DocNomads film selected to FILMSCHOOLFEST, Munich
2024-11-17
Sachin’s short documentary film In Flanders Fields will be presented in the International Program of the 43rd FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH - Festival of Future Storytellers, held from 15 to 23 November in Germany.
The film premiered in April at Visions du Réel International Documentary Film Festival Nyon, Switzerland.
IN FLANDERS FIELDS
ਫਲੈਂਡਰਸ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਂ ਵਿੱਚ
By Sachin (India) • 15' • 2024
Synopsis:
As a colonial power, Britain conscripted 1.4 million Indians to fight in Flanders during the First World War. Old letters, songs, and archival footage bring these anonymous soldiers back to life as ghosts in the deserted, alien wintry landscape.
in FILMSCHOOLFEST catalogue.
Previously presented in:
- Visions du Réel International Documentary Film Festival, Switzerland
- ARKIPEL – Jakarta International Documentary & Experimental Film Festival, Indonesia
- MAMI - Mumbai Film Festival, India
- Dharamshala International Film Festival, India
