Cafe Averechts (link) has raised some funds for Telluris: they collected the tips of march and april and doubled the amount. Cafe Averecht does this every two months and Telluris is very pleased with the result: 2200 euros! I made a documentary for Telluris and as a thank you we will be showing it at Cafe Averechts with me and Stephan -founder of Telluris- present.

Telluris tries to help the tribals -the munda in this case- for three years. They are doing pretty well but need a lot more funding. So I thought it would be a good idea to show people how the tribes live, show the good work of Telluris so that people can make their own mind up about giving some money.

I was really amazed by how the munda live and are as human beings. I was a nice welcome to be away from electricity what so ever and to sleep under the stars in a very nice looking clay house. All the appliances are self made, mostly from wood. Everything is done by hand. I was so nice waking up among the animals, the hills and the trees.
The munda are always busy working yet they are such a friendly, hospitable and welcome people. I had such a nice time with them, it made me warm seeing the again editing the material.
A great memory for the rest of my life.

Now the film is finished, come and see it in all it’s subtitled glory!

Here is the movie how it looks in the editing programme on my computer:

The work is done: the first version of the Munda tribe video is finished.

It will be shown in Brussel on November 10, in the Marni Theatre, in Elsenne.

Before 10 october I will make some final adjustments, but it is actually already finished as it is.

I’m quite pleased with the result: the sound and imagse are nice, and a wide range of the tribal’s life is covered.

Telluris – Les Munda, Jharkhand HD.

It took me about a week and a half to film. Editing took an other week. Big part was actually getting the voice over in with the subtitles.

This version is in French. A version with English subtitles of English voice should follow soon.

The idea of the movie

The original idea when I was in India was to make a short documentary about tribals and the way it contrasts with Indian cities. I think tribals and cities are two faces people tend not to know about India. When people think about India, they think about colorful sari’s, hindu rituals, holi men, full trains etc.
India has a lot of nice thinks but I was amazed by the Indian cities. Not by their overcrowdedness -which I think is relatively ok- but by their (air)pollution. And also how the environment is mistreated.
The other surprise I had in India, were the existence of tribes. When I hear ‘tribes’ I think about Latin-America, Southern-Asia, Africa, but not India. So I wanted to know more about them.
I got in touch with Stephan of the NGO Telluris through a friend of his I met in Delhi, and we agreed to meet and try to make a documentary about the tribes and their cause. The tribals are not treated well by Indian officials and sometimes it leads to rebellion. Telluris tries to help the tribals -the munda in this case- for three years. They are doing pretty well but need a lot more funding. So I thought it would be a good idea to show people how the tribes live, show the good work of Telluris so that people can make their own mind up about giving some money.

I was really amazed by how the munda live and are as human beings. I was a nice welcome to be away from electricity what so ever and to sleep under the stars in a very nice looking clay house. All the appliances are self made, mostly from wood. Everything is done by hand. I was so nice waking up among the animals, the hills and the trees.
The munda are always busy working yet they are such a friendly, hospitable and welcome people. I had such a nice time with them, it made me warm seeing the again editing the material.
A great memory for the rest of my life.

Going to the tribal villages on motor bike gives one a full appreciation of the surroundings. As peaceful it is in the villages – especially at night- as hectic it is outside near the bigger cities. Never a dull moment in India. Funny how that lady hops out at the last minute too…

I started work on the documentary about the Jharkhand Tribes last week. The work is coming along nicely. It great to see the people and the nature again where I was a guest for two weeks.

Here is a little ruff clip about building a house for your enjoyment

Mud house from Maarten van der Glas on Vimeo.

At first I was surprised to see the tribal houses lined with clay roof tiles as you don’t see the in India so it seems almost out of place there. Especially in the remote areas. But as it turns out they make them them self.

Making a Roof Tile from Maarten van der Glas on Vimeo.

Making a Bowl

Making a Bowl from Maarten van der Glas on Vimeo.