TAU SERU
SMALL YELLOW FIELD
Rodd Rathjen / Australia, India / 2013 / 8 min / Colour
In the barren Himalayas, only with sheep farming can one survive. The young shepherd spends his days with his father and his flock, with which he has formed a kind of symbiotic relationship. The echoes of modernity are far away, but its appeal recurs in the form of solitary vehicles that speed by in the dusty distance, pushing the youth to look beyond the horizon and making him desire to travel elsewhere.
Rodd Rathjen
Born in Colbinabbin (Australia), he studied film and television at Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne in 2008. With Tau Seru he has participated in many international festivals, including the Cannes Critics Week 2013, Asia Pacific International Filmmaker Award, Sydney Film Festival, and won awards at the Melbourne International Film Festival and the Cyprus International Film Festival, among others.
Credits
Subject Rodd RathjenScreenplay Rodd RathjenCinematography Michael LathamSound Brendan Croxon, Doron KipenEditing Marco Treglia, Mischa Baka, Rodd RathjenMain cast Deskong Namgyal Nurla, Tashi Wangail, Namgyal Tundup KhangsarProducer Rodd Rathjen