Sharp Objects (2025)

‘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.

Released Nov. 21, 2025 16 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.netherlands, tmdb.indonesia, tmdb.colonialism, tmdb.repatriation

Production Companies: wysiwyg, Indeks

Country: Indonesia
Production Countries: Indonesia, Netherlands
Languages: English, Indonesian