Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 52 minutes ago
Burning Roots, Blooming Fire (Aadhunika Mithyabhasam) (Abhay P / India / 24 mins / Malayalam / 2026) Trailer
Weaving threads of ethnographic culture, politics and childhood innocence
A thought-provoking narrative on a young girl opening up her simple world, and connecting the folk tales to the forest around her. Her discovery clashes with human greed, identity conflicts and silence that has been passed on through the generations. Will she grow up adapting or will she continue exploring?
At ALT EFF 2026, we are meeting the times.
When the world feels like it is coming apart, we look to art as witness, joy as resistance, and cinema as a way home to each other.
This film is one of many stories we are bringing together this year at the All Living Things Environmental Film Festival, December 3 to 13, 2026.
Catch in-person screenings at our flagship events:
• Mumbai: December 4 to 6, Nehru Science Centre
• Ahmedabad: December 10 to 13, UKBB & CEPT University
• Bengaluru: December 12 to 13, Sabha
• 30+ locations across India
Not in one of these cities? Bring the festival home with a Watch Party bundle and host your own film screening.
More info at: alteff.in
Burning Roots, Blooming Fire (Aadhunika Mithyabhasam) (Abhay P / India / 24 mins / Malayalam / 2026) Trailer
Weaving threads of ethnographic culture, politics and childhood innocence
A thought-provoking narrative on a young girl opening up her simple world, and connecting the folk tales to the forest around her. Her discovery clashes with human greed, identity conflicts and silence that has been passed on through the generations. Will she grow up adapting or will she continue exploring?
At ALT EFF 2026, we are meeting the times.
When the world feels like it is coming apart, we look to art as witness, joy as resistance, and cinema as a way home to each other.
This film is one of many stories we are bringing together this year at the All Living Things Environmental Film Festival, December 3 to 13, 2026.
Catch in-person screenings at our flagship events:
• Mumbai: December 4 to 6, Nehru Science Centre
• Ahmedabad: December 10 to 13, UKBB & CEPT University
• Bengaluru: December 12 to 13, Sabha
• 30+ locations across India
Not in one of these cities? Bring the festival home with a Watch Party bundle and host your own film screening.
More info at: alteff.in
