We Held Our Breath Screening at CARBON Film Festival, Bengaluru

This month We Held Our Breath is screening as part of CARBON Film Festival: Cinematic Reflections on an Elemental Force. Our lives are saturated with carbon, and the screen reflects its presence everywhere. Though unseen, carbon’s influence permeates our lives and finds reflection in countless stories. The festival invites audiences on a journey from the barren grounds of an e-waste dump yard to the magical forests of the Western Ghats. Produced by Science Gallery Bengaluru and hosted by Bangalore International Centre, the Festival showcases a distinctive collection of cinematic narratives centered on the theme of carbon and bring to life stories that span generations, reflecting both the past and the ever-evolving present. These stories of ambition, resilience, and perseverance offer a deeper understanding of the transformative power of carbon.

The festival offers an immersive environment where visitors can deeply interact with these ideas through various films and discussions, with a wide array of films spanning different languages, including German, English, French, and Hindi, and spanning genres from documentary features and narrative features to experimental shorts and animated shorts. Filmmakers and scholars have been encouraged to create a colorful, interactive space that encourages people of all ages to consider carbon’s critical role in our lives and the global ecosystem.

Find out more here: https://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/carbon-film-festival/