Join us in-person for ALT EFF’s first ever OPENING NIGHT!  

Over the years, we have interacted virtually with thousands of you - filmmakers, change-makers, and audience members. We’re thrilled to invite you to ALT EFF’s very own Opening Night. Get a taste for Opening Night:

•  Red carpet & photo ops

•  Meet and greet with the ALT EFF founders & team

•  Mingle with filmmakers & partners

•  Free Rolling Mills Beer & Rise Up Kombucha

•  Screening ALT EFF’s Best of Festival Award Winner Pleistocene Park

•  Panel discussion with director (USA) & film protagonist (Russia) 

•  Interactive exhibits on rare species & biomes of India

•  Samosa & Blue Tokai Coffee

Liberty Cinema, Marine Lines, Bombay

Doors open at 6 pm for the pre-party, events begin at 7 pm

All are welcome!

Program:

6:00 pm:

DOORS OPEN. Refreshments, networking, conversations with partner organisations.

7:00 pm:

INTRODUCTION & AWARD CEREMONY with revered presenters Kartiki Gonsalves (Director, The Elephant Whispers), Satyajit Bhatkal (Paani Foundation), and Rushikesh Chavan (The Habitats Trust).

7:30 pm:

SCREENING

ALT EFF's Best of Festival film, Pleistocene Park

9:15 pm:

PANEL DISCUSSION

Storytelling As A Powerful Medium For Change: Anupama Mandaloi + Vishaka George (People’s Archive of Rural India) + Rushikesh Chavan (The Habitats Trust) + Nikita Zimov and Luke Griswold-Tergis (Protagonist and Director: Pleistocene Park)

Program Details:

Pleistocene Park

{1:41 hours, Luke Griswold-Tergis} INDIA PREMIERE

Can two Russian scientists stave off a worst case scenario of global environmental catastrophe and reshape humanity’s relationship with the natural world? English, Russian; English Subtitles