Julian Castronovo, 2025, 77 mins
In his striking debut, director Julian Castronovo follows a young filmmaker who becomes entangled in the mystery surrounding Fawn Ma, a gifted art forger who vanished without a trace. As the search unfolds, fragments of identity, authorship, and creation begin to blur, revealing as much about the pursuer as the pursued. Debut, or, Objects of the Field of Debris as Currently Catalogued is a haunting, elliptical meditation on imitation, obsession, and the shifting boundaries between truth and fabrication.
About Doc Turtleneck
Doc Turtleneck is a screening series dedicated to non-fiction films that challenge traditional notions of truth. While documentaries are often seen as arbiters of reality, this series emphasizes that "truth" in cinema is always shaped by perspective and interpretation.
The films showcased in Doc Turtleneck embrace this complexity, blending innovation and introspection to explore how stories are told and how meaning is made. Whether through the filmmaker’s presence, experimental structures, or evocative imagery, these works champion a nuanced approach to non-fiction, inviting audiences to question, reflect, and engage with the many layers of reality.
