EVER SLOW GREEN - Re-afforestation in Auroville, South India
50 years ago, a unique afforestation project took root on an eroded desert plateau in Tamil Nadu, South India, when people from diverse countries came together to establish the international experimental township of Auroville.
Initially driven by the necessity to make the harsh conditions more liveable, the idealism of some early residents lead them to develop expertise in cultivating the Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest, a rare forest type native to the coastal belt of Tamil Nadu.
Today, the lush Auroville forest is an outstanding example of eco-restoration that recreates and preserves a type of tropical forest that is on the verge of extinction.
Ever Slow Green tells the story of Auroville’s 50-years-young forest through some of the diverse characters who have dedicated their lives to bringing it to fruition.
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Christoph PohlDirector
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Christoph PohlProducer
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Lesley BranaganAssociate Producer
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G.P. AravindanDirector of Photography
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K. KathiravanCamera Assistant
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M. ManisuganCamera Assistant
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A. Anbu PrabhuDrone Cinematography
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Guna ShanuramDrone Assistant
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Avanes AvakianField Sound Recording
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Christoph PohlInterview Sound Recording
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Chloé SanchezBird Sound Recording
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Greg DavisMusic
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Chloé SanchezAdditional Music
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Christoph PohlEditor
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Marie-Pierre LacombeSound Editing Assistant
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Nepsound - Avanes AvakianSound Mixing & Mastering
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Roeland TrauwaenMaps & Titles
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Marco SaroldiArchive Image Editing
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Handric StalinColorist
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The Madras ColoristDigital Color Grading
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brainfever media productionsProduction
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Project Type:Documentary, Feature
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Genres:environment, community, afforestation, reforestation, nature, climate, forest, international, India, Auroville, Tamil Nadu, Asia, re-afforestation, green, ecology, eco, eco-restoration, feature-length, climate change, global warming
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Runtime:56 minutes
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Completion Date:January 7, 2020
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Production Budget:11,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:India
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Country of Filming:India
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Auroville Film Festival 2020Auroville
India
January 7, 2020
World Premiere
Wisdom Award -
Rishikesh International Film Festival 2020Rishikesh
India
March 15, 2020
Best Director - Documentary -
Greenscreen International Wildlife FilmfestivalEckernförde
Germany
September 9, 2020
International Premiere
nominated: Best Newcomer -
MAFF | Matsalu Nature Film FestivalLihula
Estonia
September 16, 2020
Official Selection -
Portland EcoFilm FestivalPortland
United States
September 24, 2020
Official Selection -
Science Film FestivalArgentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Iran, Kenya, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
India
October 1, 2020
Official Selection -
Eugene Environmental Film FestivalEugene, Oregon
United States
October 2, 2020
People's Choice Award -
Awareness Film FestivalLos Angeles, CA
United States
October 8, 2020
Official Selection -
Wildlife Film Festival RotterdamRotterdam
Netherlands
October 27, 2020
nominated: Green Impact Award -
Spirit Film FestivalTel Aviv
Israel
October 29, 2020
Official Selection -
Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological DocumentaryBozcaada
Turkey
November 2, 2020
Finalist -
Handle Climate Change Film FestivalShenzhen
China
November 14, 2020
Gold Award -
tve Global Sustainability Film AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
November 16, 2020
Official Selection -
GNG Green Earth Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
November 16, 2020
Finalist -
All Living Things Environmental Film FestivalPanchgani
India
December 5, 2020
Finalist -
Wild & Scenic Film FestivalNevada City, CA
United States
January 14, 2021
Official Selection -
changeNOW summit & film festivalParis
France
May 27, 2021
Official Selection -
Patagonia Eco Film FestPuerto Madryn
Argentina
October 1, 2021
Official Selection -
NatureTrack Film FestivalLos Olivos
United States
October 17, 2021
Official Selection -
FilmambienteRio de Janeiro
Brazil
October 28, 2021
Official Selection -
Green FestBelgrad
Serbia
November 8, 2021
Official Selection -
Slemani International Film FestivalSlemani
Iraq
December 18, 2021
Special Screen -
Babul Eco Film FestivalHyderabad
India
December 25, 2021
Official Selection -
CMS Vatavaran Environment and Wildlife Film FestivalDelhi
India
April 11, 2022
Award Winner Environment Conservation (national)
Christoph Pohl grew up in Germany. He studied media technology engineering and worked in video and film postproduction in Hamburg and Berlin before moving to the experimental international township of Auroville, South India, in 2008.
He established brainfever media productions in 2011, and worked as Technical Director for the Auroville Film Festival 2011 – 2017 and 2022. He is passionate about conserving Auroville’s forests and since 2017 he is a co-steward of one of Auroville’s forests.
He has made various non-fiction short films. Ever Slow Green is his first feature-length documentary film.