In Flanders Fields

Short Competition
202416 min13+
Jury
Special Mention
Festival Film Dokumenter
2025
In Flanders Fields

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.

Schedule

FFD 2025
  • 23 November 2025, 13:00 WIB

    Pascasarjana ISI
  • 25 November 2025, 15:30 WIB

    Langgeng Art Foundation

Credits

Director
  • Sachin

    Sachin is a Rajasthan-based filmmaker who expresses his ideas with an experimental approach. Coming from an agrarian family, Sachin is deeply invested in the visual exploration of agricultural practices and their interconnectedness with socio-ecological factors. His films often explore the changes in rural landscapes, beliefs, and knowledge systems.

Details

Original Titleਫਲੈਂਡਰਸ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਂ ਵਿੱਚ
Country of ProductionBelgium, India
Production HouseDocNomads
Spoken LanguagesHindi, Nepali, Punjabi, Urdu
SubtitleEnglish
ColorColor, Black & White
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