PROGRAMMING AT
THE TREEHOUSE
DOORS OPEN 6:30PMDuration: 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.