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Set in Coorg, Southern India, our community-led project investigates the ecological impacts of the future of agriculture in wetlands, shedding light on regenerative and sustainable practices. Through collaborative research and creative interventions, we aim to uncover stories at the intersections of sustainability, land, and ecology.





FIND US AT
THE TREEHOUSE

FILM SCREENING 


WEDNESDAY 4th FEBRUARY
INDIRANAGAR, BANGALORE
7PM - 9PM


Join us for an intimate, community film screening at The Treehouse, Bangalore, where stories of land, memory, resistance, and belonging come together under one roof.

The films open up conversations on our relationships with ecologies, water, and the communities we are part of.

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PROGRAMMING AT 
THE TREEHOUSE

DOORS OPEN 6:30PM
non-mono-soon (rough cut)
Duration: 10 minutes

Documenting the water bodies in Coorg, as erratic monsoons, prolonged dry seasons, and soil fatigue intensifies, we investigate a regenerative land practice that responds to the “non-mono-soon” season.

Sacred Grooves
Duration: 5 minutes

Rooted in the spiritual and cultural dimensions of Indian Classical Dance, the “Scared Groves” reclaims Kathak as an act of resistance and remembrance. Drawing parallels between the erasure of sacred ecological sites and the commodification of the South Asian female body under colonial rule, this project frames the body as a sacred grove -- an embodied site of resilience against structures of control and extraction.

A Flaming Forest
Duration: 48 minutes

Exclusionary conservation practices in the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve have displaced Soliga adivasis from the forests they have historically inhabited. "A Flaming Forest", documents the intimate relationship the Soliga have with the forest, their displacement induced loss and resistance against such policies, calling for an alternative vision to conservation. 





Confluences
Duration: 31 minutes

Gathered around a spring, “Confluence” shares stories of water enclosed by green energy. In Sitia, Eastern Crete, wind turbines have been proposed above critical karst aquifer systems, ancient underground water networks that sustain the region. Lead was proposed for substation grounding tests cutting through these water sources. Community members report that regulatory processes were sidestepped, community voices silenced, and generations of local ecological knowledge ignored. This film documents the activists engaged in legal proceedings against the development company at the final stages of the environmental impact assessment case. If this court hearing fails, the development will proceed, threatening the water that sustains the life of these villages.

PREVIOUS EVENTS

THE COORG SHANDY  
NON-MONO-SOON x MAGARI 
SATURDAY 27 DECEMBER - SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER 2025
The Mundh, a participatory exhibition space at the Coorg Shandy, marked one of our initial steps toward getting to know the Coorg community better. During our two days at the Coorg Shandy, we worked around ideas of ecologies and land practices, putting forth questions to the community to understand their experiences. Our programming included collective river mapping, postcard writing, oral histories, and film screenings.








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Set in the Western Ghats of Southern India, our research investigates how colonial legacies and modern-day monoculture coffee/teak farming in Coorg (Kodagu) have disrupted ecological rhythms, biodiversity, and indigenous land knowledge. Introduced by the British East India Company in the 19th century, coffee became economically vital yet environmentally extractive, fuelling native deforestation, pollinator loss, and the displacement of wetlands essential to local water cycles and wildlife.

As erratic monsoons, prolonged dry seasons, and soil fatigue intensifies, we propose a participatory, community-led investigation into regenerative land practices that respond to the “non-mono-soon” season. 

Drawing on Kodava ancestral practices, the project will explore shade-grown, polyculture, and forest-wetland-integrated farming systems that adapt to changing climate cycles while nurturing biodiversity and cultural heritage. 



Project supported by CLIMAVORE x JAMEEL @ RCA - Emerging Food Practice Award 2025.




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