28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Dust is a whale, is sunlight
director: María Casas Castillo
original title: Dust is a whale, is sunlight
year: 2023
running time: 20 min.
synopsis
Mark Bosselaers is a marine paleontologist for whom the skeletal fragments of whales are nearly his whole life. In this minimalist portrait, we learn about his sometimes almost detective-like work and his distinctive theories. Everything is connected in Mark's vision – the sunlight, the whales and the dust we eventually turn into.“Ideally, I would love to spend all day working on whale fossils, but of course I also have to do the occasional chores around the house for my wife.” — Mark Bosselaers
Source: KZGW
biography
María Casas Castillo is a Mexican filmmaker who studied visual anthropology at the University of Manchester. She has made several documentaries for Spanish television stations and has directed several ethnographic films focusing on the customs and folklore that define life in traditional regions.more about film
| director: | María Casas Castillo |
| cast: | Mark Bosselaers |
| producer: | Victor Candeias |
| script: | María Casas Castillo, Mark Bosselaers |
| photography: | María Casas Castillo, Sujay Iyer |
| sound: | Sujay Iyer |
