BALI - another way!

Discover  everyday life in a tiny little Balinese village, far off the beaten track:

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Welcome to Bendul! Attend a few of the numerous ceremonies, discover the gamelan, traditional dancing lessons and "performances", children playing in the street ... Visit families in their homes, accompany people working in the rice fields, watch children and teachers at school. Let yourself be charmed by these warm, happy people, be contaminated by their kindness and carelessness.

There are many films about Bali already, but in most of them you can notice a certain distance between the filmmaker and his subject. In my film you can discover what remains hidden to most Bali visitors: daily life of ordinary people in their village, with their joys and sorrows.

Since a couple of years I live in that village with a relatively poor family, sharing their daily life with them and the other villagers. That  makes it possible to observe and film that life from very close-by.

                                           

Bendul kids swim & play barong bangkung.

They consider me as a family member, tell me about their ups and downs. They’ve grown so used to me with my camera, that they don’t pay any attention to me anymore when I film, and just continue whatever  they’re doing. The result is a huge amount of footage, completely natural, without staging, of their daily lives. Now I want to share a part of this wealth with you.

For there novation of their big temple, the villagers borrowed money from the local bank. The profit of this film will contribute to pay back this credit.

You will benefit from this film when at home, comfortably seated in front of your screen, you discover this village and go on a  virtual journey.