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Listen and Contemplate the Other Side of the Story in The Exiles
Read articleIn 2013, Lola Amaria embarked on an almost decade-long journey to find out what really happened to those who were exiled after the mass “purges” in 1965. The journey began…
Personal and Liminal Stories Behind the Creative Process of Short Documentary Production
Read article“We are sorry the seats are full,” was the opening line of the conversation that took place in front of Bioskop Sonobudoyo in the last screening slot of the documentary…
Heejung Oh: How to Effectively Communicate Your Film
Read articleSouth Korean-born producer and founder of Seesaw Pictures, Heejung Oh, attended the second phase of IDOCLAB to mentor and give an interesting lecture on how to effectively deliver the message…
Francesco Montagner: The Importance of Building a Close Relationship with the Characters in Directing Documentary
Read articleIDOCLAB enters its second workshop and the final stage for the 10 selected projects. On December 5, 2023, Francesco Montagner attended the event as the mentor. He is an Italian…
Natasha Tontey: Bringing a New Perspective of Indigenous Minahasan Lore
Read articleGarden Amidst the Flame (Natasha Tontey, 2022) was screened with Di Balik Rupa (Adlino Dananjaya, 2023) in a compilation of Lanskap: Grotesque Cinema at IFI-LIP on December 5, 2023 at…
So, What’s New in New Media?
Read articleThe new and innovative technology seems to be a new medium of expression for anyone to express the fluorescent moments in human lives. However, how far is the novelty offered?…
Voices from Shan that Refused to be Silenced
Read articleBeing the center of civil war for 60 years, Myanmar’s Shan region has a rich culture that endured for hundreds of years. This richness is of course deeply tied to…
Defining A Family through Hours of Ours (2023)
Read articleBioskop Sonobudoyo were filled to the brim with enthusiasm from the audience as the screening of the last slot began. Through Hours of Ours (Komtouch Napattaloong, 2023), the audience were…
Ecological Grief and Urban Development Ceremonial Rituals in RITUAL, Part IV: The Blends
Read articleAt around 2:45 p.m. on December 5, 2023, Bioskop Sonobudoyo was packed with a queue of people who eagerly filled every available seat. They had come to watch the second…
The Story Behind Murdijati Gardjito (2023)
Read articleProf. Dr. Ir. Mudijati Gardjito has taken a long, rocky road to become a maestro in food science. Commonly known as Bu Mur, she is an important figure in the…
The Reality and Dynamic of a Big Sumba Family
Read articleCapturing the reality in Sumba–not only through the tourism lens–is perhaps one of Tonny Trimarsanto’s intentions when directing One Big Sumba Family (2022). Sumba, behind the glimmering destinations that appeal…
Inside the Thrilling Realities of DOC Interactive and Monographs Festival Film Dokumenter 2023
Read article“The main purpose of DOC Interactive is to merge documentaries with spaces we’d usually call, ‘The Others’,” Kurnia Yudha, the Director of Festival Film Dokumenter (FFD) 2023, explains as pre-event…
Festival Film Dokumenter 2023 has Officially Begun!
Read articleFestival Film Dokumenter (FFD) continues to shift and assist the documentary movement in Indonesia and worldwide. Held for the 22nd time, the 2023 FFD has officially begun. Divided into 10…
What’s Recorded and Left of the Indigenous People’s Resistance
Read articleWhat happens when indigenous people have to live with extractive and massive industrial practices? How do these circumstances and narratives appear in the media and documentaries? What do we imagine…
Report on Festival Film Dokumenter 2022
Read articleFestival Film Dokumenter (FFD) is one of the Forum Film Dokumenter programs that focuses on being actively involved in the documentary ecosystem by holding film exhibitions and inclusive discussion forums.…
