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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
Murdijati Gardjito (2023): Preserving Food Security through Gastronomy Legacy
Read articleFood security is an important element of national resilience. Without good quality foods, easy access and sufficient stock, a nation will weaken and slowly lose its identity. Food is a…
The Exiles (2022): A Long Way Home, Could We Return?
Read articleThey were merely students when the government sent them out to pursue education abroad. An experience expected to bear good results instead left them estranged, cast out, and unrecognized by…
One Big Sumba Family (2022): A Fly-in-the-Wall Look into One Super-Sized Sumba Family
Read article12 wives, 52 children, 220 grandchildren, 1 husband. That is the sheer size of MD Raya’s household in the aptly-named One Big Sumba Family (Tonny Trimarsanto, 2022). The film focuses…
A River in the Middle of the Sky (2023): Capturing Toraja from the Eyes of Victor Konda
Read articleFor Victor Konda, having a troubled vision doesn’t stop him from finding a vision of those closest to him. Using camera lenses, he dives into the meaning of his life…
Sailum: Song of the Rustling Leaves (2023): Peaceful Embrace of the Wine Palm Trees
Read articleThe people of Atoin Meto have always relied on wine palm trees for their livelihood. It holds the power to give life and take it right back. Sailum: Song of…
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…
