Film Program: 19th January 2026 – 25th January 2026 The community is warmly welcomed to the AVFF ‘26 screenings at MMC. Doors open 15 minutes before showtime. Food and beverages are not permitted inside the hall.

Monday 19 January 2026

  • 19:00 | Birds Of Puducherry 1.0 (India, 2025, Dir. Gopinath Mounissamy, 7min, NR G) Showcasing the beauty of birds around Puducherry to convey a message against littering in nature.
  • 19:07 | Patrol (Nicaragua, 2023, Dir. Camilo de Castro w/ Brad Allgood, 80min, NR R) Indigenous rangers join forces with conservationists to expose the dark world of “conflict beef” decimating rainforests.
  • 20:09 | Sound Of A Land (India, 2025, Dir. Yoni Vell, 14min, NR R) A personal documentary about the inner state of being a hunted Jew, shaped by history and memory. Produced by Auroville Film Institute.
  • 20:23 | Conversations/Baatein (India, 2024, Dir. Ravikiran Rangaswamy, 5min, NR G) A reflection on the power of love and language between two young children.
  • 20:27 | In Ultimo (Italy, 2023, Dir. Mario Balsamo, 66min, NR R) The story of a palliative care physician whose devotion to gardening parallels his work with the terminally ill.
  • 21:34 | Last Drop (India, 2024, Dir. Jeremy Carroll, 8min, NR G) In a drought-stricken land, a man embarks on a journey to find the last remaining water source.

Tuesday 20 January 2026

  • 19:00 | Notes For The Self (India, 2025, Dir. Jahnavi Pradeep, 11min, NR G) A portrait of the filmmaker’s mother and herself. Produced by Auroville Film Institute.
  • 19:10 | Invisible Windows/Adrishya Jalakangal (India, 2023, Dir. Bijukumar Damodaran, 130min, NR R) Released from an asylum, a night watchman at a morgue begins experiencing strange things.

Wednesday 21 January, 2026

  • 19:00 | Where is Humanity?/எங்கே மனிதநேயம்? (India, 2024, Dir. Magheshwar Kumaran, 6min, NR G) A vlogger visiting Auroville finds his curiosity captured by a quiet woman.
  • 19:05 | ECM 2024 (India, 2024, Dir. Nefertiti Chakrabarti, 4min, NR G) Highlights the Endangered Craft Mela, an educational program celebrating the dignity of craftsmanship.
  • 19:09 | Nature is Almighty/இயற்கை பெரியவன் (India, 2024, Dir. Nandha Kumar, 11min, NR R) A young man, consumed by rage, commits an uncontrollable act of fury.
  • 19:20 | Food Pills (India, 2024, Dir. Jeremy Carroll, 9min, NR R) A look at how those who depleted our resources now control our food and lives. Selected for the Street Movies Festival.
  • 19:30 | Free Words: A Poet From Ghaza (Egypt-Netherlands-Falasteen-Turkey, 2024, Dir. Abdullah Harun Ilhan, 23min, NR R) Follows Pulitzer-winner Mosab Abu Toha, whose art becomes a voice of resistance.
  • 19:54 | Connection (Bailanysh)/Байланыш (Kyrgyzstan, 2024, Dir. Jandos Djoldoshov, 30min, NR R) A grandson’s arrival for a funeral in a mountain village creates unexpected tension.
  • 20:24 | The Companions/La Compañía (Spain, 2024, Dir. José María Flores, 12min, NR R) A couple on their way to dinner encounters a crowd gathered around a mysterious event.
  • 20:36 | Garbage/Mycop (India, 2024, Dir. Anna-Maria Bakhtiarova, 13min, NR R) The harsh realities of consumer society in Auroville and Pondicherry seen through the eyes of workers.
  • 20:48 | A Land Beyond The Mountains (India, 2025, Dir. Smiti, 8min, NR G) A reflection on happiness while traveling through Bhutan.
  • 20:56 | New Best Friends (India, 2025, Dir. Birgitta Volz, 3min, NR G) An unconventional perspective on recovery following a leg operation.
  • 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.
  • 21:07 | Auroville: The City Of The Future (Russia-India, 2023, Dir. Anna-Maria Bakhtiarova, 13min, NR G) A film about restoring ecological balance in south India, nominated at the Yalta Film Festival.
  • 21:20 | Water in the Mountains/Pahadon Mei Paani (India, 2025, Dir. Karthik K, 12min, NR G) The story of installing a solar pump at 13,000 feet in the Spiti Valley.

Thursday 22 January, 2026

  • 19:00 | Cricket Dreams (India-Netherlands, 2025, Dir. Jamillah van der Hulst, 77min, NR G) Nine former street children from Delhi compete in the Street Child Cricket World Cup in Chennai.
  • 20:17 | One Side Of The Road (India, 2024, Dir. Jalil Nordman, 88min, NR G) A road in Tamil Nadu serves as a frontier between emancipation and subordination for local villagers.

Friday 23 January, 2026

  • 19:00 | Puffling (UK-Iceland, 2023, Dir. Jessica Bishopp, 20min, NR G) Two teenagers rescue young puffins on a remote island, exploring youth action in environmental issues.
  • 19:20 | Dear Daughter (2023, 13min, NR R) A young woman tells her story of being trafficked and sold into marriage.
  • 19:33 | How Would One Know If One Forgets Something (India, 2025, Dir. Karthik Sreenivasan w/ Sai Krishna, Stanzin Angdu, 9min, NR G) Traces memory and the passage of time in the landscape of Ladakh. Produced by Auroville Film Institute.
  • 19:42 | Kooli Koduthu Sooniyam (India, 2023, Dir. Yatra Srinivassan, 9min, NR PG-15) A tale of a family torn apart by addiction and their subsequent resilience.
  • 19:51 | You Lift on a Stroke, There Is A Dog Shelter (India, 2025, Dir. Donny Lee Duke, 17min, NR G) A video-poem about the Auroville Dog Shelter and its place within the community’s aims.
  • 20:08 | Hausnummer Null (Germany, 2025, Dir. Lilith Kugler, 95min, NR R) Explores a young man’s struggle to find his place in society after never fitting in.

Saturday 24 January, 2026

  • 19:00 | Purga (Lithuania, 2024, Dir. Gintarė Valevičiūtė Brazauskienė w/ Antanas Skučas, 13min, NR R) Based on true memories of deported people struggling to survive in the Arctic Circle in 1942.
  • 19:13 | Agent of Happiness (Bhutan, 2024, Dir. Arun Bhattarai w/ Dorottya Zurbo, 94min, NR R) Amber travels the mountains measuring happiness for the Bhutanese government while searching for his own.
  • 20:47 | In The Light Of Time (India, 2025, Dir. Jahnavi Pradeep w/ Amogh Chauhan, 12min, NR G) Centred on prehistoric rock art, exploring how the past informs our need to create for the future. Produced by Auroville Film Institute.
  • 20:59 | The Voice Of Others/La Voix Des Autres (France, 2023, Dir. Fatima Kaci, 30min, NR R) A Tunisian interpreter in France faces her own history while translating the stories of exiled people.

Sunday 25 January, 2026

  • 19:00 | A Few of the Winning Films