MMC/CP Wednesday 21 January, 2026 • 19:00 | Where is Humanity?/எங்கே மனிதநேயம்? (India, 2024,...

MMC/CP Wednesday 21 January, 2026 • 19:00 | Where is Humanity?/எங்கே மனிதநேயம்? (India, 2024, Dir. Magheshwar Kumaran, 6min, NR G) A vlogger visits Auroville and finds a woman who teaches him that Auroville isn't just a place, but a living question. Producer: Dhanalakshmi Director/Script/Editor/Camera: Magheshwar Kumaran Sound: JaiVno Cast: Merline, Vishwaa Simon • 19:05 | ECM 2024 (India, 2024, Dir. Nefertiti Chakrabarti, 4min, NR G) The Endangered Craft Mela is a week-long educational program, highlighting the dignity of craftsmanship. This film distils the flavor of its atmosphere. Producer/Director/Script/Editor/Camera/Sound: Nefertiti Chakrabarti • 19:09 | Nature is Almighty/இயற்கை பெரியவன் (India, 2024, Dir. Nandha Kumar, 11min, NR R) A young man murders his mother in a rage. Haunted by guilt, he realizes that human morality is an illusion, compared to the silence of nature. A single-shot film made on a mobile phone (PG-17). Producer: Rahul Dravid Director: Nandha Kumar Camera/Editor/Sound: Manoj Cast: Vishwa, Thirumalai Rajan • 19:20 | Food Pills (India, 2024, Dir. Jeremy Carroll, 9min, NR R) In the past, they killed the soil and polluted the water. Today, the same people control our food and lives. Many risk leaving the city and crossing the wall. Selected for the Street Movies Festival in Belgrade. Director/Script/Editor/Camera: Jeremy Carroll Sound: Ishit Kuberkar Cast: Aamna Munjal, Gaurb Bose, Lili Dreikhausen • 19:30 | Free Words: A Poet From Gaza (Egypt-Netherlands-Falasteen-Turkey, 2024, Dir. Abdullah Harun Ilhan, 23min, NR R) Free Words follows Pulitzer-winner Mosab Abu Toha, a detained poet from Ghaza whose art becomes a powerful voice of resistance and hope amid oppression. Producer/Director/Writer: Abdullah Harun Ilhan, Executive Producer: Aslıhan Eker Çakmak, Voice-over: Imran Garda Craft Editor: Mehmet Akkaş Animation: Musab Abdullah Güngör Asım Hocagil Character and Background Design: Youssef Gehad Visual Effects: Emre Güler, Mahmut Sami Çavuş, Emrullah Ekin Cast: Mosab Abu Toha • 19:54 | Connection (Bailanysh)/Байланыш (Kyrgyzstan, 2024, Dir. Jandos Djoldoshov, 30min, NR R) The funeral of old man Meken is taking place in a distant mountain village. His brother and his nephew invite the grandson of the deceased Kelechek to his funeral, since Meken’s son is in America. With the arrival of the grandson, everyone understands that this was not a very good idea. Producer/Director/Writer: Zhandos (Jandos) Dzholdoshov (Djoldoshov) Cast: Ulanbek Sultangaziyev, Asan Amanov, Kurmanbek Mamyrov • 20:24 | The Companions/La Compañía (Spain, 2024, Dir. José María Flores, 12min, NR R) A young couple walks down the street, they have left the children at home and are going out to dinner. A crowd gathers around something. Producers: Héctor Ramos García, Luisa Bellido, Alberto Sarmiento, Isabel Castro Director/Writer: José María Flores Cast: Alberto Amarilla, Elisabeth Larena • 20:36 | Garbage/Mycop (India, 2024, Dir. Anna-Maria Bakhtiarova, 13min, NR R) The harsh realities of consumer society and its environmental impact in Auroville and Pondicherry, shown through the eyes of those whose job it is not to be oblivious. Producer: Aleksei Vasilyev Director/Script/Editor/Camera: Anna-Maria Bakhtiarova Sound: Alexandr Kononov Cast: Sumit, Yogesh Kalaimani, Kali Borg • 20:48 | A Land Beyond The Mountains (India, 2025, Dir. Smiti, 8min, NR G) A reflection on happiness while traveling through Bhutan. Producer/Director/Editor/Camera: Smiti Script: Re-written by Smiti from an article by Claude Music: Amiya Bhatia Voice over: Ribhu Photography: Claude 20:56 | New Best Friends (India, 2025, Dir. Birgitta Volz, 3min, NR G) An unconventional perspective on recovery following a leg operation, designating crutches as a person's ‘best friends’. Producer/Director/Script/Editor: Birgitta Volz Camera: Birgitta Volz, Shanthi Cast: Birgitta, Shanthi, Crystal, Diego • 20:59 | The Matrimandir & I, Episode 1: Four People From Four Corners Of The World. One Connection. (India, 2025, Dir. Serena Aurora, 8min, NR G) Four Aurovilians speak about their personal experiences with the Matrimandir. Producer/Director/Script: Serena Aurora Editor: Shinu Satheesan Camera: Aurovenkatesh Sound: Kardash Cast: Aurelio, B, Lili, Mona 21:07 | Auroville: The City Of The Future (Russia-India, 2023, Dir. Anna-Maria Bakhtiarova, 13min, NR G) After an ecosystem had been destroyed by colonial forces in South India, a new colonial force vowed to restore the balance. Nominated in the student category at the Yalta Film Festival "Мы вместе" 2024. Producer: Aleksei Vasilyev Director/Script/Editor/Camera: Anna-Maria Bakhtiarova Sound: Vera Lipen-Joshi, Aleksandr Kononov Cast: Philipp, Bernard, Deepika, Luke, Kiran Baldwin, Birgitta Volz 21:20 | Water in the Mountains/Pahadon Mei Paani (India, 2025, Dir. Karthik K, 12min, NR G) Installing a solar pump in Spiti Valley at 13,000 feet, where natural springs are buried under frozen river beds in winter. Producer/Script: Divya Kapoor Director/Editor/Camera/Sound: Karthik K Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Norbhu