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It Is Not So Much That the Artifacts Are Mute, as That We Are Deaf
Huaqueo is a practice of gravedigging to obtain pre-Columbian artifacts. The people who practice are…
Directing Film, Directing Life
I am 25, a woman still navigating my own “film”: messy, uncertain, full of detours,…
Cleanliness is Part of Faith, They Say
“Cleanliness is part of faith.” That dogmatic proverb has long been internalised into the bodies…
The Sound from Migrant Workers in the Park
A couple sits across from each other in a park. They share questions and stories…
Tracing Memory through the Things in a Room
A while ago, I found myself in my rented room, repacking my belongings and preparing…
To the Inevitable Death, I Love You
The tight grip of two elderly couples reading a book loosens as they turn the…
Highlight
A Black-and-White Film about the Colorful Life of Individual Distortion
The screening of A DISTORTED INDIVIDUAL. (Adythia Utama, 2025) was held for the first time…
Challenging a Single Historical Narrative through Archives and Art
On a bright afternoon, Cemeti–Institute for Art and Society–grew ever more alive with visitors. On…
Photography, Cinema, and the Liminal Space Between Them
DOC Talk’s session, “Foto: Ruang-Waktu Sinema” (lit. Photo: Cinema Space-Time), held at Langgeng Art Foundation…
The Grand Transversal Process of La Casa Grande
On 24 November 2025, the screening of Short Competition was held at Kedai Kebun Forum,…
Festival Strategy, Curatorial Work, and Their Interplay
The Curatorship & Context: Strategy of Festival & Networking panel session was held at Pascasarjana…
Teka-teki Sinema Film Programming Workshop 2025 Has Been Conducted
The first edition of Teka-teki Sinema film programming workshop has officially wrapped up. The workshop…
Index
To Face My Father in Jambi (2023): A Cup of Loyalty of a Father
Read articleIt took years for Anggun to sing “Ayah” (Father, ed) by Rinto Harahap with her father, Ebak Nasril. Directing To Face My Father in Jambi (Balek ke Jambi) (2023), Anggun…
Silent Trees (2024): Crossing the Grief of Humanity into Premature Maturity
Read articleWars and geopolitical conflicts always leave a residue that shatters humanity. Whether through the wounds felt directly by the victims, or the deep sorrow of inhumane policies. That grief stretches…
KIX (2024): Tracing the Destiny, Surfing the Bitter Streets
Read article“Which is stronger—fate or will?” Dávid, the director, takes the question while wandering with his skateboard and camera along the streets of Budapest, Hungary. The wheels of the skateboard pick…
DUST (2023): Until They Become Dust
Read articleLife is a grand stage for theater–just as Aunt Juli lives hers. She sings, the fire of her life flares, she dances, the colors of her day are vibrant. Inevitably,…
Remanence (2024): Memories of a Womens’ Movement
Read article“I think my only wish could be… That this picture, you gathered here, could be seen all over the world.” Now closer to a century since those words were uttered…
Ouvidor (2023): Art that Saves, Art that Dares
Read article“Aqui há (nada)… Atravesse a passarela e conhecida a Ouvidor.” (There is nothing here… Cross the bridge and meet Ouvidor, ed). This is the graffiti on the facade of the…
Echo of You (2023): Grief in Love, Love in Grief
Read articleEcho of You (Zara Zerny, 2023) invites us to take part in a journey. Not a journey to a beautiful destinations listed on a bucket list, but to the deepest…
After the Snowmelt (2024): In the Middle of 47 Days Amidst the Mountain Snow, What’s Left There?
Read articleHow do we leave our footprints to linger after we’re gone? How do memories that we once lived echo even when we are no longer a party to them? After…
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…
