Two DocNomads films presented in Docudays UA
Dust is a whale, is sunlight by María Casas Castillo and Perfected Grammar by Andrea Suwito were selected for competition in the 22nd Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival held in Kyiv from 6 to 13 June.
By María Casas Castillo (Mexico) • 21’ • 2023
Synopsis:
A whale existed 5 million years ago. Mark found her skeleton and decided to reassemble the pieces in a dusty basement of the Science Museum in Brussels. A filmmaker found Mark and decided to film him, the whale, and the dust. While these bones are put back together, like pieces from a puzzle, we try to imagine how life was 5 million years ago, a time before humans existed, but the sea and the sun were already here.
Previously presented in:
- Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Czech Republic (2023)
- ARKIPEL Jakarta International Documentary Film Festival, Indonesia (2024)
- Ice Docs International Film Festival, Iceland (2024)
- Ocean Films Húsavík, Iceland (2024)
- Beijing International Short Film Festival, China (2024)
- Braga Science Film Fest, Portugal (2024)
- Festival of Science Documentary Films Academia Film Olomouc, Czech Republic (2024)
- 1st Ficcions de Ciè€ncia – Barcelona Film Festival - Spain - 2025
- InScience Filmfestival Nijmegen, Netherlands (2025)
By Andrea Suwito (Indonesia) • 11’ • 2024
Synopsis:
A mother teaches her Hungarian-speaking daughter her native language, Indonesian, but the lesson unearths the mother’s turbulent relationship with her homeland. Against the liveliness of Budapest, the daughter uncovers poignant truths, their everyday moments narrating Indonesia’s dark history and a longing for a place once called “home”.
Previously presented in:
- Sheffield Doc Fest, United Kingdom (2024)
- Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden (2024)
- Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Poland (2025)