Sketches of Kerala

3 films documenty films from Laurent Aubert, Ravi Gopalan Nair, Damian Plandolit, Patricia Plattner, Johnathan Watts

Gods never die - Doc, video, 52', 2004
The time of the puppets - Doc, vidéo, 28', 2006
Three wise monkey, doc. video, 13', 2006Gods Never Die

Gods never die
During the dry season, certain villages in the district of Calicut in southern India celebrate the Titayâttam, or Dance of the splendour. For several days, the villagers live to the rythm of rites dedicated to their ancestors and to protective deities. Between 1998 and 2003, Laurent Aubert, ethnomusicologist, and Johnathan Watts, photographer and video director, stayed several times in the region of Kerala. Accompanied by a specialist, they brought back on behalf of the Musée dethnographie of Geneva more than 70 hours of rushes. These were entrusted to Patricia Plattner, who restored all their meaning and significance by scrupulous editing.

The time of the puppets

Three wise Monthey