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Report on Festival Film Dokumenter 2023
Read articleThe 22nd edition of Festival Film Dokumenter (FFD) has been conducted entirely live in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. FFD 2023 was located in Gedung ex Bioskop Permata, IFI-LIP Yogyakarta, Bioskop Sonobudoyo, and…
Festival Film Dokumenter 2023 Concluded: Celebrating the Encounters and Discoveries
Read articleAfter being held for seven consecutive days, FFD 2023 has come to its final event. A total of 84 films from 42 production countries were screened in various venues including…
International Feature-Length Competition Interview with Jury Members: Driving through Mythology to Enter Reality
Read articleFestival Film Dokumenter 2023 presents International Feature-Length Competition and involves three jury members to assess and appreciate the selected film. The films in this category come from a wide range…
Indonesia Feature-Length Competition Interview with Jury Members: A Dialogue to be Heard Across Generation
Read articleFestival Film Dokumenter 2023 presents the Indonesian Feature-Length Competition program with four selected films. These films can act as a window to peek into the distribution of feature-length documentary production…
Short Competition Interview with Jury Members: The Personal is Political
Read articleFestival Film Dokumenter 2023 presents the Short Competition program featuring 7 selected films. The diversity of films in this category is considered to represent the dynamics of Indonesian short documentaries…
Student Competition Interview with Jury Members: Holding on Courage in Simplicity
Read articleThis year’s student films bring a bold newness in terms of perspectives and ideas. Even though the topics still revolve around tradition, the presentation of the student films in this…
Kimi Takesue and Onlookers: The Journey and the Quest
Read articleA journey always leaves a lot of lingering questions. So does Kimi Takesue’s journey while traveling in Laos. Through the documentary Onlookers (2023), Kimi not only recognizes the presence of…
A Look at the Visual Representation of Pram’s Thoughts through the Minke Project
Read articleThe Buru Tetralogy has had a profound influence on the Indonesian literary and cultural scene. Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s four novels Bumi Manusia, Anak Semua Bangsa, Jejak Langkah, and Rumah Kaca…
Nawi Ismail in the Development of Indonesian (Documentary) Cinema
Read article“We may have heard the name Nawi Ismail, although the other name ‘Ismail’ (Usmar Ismail) is more famous,” said Eric Sasono, opening the DOC Talk session at Cemeti-Institute for Art…
A Talk about the Land of Toraja: Camera as Victor Konda’s Second Eyes
Read article“Humans always learn what they are responsible for, just like Victor who always learns his new equipment and media.” said Wahyu Al Mardhani, one of the two directors of A…
The Red Dots of 1965 Recollections in Faith in Speculations
Read articleUnlike other artist talks or interactive discussions, DOC Interactive’s presentation on Thursday, December 7, 2023, provided a different experience for the audience. Whereas in these kinds of events, the audience…
All that is Whole in Merapi’s Breath
Read articleProducer BM Anggana opened the Q&A session with an answer, “We traveled, met with many people. From what was discussed, we (tried) to present the three perspectives in this film…
Evoking the Unheard Voices in Social and Personal Landscapes
Read article“A performance that is synonymous with sight, is instead performed by people who cannot see. What they do becomes something very memorable.” That was the impression conveyed by Moses, one…
The Solidarity and Striving Power behind Taste of Hope
Read articleThe media was busy highlighting the struggle of the workers of a tea processing and packaging factory in the South of France in 2010. The Fralib workers staged an occupation…
Gulabi Gang’s Pink Revolution: Women Against the World
Read article“With Gulabi Gang, change is possible, but it takes a very long process to enjoy the results of that change.” Nishtha Jain, the director, refers to her film Gulabi Gang…