Seed stories
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Kurzbeschrieb
We host a Film screening that will be followed by a discussion between the film maker and Kenza Benabderrazik, and audience interactions. In the Niyamgiri mountains of Odisha, India, barefoot ecologist Dr. Debal Deb and his team are conserving over 1,000 endangered heirloom rice varieties, as genetically modified cotton and chemicals reshape the region. 'Seed Stories' offers a close look at how these changes are altering a community rich in agro-ecological knowledge, prompting reflection on the meaning of sustainability. -
Sprache
EN -
Datum
29.10. -
Zeit
18.00-20.30 -
Ort
SAE Greenhouse Art-Lab, Häldeliweg 19, 8044, Zürich -
Organisator*in
SAE Greenhouse Lab, Chitrangada Choudhury
Seed Stories (2024). 42 min, Odiya, Kui, English
Director & Cinematography: Chitrangada Choudhury;
Associate Director: Aniket Aga; Editor: Ajay TG;
Sound: Asheesh Pandya; Colourist: Srikanth Kabothu
In a village in the Niyamgiri mountains of Odisha, eastern India a heroic effort is underway: barefoot ecologist Dr. Debal Deb and his 3 member-team are conserving in-situ over 1000 endangered heirloom varieties of rice. Odisha's Eastern Ghats region is one of the world's surviving biodiversity hotspots, with Adivasi (Indigenous) communities like the Kondhs possessing the knowledge of growing multiple crops with their folk seeds, evolved over centuries. At the same time, the village and the wider region is irreversibly changing with the coming of genetically modified cotton seeds and associated chemicals. 'Seed Stories' takes a worm's eye view of how this is reshaping a geography and a people steeped in agro-ecological knowledge, and altering their attitudes towards farming, food and ecology. It invites audiences to reflect on the question, 'What is sustainability?'
No registration is needed for this event.
