Open-Air Film Screening

Registrations open!

Join us for an open-air screening of a selection from the Science Film Festival 2023.

The Science Film Festival is a celebration of science communication for young people all over the world. Organized annually by the Goethe-Institut, the festival presents scientific advances and environmental issues in an accessible and entertaining way to inspire the next generation of scientists, environmentalists, and engineers.

Visit the website for more information about the Science Film Festival.

For this special public screening, a small selection of films are being shown:

Saving the Himalayan Yak (14 mins | Hindi | India)
In the North-eastern part of India, yaks are raised by highland tribal nomads of the Brokpa (Arunachal Pradesh) and Dokpa (Sikkim) communities where the yak plays an important role in the social and religious life. The film looks at the problems and challenges faced by local Yak herders and the role of science and technology in bringing change in their quality of life, resulting in a strong sustainable foundation.

Faces of Climate Resilience – Climate Smart Agriculture (5 mins | Hindi | India)
A short documentary series capturing the voices of people in some of India's most climate-vulnerable regions. In this episode, a farmer from Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar (one of the most drought-prone districts) has started burying earthen pots beside his pomegranate plants. This traditional technique aids moisture retention from drip irrigation so that the plant can survive the scorching summer.

Faces of Climate Resilience – Nurturing a Forest (5 mins | Hindi | India)
A short documentary series capturing the voices of people in some of India's most climate-vulnerable regions. In this episode, Casurina forests in Puri (in the Indian state of Odisha) are being replanted along the coast to reduce the impact of cyclones and seawater intrusion, which destroy crops.

Sundarbans - Stuck Between the Cyclone and a Rising Sea (14 mins | Hindi-English-Bengali | India)
Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, has braved cyclones for hundreds of years, but over the last decade, they have become faster, deadlier and more frequent. Is climate change to blame? This film looks at why the delta is experiencing constant calamities in the face of rising sea levels and how the resilient mangrove forests have stood guard against these storms.

Duty of Care – The Climate Trials (56 mins | English | Belgium)
This film tells the inside story of Roger Cox, the lawyer who initiated ground-breaking legal actions against the Dutch government and oil giant Shell. The result: two landmark rulings that sent shockwaves through political offices and corporate boardrooms around the world, and led to a wave of international climate cases. This is a character-driven journey through the highs and lows of his trials, featuring a cast of creative lawyers, activists, and ordinary citizens pursuing what they see as the legal showdown of the century. Their story is set against interviews with renowned experts on the principles of justice that can be applied to the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced.