Alliance Francaise will screen 3 documentaries that juxtapose some never-seen-before footage of the beauty of the earth against the steady environmental degradation that could ruin it
Alliance Francaise will screen 3 documentaries that juxtapose some never-seen-before footage of the beauty of the earth against the steady environmental degradation that could ruin it
This evening you get the rare chance to view Yann-Arthus Bertrand's Home, a documentary that's been screened in more than 100 countries, and includes rare aerial footage shot by the French photographer and filmmaker over two years using a helicopter and a new generation camera.
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Still from An Inconvenient Truth, the Academy Award-winning documentary on global warming |
Traversing Antarctica and the Amazonian jungles, it captures our planet's jaw-dropping beauty and how it has been brutalised mercilessly. The film released simultaneously on June 5 across the globe in cinemas, on DVD, television, and on YouTube, breaking the world record for the largest film release in history.u00a0
The Alliance Franu00e7aise's Environment Week celebrations (November 16 to 21), where this and two other films will be screened, are a preview to the Copenhagen Summit 2009 scheduled for December, where a new climate treaty will replace the Kyoto Protocol, says Auru00e9lien Maleuvre, Cultural Assistant, Alliance Franu00e7aise de Bombay.u00a0
Le Fil Bleu (The Blue Line) by Gwu00e9nau00eblle Bron, will take you on a journey from one continent to another while solely focusing on the water bodies that sustain life. As the documentary unfolds, Bron discusses the characteristic of water, its scarcity and how it can be dangerous and miraculous, all at once.
Climate Project India, the Indian chapter of Nobel Laureate Al Gore's non-profit organisation, The Climate Project, will screen the award-winning film, An Inconvenient Truth. It deals with Al Gore's campaign to create awareness about global warming via a slide show.
The movie will be followed by a discussion on climate change and the seduction of technology. "Our mission is to reach out to people from a range of disciplines and professions. We have just one home, and it might just get too late to reverse the damage," says Anushka Pinto, Project Manager, The Climate Project-India.
On: Le Fil Bleu (November 17 at 6.30 pm) and An Inconvenient Truth (November 19, 6.30 pm).
At: Alliance Francaise Auditorium, 40, Marine Lines. Call: 22035993. Home will be screened on November 21, 6.30 pm at the Carter Road Promenade, Bandra (W). Catch climate change photo exhibit
Hard Rain in Mumbai: Our Headlong Collision with Nature is a hard-hitting photo exhibition inspired by Bob Dylan's prophetic song "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall". It is a moving exploration of the state of our planet and its people at this critical time. Curated by British photographer, author and environmental campaigner, Mark Edwards, it showcases exclusive images that bring alive global issues that define the 21st century and their connection to each other such as poverty, habitat loss, human rights as linked to the pressing issue of climate change.
At: Bandra Fort Lawns, near Taj Land's End, Bandra.
Till: November 29, 9.30 am to 1 pm and 4.30 pm to 9 pm
Log onto: www.hardrainproject.com
