Timbaktu
A land where the soil has started to breathe again
A village that does not exist on the map
A people who celebrate life A no-where, no-where land…
When a small farming community in South India decided to switch from their decades-old practice of chemical agriculture to organic farming, little did they know that they were planting the seeds of a silent revolution. By showcasing the exemplary efforts of farmers of a tiny village in Andhra Pradesh, Timbaktu explores critical issues of food security and sovereignty. At its heart, Timbaktu looks at the relationship that a farmer shares with her land, her seeds and raises critical questions about food, the very essence of human life.
Directed by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh | 30 min. | 2012
Producer & Commissioning Editor – Rajiv Mehrotra
Awards:
~ National Film Award (Best Environment Film, including Agriculture), 2012
~ Best Documentary, International Competition, Jaipur International Film Festival, 2013
~ Climate Change and Sustainable Technologies Award, CMS Vatavaran, Environment and Wildlife Film Festival and Forum, New Delhi
Partial list of festivals:
~ United Nations Association Film Festival, Stanford University
~ International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala
~ Sydney Intercultural Film Festival
~ Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival
~ 0110 International Digital Film Festival, New Delhi
~ Short and Documentary Film Festival, Kolkata
~ The Lakecity International Short Film Festival
~ International Film Festival of Kanyakumari
~ Red Dot Film Festival, Films Division, Bombay
~ Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival, Pune
~ Quotes from the Earth Film Festival, Toxics Links, Delhi
~ CMS Vatavaran Hyderabad
~ Tinai Eco Film Festival, Goa
~ Prism Section, Mumbai International Film Festival
About PSBT
The Public Service Broadcasting Trust, India, commissions, produces and mentors 60+ independent documentary films a year. Our library of 600 docus have been screened at more than 750 film festivals worldwide, winning close to 200 awards. 50 percent of docs are made by women and two thirds starting out filmmakers.
PSBT is a not-for-profit based in New Delhi that works to create and sustain a credible space for public service broadcasting in India, nurturing a media that is independent, participatory, pluralistic and democratic.
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