EVENT DETAILS:
Dec 11th, Thursday ————————————————————————————
Introduction (10 mins)
Shelling Out: A tale of crabitat loss - Watch Trailer
Leesha K Nair / India / 4 mins / English / 2024
Desi Oon - Watch Trailer
Suresh Eriyat / India / 8 mins / Hindi / 2025
Urban Tiger Volunteers of Bhopal - Watch Trailer
Choulesh Chachane, Akash Eveny / India / 19 mins / Hindi / 2025
Cacophony - Watch Trailer
Vincent Coudroy de Lille / France / 4 mins / No dialogue / 2024
Discussion + Activity based on the film Cacophony
- Exploring neighborhood sounds
- From birds and animals to city noise
- And reflecting on the impact of rising noise pollution, how to build coexistence (20 mins)
Tainted Waters (10 mins)
Filmmaker Q&A + Discussion (20 mins)
Dec 12th, Friday ——————————————————————————————
Introduction (10 mins)
Boon of the Curse: Unholy Chambal - Watch Trailer
Shivang Mehta / India / 9 mins / Hindi / 2025
Lost Songs of Sundari - Watch Trailer
Sudarshan Sawant / India / 9 mins / Marathi, Hindi / 2025
Filmmaker Q&A + Discussion (20 mins)
Phir Bhi (Even So) - Watch Trailer
Meghna Nandy / India / 16 mins / English, Hindi, Gujarati / 2024
The Last Garden - Watch Trailer
Eloise Jenninger / UK / 8 mins / No Dialogue / 2024
Discussion + Closing (10 mins)
About Govandi Arts Festival:
Govandi Arts is a community-led arts and culture movement that reclaims, transforms and celebrates the socio-spatial narrative of marginalized neighborhoods in Mumbai’s Govandi. The Festival celebrates the spirit and resilience of the residents through performative and visual arts.
