I filmed Smiles from the Forest during a visit to the tribal villages of Wayanad and Nilambur (Kerala) and I specially created a piece of guitar music as a background to their wonderful, smiling faces.
Let There Be Laughter! was filmed during my visit to Khati village, Uttaranchal Himalayas, India, July 2008
In Concert for India’s Environment we blended in scenes of the concert recorded live at the BVIEER Insitute in Pune (India), with poems on nature, composed and read by Indian school children; interviews with environmentalists and educators and footage of landscapes, wildlife and people from all over India.
With this film, which is downloadable for free, I wanted to raise awareness on the environmental issues in India, my beloved adopted home country.
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At Avani I filmed Rashmi and Rajnish who explained to me how they started doing development work in the Himalayas: introducing technologies for energy and water in the villages, and then promoting crafts like hand made, naturally dyed, textiles.
A Himalayan Black Bear came very close to me while trekking to Kaphni Glacier, on the southern flanks of Nanda Devi (25,500 ft) in the Kumaon Himalaya (Uttarkhand State, India) in July 2008. Luckily for me he was on the other side of the river - it is such a powerful (and dangerous) animal.
Tyger! Tyger! shows the tigers of Bandhavgarh National Park, India, at play. Stunning footage from Vijendra Patil and soundtrack from Chinmaya Dunster.
A century ago there were an estimated 40,000 tigers in India. Today less than 2000 remain.
My video Smiles From Off The Road shows faces I filmed while travelling in Uttarakhand Himalayas and Kerala (India) and are accompanied, in the background, by my guitar.
I was unable to keep this incredible footage to myself and am happy to share it here with you.
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