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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
Between Fire and Water (2020): Between Two Identity Spaces
Read articleThe only Afro-Colombian man in Quillasinga travels to find his birth mother while rethinking his identity. Through this personal story, Between Fire and Water (Viviana Gómez, 2020) tries to trace…
kOsOng (2020): Empty Does Not Mean Unhappy
Read articleThe stigma of women in Indonesia today is still influenced by the inherent patriarchal culture and is constantly being reproduced. Starting from women are required to marry faster than men…
2021’s Spektrum: Mythologising the Myth
Read articleSometimes facts can be embargoed not in a straightforward method, but continuously, being obscured by interpretations that are becoming more sacred. Until a fictitious fact emerges that obscures everything that…
Survive by Staying Small and Simple
Read articleAgung Kurniawan or commonly known as Agung Leak is a commission artist for the 2021 Documentary Film Festival (FFD). Since the 90s he has been active in the art world.…
2021’s Lanskap: Two Decades of Documentary
Read articleThe documentary is one medium that captures a landscape of a phenomenon through camera perception. The phenomenon that is captured in a certain perspective affects the constructed narration so the…
2021’s Retrospektif: Chris Marker
Read articleRetrospektif program focuses on the journey of filmmakers and their contribution to documentary film in the world. This year, Retrospektif presents the experience of watching the amazing works of Chris…
2021’s Perspektif: Love Matter
Read articleBroken tiles will look like worthless gold. That is the meaning of the Javanese proverb “wingko katon kencana”. This proverb can be used to describe someone who is intoxicated. Many…
Understanding Archives with Hardiawan Prayoga
Read articleHardiawan Prayoga is an archivist of IVAA, who is responsible for managing IVAA’s archives that are comprehensive and accessible. He studied at Universitas Gadjah Mada majoring in Pengkajian Seni Pertunjukan…
Discussing Film Distribution with Gayatri Nadya
Read articleGayatri Nadya is a film distributor at KOLEKTIF, a distribution and screening initiative that collaborates with various film communities in Indonesia. She has also served as a team of curators…
Questioning the Viewership Culture with Eric Sasono
Read articleEric Sasono is one of the founders of the Indonesian Film Society, London, which organizes regular screenings of Indonesian films in London. He completed his doctoral education in film studies…
Intan Paramaditha: Documentary is Something Worth Looking After
Read articleOn December 11, 2020, the Festival Film Dokumenter (FFD) had the opportunity to interview Intan Paramaditha, an Indonesian writer and academic involved as a judge of the Kompetisi Panjang Indonesia…
Selected Participants for Ramu Layar Film Programming Class
Read articleForum Film Dokumenter in collaboration with Padepokan Seni Bagong Kussudiardja (PSBK) is presenting Ramu Layar Film Programming Class. This intensive course aims to develop skills and expand knowledge and access…
Ramu Layar Film Programming Class Registration is Open!
Read articleThe growth of the film industry led to the rise of film screening venues such as movie theaters, film festivals, and alternative community-based screening spaces, as well as other artistic…
A Witty Association between Man and Animals in The Zoo (1962)
Read articleBert Haanstra never fails to arouse the audience’s imagination through his poetic documentary. He picks and weaves seemingly unrelated moments into a cohesive piece, surrendering the interpretation to the beholders.…
Banyak Ayam Banyak Rejeki (2020) Truth is a Seemingly Plausible Manipulation
Read articleLet’s briefly ignore documentary as a “portrait of reality” while talking about Banyak Ayam Banyak Rejeki (2020) since the film doesn’t actually stick to the rule. Riboet Akbar and Önar…
