARAN stands for Sanctuary for Health and Reconnection to Animals and Nature. Living healthily and sustainably is a part of our instincts. We may have lost these instincts as a result of modernization and globalization, but if we are able to access them again, real health ensues, not just for ourselves, but also holistically for the planet and every living creature on it. This is a film about the vision behind SHARAN and what SHARAN is doing to achieve it. Director, Script: Angana Jhaveri Producer: brainfever media productions, Christoph Pohl Camera: Krishnan Vasant; 2nd camera: Udhayashankar Sound, Editing: Christoph Pohl; Production Assistance: Louise Votrubec Cast: Dr. Nandita Shah - Founder of SHARAN Contact: Christoph Pohl, Radiance, Aurodam, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9787702495 <cp@brainfever.in> Website: http://brainfever.in, http://sharan-india.org Link: https://vimeo.com/55163587 SMART SHOPPING WITH PRABHU AND SAUNDARAJAN, FOOD WASTAGE, VISITING THE FARM, DO IT YOURSELF 2013, Animation, English, 12 min These four little films attempt to create awareness about food choices and invite the audience to think if their day-to-day food choices are appropriate, healthy, supportive to the local farming community and environment-friendly. Moreover they invite everybody to grow whatever little food they can and to create a healthy and vibrant community. Prabhu and Saundarajan are a father and son duo. Questioning a lot of things around them, they ponder about where their food comes from and a lot of other things! Director, Animation, Sound, Editing: Shreya Sen Producer: Auroville Green Practices, Ford Foundation Concept, Story, Script: Shreya Sen, Martin Scherfler; Sound Effects: Vijay Paul Punia
Music: Raju Das Voices: Charudutta Prabhudesai, Jesse, Krishna Devanandan Contact: Martin Scherfler, Auroville Consulting, Saracon Campus, Kottakarai Plaza, Irumbai Post, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 07744837403, 9486144076 <martin@aurovilleconsulting.com> Link: http://www.youtube.com/user/2013AGP?feature=watch
SURYA 2012, Experimental Documentary Photography, English, 7 min A slide show accompanying the song composed by Gopika on Nadakaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music, exploring the play of the sun on the Matrimandir. Has been presented at the Auroville Festival, New Delhi. Director, Producer, Script, Camera, Photography: Giorgio Molinari Producer: Arka, Editing: Basile Sound: Nadaka; Singer: Gopika; Contact: Giorgio Molinari, Arka, Crown Road, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9443843869 <gimoli68@gmail.com>, <moli@mac.com>
THANE CYCLONE 2012, Documentary, Silent, 8 min “31 DEC 2011 Cyclone Thane is expected to strike India’s south eastern coast early Friday morning. The districts of Cuddalore, Puducherry and Villupuram are expected to receive maximum rain.” This dramatic video documents the effect of the Thane cyclone on the local coconut farms. The visuals are set to music. Director, Script, Camera, Sound, Editing: Aurovenkatesh K Producer: Kaliyaperumal V Contact: Aurovenkatesh, 59/26, Auroville Main Road, Bharathi Nagar, Periyamudhaliyar Chavady, Vanur Thaluk, Villupuram District, Kottakuppam, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 8220718322 <aurovenkatesh@gmail.com>, <athvikamedia@gmail.com> Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R2QQfF_ SKI THE LAST SYLLABLE OF RECORDED TIME 2012, Fiction, English with English subtitles, 4 min As impotent sleeping spectators we have stood by as multinational companies, bankers and traders have looted and pillaged the precious resources of our shared planet. As a species and as individuals, we need to find the wisdom and self-awareness to reflect upon who we are and what we can do to stop this tragic state of affairs. Winner of the 1st Prize of the Machinimuwa V, Western Australia University. Winner of the Open This End Cinemapop Award Of Excellence in Film Direction 2012. First Jury Prize at the Machinima Expo 2012 (Los Angeles). Machinima Expo 2012 Open This End Award. Director: Tutsy Navarathna Producer: La Compagnie des Films de L’Inde, Basile Script, Camera, Editing: Basile; Sound: “The Pursuit of Happiness” by Midimal; Avatar: Vita Boudoir; Mask: YIPSmoodmask University of Western Australia Contact: Basile, Dana, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 0413 2622350 <basile@auroville.org.in> Link: https://vimeo.com/63641754
THE TEACHINGS OF FLOWERS - THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE MOTHER OF THE SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM 2012, Documentary, English, 121 min The Mother’s life from her birth and early childhood realizations and her work with Sri Aurobindo for humanity to bring the new consciousness and foster human unity. Sri Aurobindo’s attainments and work. The formation of the Ashram and Auroville. All set in a framework of the Mother’s flower teachings. Director: Loretta Shartsis Producer: True Swan Productions, Loretta Shartsis Script, Sound, Music placement: Loretta Shartsis Camera, Editing, Graphic Designer: Coren Lindfield Music: Jean-Christophe Bonnafous Research: Loretta Shartsis; Archival Material: Sri Aurobindo Ashram 2012 Post-Production Technician: Hemant Shekhar Narrator: Loretta Shartsis Contact: Loretta Shartsis, Invocation, Bhartat Nivas, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 0413 2623144 <loretta@auroville.org.in> THE TREK TO BARA SHIGRI GLACIER 2013, Documentary, English, 78 min During the summer of 2012, a bunch of nine Aurovilian trekkers went on an adventurous trek along one of Asia’s largest glaciers, Bara Shigri. The glacier is located in the Chandra Valley of Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh. The crew spent eleven spectacular days on the glacier, progressively camping at different areas, reaching an altitude of 5750m and walking a total distance of 83 km. Director, Producer, Script, Sound, Editing: Ashwin Ezhumalai Camera: Ashwin Ezhumalai, Jonah Skoles, Kumaran Selvam, Sergei Tretiakov, Vladimir Ivanov Trekkers: Jean Legrand, Vladimir Ivanov, Sergei Tretiakov, Jonah Skoles, Ingmarie Putka, Kumaran Selvam, Anadi Skoles, Ashwin Ezhumalai, Smiti Arpi Contact: Ashwin Ezhumalai, Bharat Nivas, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 8098060136 <ashwin@auroville.org.in>
TRADITIONAL MUSIC FROM RAJASTHAN, PUSHKAR 2013, Documentary, Silent, 5 min These musicians belong to the Jati Bhopa, a tribe considered to be very low in the social scale. They are accompanied by the Ravanhatta, ancestor of the violin. Their life is very difficult. They live in tents on the edge of the desert a few kilometers from Pushkar. A few of them have small brick homes. Every day they go to Pushkar to try to earn a few rupees from tourists with their songs. If you go there, be generous and you will enjoy with them. This plaintive and melancholic music is an old traditional music of Rajasthan’s desert. Director, Script, Camera, Editing: Basile Vignes Producer: La Compagnie des Films de l’Inde, Basile Vignes Music: Musicians of the Bhopa community at Pushkar Contact: Basile, Dana, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 0413 2622350 <basile@auroville.org.in> Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCojrmPss9o
VARIED TRIO 2013, Experimental, English, 16 min The film is based on abstract and digital paintings made by Juergen Puetz. Occasionally, works of other artists are also included. The film is to be conceived as ‘abstract’ since different meanings can be given to the images depicted and to the sub-images created by the merging of different individual images or paintings. The audio track has been selected carefully. The film is largely autobiographical as it reflects periods in the creative life and process of the artist. This film is dedicated to Lou Harrison. Director, Producer, Script, Camera, Editing: Juergen Puetz Music: “Varied Trio” by Lou Harrison Contact: Juergen Puetz, Palmyra, Aurobrindavan, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9488082971 <palmyra@auroville. org.in> Link: https://vimeo.com/72247516
VIRPANAIKU ALLA NOT FOR SALE 2013, Fiction, Tamil with English subtitles, 17 min An awareness film to protect agricultural lands from real estate development. Director, Script, Camera, Sound, Editing, Title, Animation: Aurovenkatesh K Producer: Kaliyaperumal V Additional Crew: Vijaykumar, Ayyanar, Jagan, Prabu, Murali Dubbing Artist: Jayaraj; Subtitle: Deivanayaki Cast: Aurovenkatesh, Parasuraman, Abimannan, Vijaykumar, Ayyanar, Jagan, Prabu, Dharani, Sadhana Contact: Aurovenkatesh, 59/26, Auroville Main Road, Bharathi Nagar, Periyamudhaliyar Chavady, Vanur Thaluk, Villupuram District, Kottakuppam, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 8220718322 <aurovenkatesh@gmail.com>, <athvikamedia@gmail.com>
WATER FROM SUN 2013, Documentary, English with English subtitles, 8 min A remote village in Madhya Pradesh, India, has no access to clean drinking water or electricity. The villagers are in a deplorable condition due to the lack of clean water and related health issues. A dirty open well, the only source of water for the village, dries up in summer, leading to a desperate situation. Haritika, a NGO, intervened and created a source of water approximately 2 km away to improve the situation. Haritika contacted Sunlit Future to find a solution by using solar energy to pump water for the village and to remove the drudgery of the villagersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives. Sunlit Future overcame technological and geological challenges to pump water and created a major social impact on the village by using solar energy. This is a documentary of that work.
Director, Script: Divya Kapoor Producer: brainfever media productions, Christoph Pohl Camera, Sound: Kasper Konrad; Editing: Christoph Pohl Script Assistance: Mandakini; Voiceover: Joy Contact: Divya Kapoor, Sunlit Future, Aurosarjan, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 9787702495 <cp@brainfever.in> Website: http://brainfever.in, http://www.sunlitfuture.in Link: https://vimeo.com/73503178
YOUR SMILE IS PRECIOUS 2012, Documentary, English, 5 min Dental care developed in the villages surrounding Auroville over 20 years by the Auroville Dental Centre - a still unique experience in rural India where most of the 800 million people have no access to dental care! It shows that oral health for children, implemented through an original concept, can be achieved with limited means and eliminates the fear of the dentist. This movie is a demonstration of what could be disseminated all over India and other countries in similar conditions resulting in a drastic reduction of health care needs and costs. Director, Script, Editing: Rakhal Venet Producer: Adecerra, Jacques Verré Camera: Jacques Verré; Music: Jayantii Kumaresh; Voice-over: Kripa Contact: Jacques Verré, Protection, Auroville, TN 605101, India Phone: 0413 2622007 <rakhal@auroville.org.in> <aurodentalcentre@auroville.org.in> Link: https://vimeo.com/63306159