Only An Axe Away

The film, ‘Only An Axe Away’, narrates the history of the unique campaign to save the Silent Valley from destructive development. Silent Valley was declared a National Park 20 years ago in 1984. But the threat to Silent Valley does not cease to exist!

The Kerala State Electricity Board plans to build a dam on the fringes of the Silent Valley National Park at Pathrakadavu across River Kunthi. Nature lovers are concerned that the proposed dam will harm the pristine Ever Green Forests in the Valley.

The film share the anxieties of the people of Kerala about the future of the Silent Valley.

• Camera: Sarat & Ajith
• Editing:: Ajithkumar B
• Music: John P Varkey
• Narration: Kalpana Sadashivan
• Direction: P Baburaj and C Saratchandran

India/DV/2004/40 Mins

Awards

• Best Documentary Film at Jeevan TV Film awards 2005
• Best Educational, Instructional and Motivational film for 2004 in 52nd National Film Awards, India ( later Withdrawn citing Clerical Error!!!!.. See Petition http://www.petitiononline.com/silently/petition.html)

Festivals

• Rhodes International Film and Visual Arts Festival(Ecofest)
• AID-SFBay Bhoomi Festival 2005
• Bring Your Own Film Festival(BYOFF), 2005 Puri, India
• Vatavaran 2005, New Delhi
• Quotes from The Earth 2006, New Delhi
• Aranyam Wildlife Film Festival 2006, Bangalore India

Press Reports

• Not Silent Any More
• Award for film on Silent Valley

Background

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Valley_National_Park
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_Silent_Valley