Every Friday we get together to watch a film with themes that relate to Sadhana Forest. These can be films about environment, natural history, social issues, etc.
We open this evening to guests and welcome anyone that would like to share this evening with us. Reservations are not required. We provide a free shuttle bus from the center of Auroville to Sadhana Forest and back. Before the featured film we have a tour of the project, explaining the project’s mission, achievements, challenges, and future aspirations.
After the film we provide a vegan, organic dinner free of charge. This evening is given as a gift. To read more about why we don't charge for activities such as these go to: "Gift Economy".
42 Minutes / English / 2016 / Directed by Jörg Seibold
The pursuit of money, power and happiness is rooted deeply within the human psyche. Do greed and egoism drive our vision of a perfect life? From Buddhists and bankers to Eskimos and psychologists, this documentary explores the phenomenon of greed with people from all walks of life and raises questions: How can it be defined? What makes us greedy? And what are the repercussions?
42 Minutes / English / 2016 / Directed by Jörg Seibold
The pursuit of money, power and happiness is rooted deeply within the human psyche. Do greed and egoism drive our vision of a perfect life? From Buddhists and bankers to Eskimos and psychologists, this documentary explores the phenomenon of greed with people from all walks of life and raises questions: How can it be defined? What makes us greedy? And what are the repercussions?
77 Minutes / English / 2009 / Directed by Jenny Stein
Presented through a woven tapestry of memories, music, and breathtaking accounts of life-altering moments, the film provides insight into the farmers’ sometimes amazing connections with the animals under their care, while also making clear the complex web of social, psychological and economic forces that have led them to their present dilemma.
65 Minutes / non-narrative / 2010 / Directed by Patrick Rouxel
A poetical film on the beauty of the Amazon forest and the harsh impact of the cattle and soy industries. It focuses on the double crime behind the cattle industry: on one hand, the deforestation for pasture and on the other, the daily merciless slaughter of cows by the thousands. This documentary invites us to question our consumer habits, to open our eyes and hearts, and allow room for empathy.
52 Minutes / English / 2005 / Directed by Patrick Rouxel
The film is both a poetical film on the biodiversity of the Indonesian tropical rainforest and an insight into the logging industry in Indonesia. The first part of the film is centered around the character of a large male orangutan as it gently roams in the forest. The second part of the film is about the timber industry, the pulp and paper industry, and land conversion for palm oil plantations. The film also puts the onus on the working conditions of the local population. Not only is the logging industry destroying the rainforest, it is also exploiting the « little » people who have no choice but to accept poorly paid and dangerous jobs.
67 Minutes / English / 2017 / Dir
This first full-length documentary about vanlifers features interviews with singles, couples and families who explain their decision to live on the road and share their tips and unique experiences. It is an inspirational film that brings to light the most intriguing parts of this lifestyle.
44 Minutes / English / 2012 / Directed by Linda Blagg
The film outlines the characteristics of an emerging new planning paradigm called biophilic urbanism by detailing a case study of Singapore, which, over a number of years, has demonstrated how high density does not have to mean reduced natural systems.
92 Minutes / English / 2012 / Directed by Paul Wittenberger
The film investigates the theory that the addition of fluoride to drinking water is not as beneficial to dental health as originally thought, and may in fact be one of the causes of a cornucopia of neurological diseases that have arisen over the last several decades.
79 Minutes / Turkish with English Subtitles / 2017 / Directed by Ceyda Torun
In the city of Istanbul, there are more than just human inhabitants. There are also the stray domestic cats of the city who live free but have complicated relationships with the people themselves. This film follows a selection of individual cats as they live their own lives in Istanbul with their own distinctive personalities.
92 Minutes / English / 2015 / Directed by Andrew Morgan
The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.
Introduction to Water Conservation by Aviram Rozin On the 1st of February, a group of 32 participants and guests participated in Aviram Rozin’s introduction workshop on water conservation. The workshop reviewed the importance of water conservation as well as the degrading conditions of deforested landscapes and their results on the environment. Various aspects of water conservation methods were covered […]
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