Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 8 minutes ago
The Guardian of Stories (Claudia Bellasi, Markus Steiner Ender / Spain / 1 hour 14 min / 2025)
Young storyteller’s journey to preserve oral storytelling in Laos
The film is a heartwarming culmination of Siphai Thammavong’s puppetry and his journey meeting storytellers to record their folktales before they disappear from Laos. He desires to pass on the tradition to his children, and hopefully inspire the viewers - to hold onto these folktales in a fast-growing digital age.
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
The Guardian of Stories (Claudia Bellasi, Markus Steiner Ender / Spain / 1 hour 14 min / 2025)
Young storyteller’s journey to preserve oral storytelling in Laos
The film is a heartwarming culmination of Siphai Thammavong’s puppetry and his journey meeting storytellers to record their folktales before they disappear from Laos. He desires to pass on the tradition to his children, and hopefully inspire the viewers - to hold onto these folktales in a fast-growing digital age.
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
