Bali Beyond the Postcard

In Bali Beyond The Postcard art and everyday life come together in an intimate story about a Balinese family whose gamelan music and Legong dance tradition spans four generations The documentary follows an important event in the history of the family the passing down of the Legong dance legacy to the youngest a nineyearold member of the family From the first rehearsal taught by the mother to the final debut presided over by the familys ninetyyearold patriarch and gamelan master the filmmakers capture the intensity with which tradition evolves and is passed on in Bali The result is an intimate view into a dynamic culture steeped in ancient traditions and increasingly exposed to the modern world