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Item Mitti: Back to Roots(2018) Anshul Sinha (Director)This docudrama is a story of a village put up for sale. It shows the quest of a young agricultural scientist Ekta who tries to understand the agrarian crisis as a result of climate change, use of inorganic pesticides and genetically modified crops and its impact on small farmers and peasants. It shows that the use of genetically modified crops like BT cotton are harmful for the environment and depletes the soil of its water content and nutrients. Despite of this, sale of these GM crops is widespread across the country because of the nexus between the corporate giants, government, and dominant money lending castes of the village. All of them are duping and exploiting the farmers leading to farmer���s suicide. It also shows how a sustainable livelihood approach can be adopted by shifting to organic farming and multi-crop farming. The film shows the mental health of farmers through highlighting the level of distress and anxiety because of the debts and also touches upon the issue of caste and class hierItem Tiger Widows of Sundarbans(2023) Shreya GhoshThe documentary brings out the woes and the struggles of the tiger widows of Sundarbans in the state of West Bengal in India. The lack of alternative sources of livelihood in the region, people are left with no other option but to depend on the mangrove forest to earn their living. Due to an increasing deforestation, the mangrove forest is shrinking. As a result, the Royal Bengal tigers often come out from the core forest leading to tiger attacks on the fishermen, honey collectors and others who depend on the forest to earn their living, resulting in their deaths. The documentary also brings out the indifference of the state towards the tiger victims. Often, these tiger killings are not registered as such on the death certificates. The tiger widows are thus denied any kind of assistance from the state. After the loss of their husbands, the economic burden and the emotional distress that they undergo lead to PTSD among the tiger widows. The documentary also talks about an overall lack of health infrastructure in the villages surrounding the Sundarbans region.Item Gender Pehechaan Me Vividhata (Hindi)(2023) Prayas Health GroupThere is a mainstream assumption that there are only two gender identitites, man and woman. This video educates the audience about the different forms of gender identities and how one must be respectful of the differences.Item Sprays of Misery by SOCHARA(2015) Dr. Rajkumar NatarajanThis film begins by highlighting the rich cultural and environmental heritage of the state of Kerala designated as one of the most beautiful places in the world. Then it highlights the darker and sinister side of this beautiful place. It shows how the aerial spraying of the pesticide Endosulfan by the plantation corporation of kerala for the last 20 years has led to a remarkable increase in the incidence of congenital anomalies and deformities among children. Delayed milestones and variety of abnormal changes in the health of people. Besides, physical and mental retardation, cancer, psychiatric disturbances and suicides for absolutely no reason has been prevalent among the residents of these areas. It shows the serious public health implications of chemical exposure to a community.Item Mera Safar- E02-Ajay's Story - Story of a Young Boy Fighting to Survive against all Odds(2023) Anhad Films; SAHAJThis documentary showcases the struggles and hardships faced by ajay and the instrumental role of Sahaj to provide the much needed support for survival and coming out of the vicious cycle of poverty. It also documents the role of Sahaj in making available public health goods in the community viz. drinking water, waste collection and sewage and Anganwadi facility in the community.Item Importance of Anti Retro Viral Therapy(2019) Humsafar Trust; SahyogThis film documents the narratives of people from the LGBTQ+ community who are HIV positive. It Highlights the importance of medications and counselling for people with HIV, so that they can lead a better life.Item Apni Youn Pehechaan Dusro Ko Batana (Hindi)(2023) Prayas Health GroupThere is a lot of stigma attached to people who come out and talk about their sexuality.This video educates about how when and with whom to share about our gender and sexuality and how this should be normalized.Item Aapni Younikta ke Bare Me Dusro Ko Batana (Hindi)(2023) Prayas Health GroupThis animated comic film shows how it is difficult to come out and talk about about one's sexual orientation to people in a queerphobic and heteronornative society. It attempts to normalize non-heterosexual desires and shows that it is important to be supportive towards an individual who is trying to come out and talk to people about their sexual or romantic orientation.Item Season-1, Episode 2-�� of 'Participatory Action Research Feminist trailblazers and good Troublemakers' (Guest- Renu Kha(2022)Renu Khanna is a trailblazer in participatory action researcher, particularly in women���s health and human rights. ��In the early 80s, she began using PAR as part of her broader work with the Social Action for Rural and Tribal Inhabitants of India or SARTHI. Its overall purpose was to give women a meaningful voice in their own health care. She is one of the co-founders of the Society for Health Alternatives in Badadora India. SAHAJ created feminist-inspired maternal health programs. She's worked mobilizing traditionally marginalized groups in the tribal areas of Gujarat, the urban poor, and subsequently on health issues of sexual minorities, people living with disabilities, and adolescents. She has over 40 years of experience as a trainer, an action researcher, and evaluator, and a policy analyst in India. In this podcast, she talks about her journey through participatory training, participatory research and evaluation, and work with a feminist coalition developing innovative gender transformativ and evaluation.Item Janm ke Samay Di Gayi Lyengik Pehechaan aur Apne Gender Pehechaan ke beech Fark(2023) Prayas Health GroupThis video shows that people often use sex and gender interchangeably and think that there are only two binary opposite genders. This short film tries to educate its audience about the difference between sex and gender and about different gender and sexual identities.