[3] In 1925 he planned to make another documentary film covering a night fair in Bandung, but he ultimately was unable to do so; his permit was revoked and the contract went to a foreign director.
[4] He followed this by directing De Stem des Bloeds (The Voice of Blood), a film which follows a man and his mistress who reunite after their son and step-daughter unwittingly fall in love.
[5] Although the film was shot in black-and-white, Carli tinted some scenes entirely in one colour; this gave an effect which one reviewer likened to seeing farmers working at dusk.
The film, targeted at Dutch audiences, was reportedly a commercial success, although critical reception was mixed.
[6] Around this time he had married Annie Krohn, a mixed-race actress who had starred in De Stem des Bloeds.