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Issue No: 302, September 2014

The challenges of filming Auroville

A still from the film ‘Auroville: The City the Earth Needs’. Some months ago a new introductory film on Auroville, Auroville: The City the Earth Needs, was presented to the Aurovilians. The film, which begins with The Dream and ends with the Auroville Charter, gives a brief overview of the main projects and activities, including Auroville’s outreach activities in the nearby villages. It also explains the importance of Auroville for the world as a place dedicated to a change in consciousness which, according to Sri Aurobindo, is the only solution to the present global crisis. Aurovilians identify the main challenges today and attempt to answer key questions like ‘What is human unity?’ and ‘What is the importance of karma yoga in Auroville?’ The viewers’ response was positive; the high quality of the filming and editing was particularly praised. But how do you go about making a film on Auroville? And is there more than one way to approach it? Olivier and Christine, who worke...
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22th Sep 2014, 06.48 AM

Maybe it would be nice to make a documentary of many parts that could be shown on TV channels worldwide. This would allow for more space to show as much as possible and reach a wiser audience.

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