In an endeavour to promote sustainable lifestyles and instill a sense of civic responsibility towards environmental protection, the 18th Mumbai International Film Festival – MIFF 2024 will present a special package titled “Mission Life.” This collection, presented by CMS Vatavaran, features five carefully selected films that explore the intricate and symbiotic relationship between humanity and the Earth. These films serve as poignant reminders of our deep connection to the planet and emphasize the urgent need for harmonious coexistence.
The first film, SAVING THE DARK explores the need to preserve night skies and what we can do to combat light pollution, whereas “LAKSHMAN-REKHA” is an intimate, cinematic window into how Laxman Singh, a school dropout, galvanized a drought-hit village into a voluntary force that changed the destiny of 58 villages in the Great Indian Desert in India.
THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE takes us on a journey in the Arctic, Himalayas and the Southern Ocean to witness some life-threatening situations and understand the reasons, whereas, indigenous varieties of millet, diverse cuisine, interlaced with the traditional practice of growing millet come alive in JOWAR GATHA.
The fifth film, PENG YU SAI is an investigative documentary that dives into the illegal trade in Manta Rays from India’s oceans. Through this documentary, wildlife presenter Malaika Vaz follows the illegal trade pipeline from fishing vessels in the Indian Ocean, to the Indo-Myanmar border and finally undercover in the wildlife trafficking hubs of Hong Kong and Guangzhou, in China.
