In Flanders Fields

Sachin

India, Belgium | 2024 | 15 min

Credist:

Directing: Sachin

CinematographY: Sachin

Editing: Sachin

Sound: Aurélien Lebourg

Production: Doc Nomads

Co-production:  Sachin

Synopsys:

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.

Festivals / Awards:

• Vision du Réel, Opening Scenes Competition, Switzerland, 2024