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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
Our Wisisi Music (2023): Wisisi doesn’t Fall Far from its Roots
Read articleThe composition of musical notes and tempo can easily be found in our daily life. It not only acts as an accompaniment but also a cultural product that shapes their…
Nasida Ria, Sun Stage (2023): Take Joy with Nasida Ria
Read articleH. Zain introduced us to music without verse through Nasida Ria. Nothing more nor less, Nasida Ria: Sun Stage (Wisnu Candra, 2023) let us peek into how the mind and…
A Sonorous Melody (2022): A Start to Inclusivity on Stage
Read articleThe scene opens with the roar of car engines, contrasting the lack of sound coming from Mufi as she’s practicing sign language. No dialogues nor conversation, just lulls of the…
Mother of the Sea (2023): Sexism and the High Seas
Read articleWhen we are being asked, “Who catches fish?”, it most likely the answer will be, “A fisherman!”. In the English language, fisherman remains an example of a gendered word that…
Kanaka (2023): The Now and Then of Our Life
Read articleThe ears of beauticians are familiar with the sound of words of many meanings, and it’s no exception to Mikha’s ears. Aside from doing her best as a nail artist,…
The Whistle Starts Whispering (2023): The Never Ending Tears in Kanjuruhan
Read articleHow is it that the rights of every human are not always equal to each other? The Kanjuruhan tragedy has yet to find its resolution, but the renovation of Kanjuruhan…
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.…
Festival Film Dokumenter 2022 Award Winners
Read articleYogyakarta, 19 November 2022 – Festival Film Dokumenter 2022 has officially ended. After being held for six days in a row since 14 November 2022, tonight the award winners of…
A Story about A Good Story: Interview with International Feature-Length Competition Juries FFD 2022
Read articleMakiko Wakai, Phillip Cheah, and Pierre-Emmanuel Barthe are the three juries for International Feature-Length Documentary Festival Film Dokumenter 2022. After such a long discussion to decide the best International Feature-Length…
Important and Intimate: Interview with Short Documentary Competition Juries FFD 2022
Read articleHow do the experience and professional background of the judges play a part in the process of selecting films in the Short Documentary competition? Puiyee Leong: My background is more…
DOCTALK: Observing the Working Scope of Film Programmers
Read articleThe third day of DOCTALK, one of the programs in Festival Film Dokumenter 2022 Documentary, brought a discussion topic entitled Documentary Film & Festival Programming in Southeast Asia. Through this…
DOC Forum: Discussing Festival and City Sustainability
Read articleYogyakarta, 16 November 2022 – DOC Forum program, an intensive workshop attended by the film community, was entering its second day. The meeting, which was held at the GAIA Cosmo…
DOC Forum: Seeing the Work Behind Film Festival
Read articleYogyakarta, November 16, 2022 – The second day of the DOC Forum in Festival Film Dokumenter 2022 was opened with a panel discussion session entitled Seeing the Work Behind Film…
Getting to Know Documentary Ecosystem at the First Meeting of DOC FORUM
Read articleYogyakarta, November 15, 2022 – This day was the first day of the DOC Forum 2022 program in Festival Film Dokumenter. DOC Forum is an intensive workshop program attended by…
Impact Distribution Seen through In-Docs Lenses: A Report on DOCTALK Program in Festival Film Dokumenter 2022
Read articleYogyakarta, November 15, 2022 – Sagan 20 was the place to initiate discussions in the DOCTALK program discussing “Alternative Distribution Paths of Documentary Film” held by Festival Film Dokumeneter. In…
