'The Cosmic Atomic Impact Project'

One film. 

World screenings. 

A growing artist–activist network.

 

The Film

Amid escalating wars, climate collapse, and widening systems of apartheid, 'The Cosmic Atomic', the film (2025) asks a simple yet urgent question:

'Where are we going as a civilization?'

This Proarti campaign supports the diffusion of the film: a journey of screenings, discussions, and collaborative workshops that connect communities through art and environmental consciousness.

The film is a testament to independent and collective creation; art made with intuition, collaboration, and conviction. It has already begun its journey across the world, with selections at the Vindhya International Film Festival (Aug, 2025) , the Greece International Experimental Film Festival (Oct, 2025) , the Beijing International Short Film Festival (Nov, 2025) , and the Auroville International Film Festival (Jan, 2026) .

The film has already been fully produced, self-financed through Dakshin Studios (India) and the valuable contributions of our partners. This represents an in-kind and financial investment of approximately €2,000, reflecting our ability to mobilize resources independently with dedication and creativity.

 

The Cosmic Atomic Impact Project

Through ' The Cosmic Atomic Impact Project' , we now wish to take this dialogue further, traveling with the film across India, China, Thailand, Cambodia, and later to Europe , creating encounters, dialogues, workshops, and a growing network of artists, thinkers, and activists imagining new ways to inhabit our planet together.

Through this Proarti campaign, we are opening a new chapter of the journey: a collective movement to raise funds so the film can travel, meet new audiences, and spark conversations across Asia and Europe.

1. Phase 1 spans Asia (India, Cambodia, Thailand, China) for ~2 months, supporting screenings, dialogue circles, and local collaborations.
2. Phase 2 covers Europe (France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Greece) over ~2 months, facilitating partner screenings, workshops, and cross-cultural exchanges.

If additional funds are raised, they will allow us to:

• Support the artists and collaborators participating in the tour.
• Expand screenings to new regions, like the Middle East (Egypt and Dubai) or Central America (Mexico).
• Enrich the project's impact through dialogue sessions and creative exchanges.
• Archive global screenings and conversations to create a collective documentary record.

 

Who Are We?

Dakshin Studios is an independent art and film collective founded in India by filmmaker Kanchan Avchare . Rooted in South Asian narratives yet universal in spirit, the studio creates works that explore the intersections of ecology, civilization, and consciousness; committed to developing cinema as a tool for dialogue, a space where art becomes activism and imagination becomes action.

The project is developed in collaboration with Solarpunk Manifesto (France), a podcast and creative platform founded by Lola Kengen and Maxim Velli, dedicated to radical hope and alternative futures.

Guiding the project’s broader vision, Mel K brings her experience in global development and her deep belief in art as a bridge between worlds. After more than two decades working across Asia, Africa, and Europe, with Civil Society Organisations and the European Commission, she now mentors artists and initiatives that spark reflection and social transformation.

Through this partnership, ‘The Cosmic Atomic Impact Project’ bridges Asia and Europe, uniting artists, thinkers, and activists in a shared search for planetary imagination and change.

Kanchan Avchare about her film

“The body is the medium through which we experience ourselves and the world. Our senses guide and shape perception, molded by the stories we are told. Where we focus our attention alters what we feel, and thus, who we become. 'The Cosmic Atomic' is a sensory meditation on the origin of our civilization. Through striking visuals and a haunting narrative, this 20-minute film questions our notions of right and wrong, good and bad, and the fragile environments we create with every action. Absurd yet sincere, it reflects on the meaninglessness of the universe and the human mind’s relentless search for meaning, building civilizations and making art, only to lose balance. In the end, it asks: Can contradictions hold space for coexistence? Through lyrical playfulness, the film weaves the macro-cosmic and the micro-atomic - the vastness of the universe with the restless landscapes of our own minds.”

How does the film contribute to the artistic or social conversations and why are they critical now?

We are surrounded by systems in collapse, poverty, hunger, apartheid, injustice, and a widening gap between the rich and the poor. To celebrate life and abundance in one part of the world while another suffers feels painfully illogical.

This questioning became the impulse behind The Cosmic Atomic - a reflection born of urgency, discomfort, and love for the world. Each screening opens difficult but necessary conversations. It calls for a larger circle: artists, thinkers, activists, and individuals coming together to listen, question, and imagine differently.

Through this project, we travel, screen, and share; hoping to create ripples of awareness and solidarity. This is the most meaningful act possible right now: to spark conversations that remind us of our shared fate and our shared responsibility to imagine new systems, new stories, and new ways of being together.

Now, more than ever, international screenings of ' The Cosmic Atomic' are vital to spark reflection, dialogue, and cross-cultural understanding. As the film travels across Asia and Europe , it will engage communities in festivals, film schools, universities, art spaces, and local gatherings

 

Provisional timeline for the project

Phase	Period	Region / Focus
1	November 2025 - February 2026	Asia trip (China, Cambodia, Thailand, India)
2	April–June 2026	Europe trip (France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Brussels)
3	Sept–Dec, 2026	The archive, edit & final reporting as a video documentary.

What could you do for this project as a supporter?

Financial support is one form of participation, but not the only one. You can also help by activating your own network and identifying people or institutions who could amplify the film's reach.

For example:

• Someone in your circle might be a journalist, curator, festival coordinator, cultural writer, or filmmaker who could help with visibility, press, or introductions.
• Perhaps you know a venue - an art space, independent cinema, community center, or educational institution - that could host a screening or conversation.
• Maybe there are collectives, foundations, companies, or cultural organizations aligned with themes of ecology, cosmic consciousness, indigenous knowledge, future imaginaries, or experimental cinema who could become major partners or donors.

Your support, whether financial, relational, or strategic, contributes directly to the life of the film and the community it seeks to build around new ways of seeing and imagining.

For any support and collaboration other than donating, please reach out to us on this email id:

dakshinstudios@gmail.com

 

Join us in bringing this film to audiences worldwide - to ignite dialogue, reflection, and connection on the shared question: “Where are we going as a civilization?”