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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,…
Outreach Activities of filmdokumenter.id: Bridging Education and Documentary Films
In the first quarter of 2025, Forum Film Dokumenter Database Program team organized a series…
Festival Strategy, Curatorial Work, and Their Interplay
The Curatorship & Context: Strategy of Festival & Networking panel session was held at Pascasarjana…
Index
The Silent Path (2024): Father Bert and His Diaries
Read articleThe opening title card is filled with the sounds of gunfire, clomping boots, and shouts echoing from all around. This is followed by black-and-white footage of a eulogy being read…
XiXi (2024): Dancing Beyond Norms to the Heartbeats of Womanhood
Read articleWhat dances in your mind when you hear the word womanhood? It might be the joy of dressing up with friends, the shared laughter, or the delight of expressing ourselves…
GOING BACK TO YOUR MEMORY… (2023): Reflections of an Orphan of Memory
Read articleEvery now and again, we take a trip down memory lane, as the saying goes. But, more often than not, nostalgia can be more of an arduous journey than a…
Auspicio (2023): The Political Landscape Through a Personal Lens
Read articleAuspicio (2023) addresses the current electoral ecosystem in three South American countries, namely Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. This piece by Francisco Bouzas basks in subtlety, presenting a form of political…
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…
On and For Palestine: Art Combating Silence Film Screening
Read articleSix selected films will be screened for free and open to the public as part of the Art Combating Silence initiative. Art Combating Silence is an initiative of Indonesian artists…
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…
