Two DocNomads films presented in ARKIPEL Jakarta, Indonesia
Maria Casas Castillo´s graduation film Dust is a whale, is sunlight, and Sachin’s doc short In Flanders Fields were selected for competition in the ARKIPEL Jakarta International Documentary and Experimental Film Festival held between August 22 to September 3.
By María Casas Castillo (Mexico) • 21’ • 2023
Synopsis:
Mark Bosselaers is a marine paleontologist for whom the skeletal fragments of whales are nearly his whole life. In this minimalist portrait, we learn about his sometimes almost detective-like work and his distinctive theories. Everything is connected in Mark's vision – the sunlight, the whales and the dust we eventually turn into.
In Ji.hlava catalogue.
Trailer here.
ਫਲੈਂਡਰਸ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਂ ਵਿੱਚ
By Sachin (India) • 16' • 2024
Synopsis:
While visiting Ypres, Sachin learns that 1.4 million Indians were conscripted by the British to fight on the Flanders Fields during the First World War. Using audio recordings, letters, songs and archives, he brings his anonymous ancestors back to life, like ghosts inlaid in an immovable winter landscape.
in Visions du Réel catalogue.
Trailer here.