“Please note that this film includes image(s) of human remains.”

FILM SYNOPSIS:

William Waldren (1924-2003) was a multifaceted, restless, charismatic, and controversial American artist who arrived on Mallorca in 1953.

A pioneer, self-taught in the archaeology and prehistory of the Balearic Islands, he excavated the sites of Muleta, where he found more than a thousand specimens of the now-extinct Balearic Islands cave goat, and Son Matge, one of the oldest examples of human settlement in the Balearic Islands. He applied the Carbon-14 dating method here for the first time.

As the epicenter of the cultural movement in the expatriate-friendly village of Deiá since the late 1950s, he was a painter, sculptor, artistic designer, and a lover of his host land and its people.

This true entrepreneur, over time, managed to become a benchmark in the world of archaeology.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:

Joan Bonet, a technician in Audiovisual Media from the Institute of Radio and Television of Barcelona, has worked as a sound technician, cameraman and producer for different production companies, private television channels as well as for the two public televisions based in Mallorca: IB3 and Television de Mallorca.

In recent years he has been in charge of audio post-production on several series and documentaries. He has written and directed the documentary “The Suitcase of Madame Colette” (2019).

AWARDS and SCREENINGS:

Jury Prize at FICAB XXI.

Best Inspiration Jury Award, The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival.