Film

Sharp Objects (2025)

• 21 november 2025
• 16m

• Documentaire

Overzicht

‘Sharp Objects’ follows the forgotten story of the Klungkung keris back to its origins and to its post-colonial relevance to Bali today, tracing the looting of the keris to modern day tourism in Bali. The film juxtaposes the 'knowledge' of colonial archives against community-based knowledge and mythology, convoluting the understanding of what is preserved, what is dead and what is lost. The artists apply a tangible intervention on the photochemical material they use for the film. This time consuming approach embodies the narrative of the labor intensive iron forging craftmanship of a keris blacksmith.

Regisseurs

Taufiqurrahman Kifu, Hattie Wade

Scenaristen

Hattie Wade, Taufiqurrahman Kifu