6-11 November 2025, Goa, India
SELECTED
PROJECTS
SELECTED PROJECTS 2024.
Here are the the sixteen outstanding projects chosen for Green Stories 2024. These stories promise to bring fresh perspectives to wildlife and environmental storytelling. Each of these films showcase the unique narratives that connect us to our environment and the urgent need for conservation.
A BETTER TOMORROW
Sarpil Nandan Deka
Driven by hunger, herds of wild elephants flatten all that they encounter as they search for food. Bhanjan’s village lies in their path. Bound by their struggle to survive, Bhanjan and the elephants bear witness to an environmental crisis.
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Estimated Running Time: 90 minutes
Primary Location: Assam - Bhutan border
BEFORE THE FEAST
Rajani Mani
A portrait of the last Pokkali rice farmers in Kochi’s coastal wetlands. Vincent and Vincy face the rugged realities of climate change as they protect the salt-resistant Pokkali seed, a secret weapon for food security against rising sea levels.
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Estimated Running Time: 90 minutes
Primary Location: Kochi, Kerala
BENEATH THE SMOG
Purnima Raghunath​
Breathing is injurious to health!
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​Estimated Running Time: 90 mins
Primary Location: India
CORDYCEPS SINENSIS
Bela Negi & Dinag Negi Sengupta
For the young Takuli brothers foraging for Yarsa gambu in the high altitude pastures of the Himalayas, though ridden with danger and hardship, is possibly the only way that they can hold onto their desire of staying in their village amidst rampant outmigration.
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Estimated Running Time: 80 mins
Primary Location: Jhuni Village, Uttarakhand
DREAMING IN BLUE
Gunjan Menon & Saiyam Wakchaure
Two mothers strive to become Lakshadweep’s first women to earn a PhD in marine biology, but their quest to discover new species turns into a fight to protect their fragile island when they're forced to confront a triple jeopardy that could change their lives forever.
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​Estimated Running Time: 75 minutes
Primary Location: Lakshadweep, India
ECHOES OF EDEN
Siddhartha Ganesh
In the heart of Eastern Rajasthan, an extraordinary dance unfolds between apex predators in a landscape forged through volcanic activities. The inhabitants face an unusual threat - the spectre of
migrating tigers from a nearby tiger reserve threatens the balance of this unique ecosystem.
Estimated Running Time: 60 Minutes
Primary Location: Ramathra, Eastern Rajasthan, India
HANDS OF HOPE
Nidhi Kamath
The film follows three people from different indigenous communities in Kutch, India practicing their ancestral crafts. Capturing their reliance on natural resources, the effects of climate change, their struggles and resilience.
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Estimated Running Time: 60 mins
Primary Location: Kutch, Gujarat - India
INDIA'S ELEPHANT MAN
Pooja Rathod
One man's mission to change the way India’s wild captive elephants are trained. From cruelty to kindness.
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Estimated Running Time: 40:00 minutes
Primary Location: Arunachal Pradesh, India
LOOK AT THE CROCODILE,
BUT WITH AFFECTION
Kalyani Nayak
In Charotar, Gujarat, a century-old harmony with over 300 muggers thrives. Can the community’s generational knowledge and scientific observation preserve this delicate balance and prevent future conflicts?
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Estimated Running Time: 30 minutes
Primary Location: Charotar, Gujarat
THE GIBBON GUARDIAN
Munmun Dhalaria
Infant Gibbons are surrendered by their ‘owners’ to Bam, their surrogate mother. A Bornean living in the rainforest, Bam is rewilding 20 apes while crusading against illegal pet-trade, in this remarkable tale of the woman behind Malaysia’s Gibbon rehab.
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Estimated Running Time: 75 minutes
Primary Location: Pahang, Malaysia
TREATY WITH THE TIGER
Ozair Bakht
A middle-aged adivasi forest guide, torn between tradition and modernity, finds empathy in a displaced tigress teaching her cubs to survive. Their parallel struggles reveal the deep connection
between his people and the wilds of Bandhavgarh.
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Estimated Running Time: 50 minutes
Primary Location: Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh
VANISHING RIVER
Paushali Saha & Shamik Sanyal
In the face of rising waters and uncertain futures, Shanti, a once joyful rafter, now navigates the turbulent currents of climate change, transitioning from river expert to resilient rescuer on the banks of the Teesta.
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Estimated Running Time: 52min
Primary Location: Rongpo, Sikkim
WALKING GENTLY
Deepti Murali & Etna Ozbek
Walking Gently is an observational documentary about Maumoon Lone and Shahnawaz Malik reviving traditional mud architecture and sustainable farming in Kashmir, fostering resilience and challenging societal stigmas.
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Estimated Running Time: 90 minutes
Primary Location: Jammu & Kashmir
WHERE IS MY CAVE?
Bibin Joseph
The life, culture, traditions and survival of Cholanaikkans, the only remaining tribal community in Asia that lives in rock-cave shelters.
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​Estimated Running Time: 52 Minutes
Primary Location: Nilambur- Kerala
WHISPERS OF THE DESERT WIND
Nandan Saxena & Kavita Bahl
In the theatre of the absurd, when a government canal breaks their centuries-old rainwater management system - aboriginal camel herders in the Thar desert try to reclaim their water
sovereignty - led by a farmer with the mind of an engineer.
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Estimated Running Time: 90 minutes
Primary Location: Rajasthan, India
MANDALA
Giridhar Nayak K & Chandra Mouli Mallampalli
On the Konkan coast, where ancient traditions meet modern challenges, an emergency physician couple pioneers India’s first wilderness medicine center. Through the One Health approach, they battle ecological imbalances to achieve zero snakebite deaths in the world’s snakebite capital.
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Estimated Running Time: 45 minutes
Primary Location: Konkan Coast
