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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
Reliving the Memory of Abduh Aziz
Read articleOn Friday (Dec 6th), Festival Film Dokumenter (FFD) 2019 held yet another DocTalk session entitled DocTalk entitled “Documentary and Arts Ecosystem in Indonesia”. This agenda is a part of the…
Creating a Community Free from Sexual Violence
Read articleMonday (Dec 2), Festival Film Dokumenter (FFD) 2019 held a discussion entitled “Assembling in a Safe Space: Rethinking Forms and Prevention of Violence within Communities” at Kedai Kebun Forum. The…
Daily Guideline – December 6th, 2019
Read articleThank God It’s Friday! In the remaining two days of Festival Film Dokumenter 2019, don’t slow down, otherwise you’ll regret for missing these really lit information.Color your weekend by attending…
T.W.U Tel (1981): Workers Union that Took Over Their Own Company
Read articleIn the 1980’s, the British Columbia Telephone Company (BC Tel) office in British Columbia, Canada, got sealed up by their own employees. Posters stating “Under New Management” are put up…
The Curatorial Tour of Sensory Ethnography Exhibition with Fiky Daulay
Read articleOn December 5th 2019, the curator and programmer of the exhibition program of Festival Film Dokumenter (FFD) 2019, Fiky Daulay guided the curatorial tour of Sensory Ethnography exhibition at Kedai…
Questioning Short Documentaries as the Manifestation of Democracy
Read articleThursday (Dec 4), Festival Film Dokumenter (FFD) 2019 held a DocTalk Session entitled Short Films and Longed Democracy in Kedai Kebun Forum. Moderated by Adrian Jonathan Pasaribu (founder of Cinema…
Indonesian Cinema after the New Order: Going Mainstream
Read articleOn December 4th, 2019, Festival Film Dokumenter (FFD) 2019 held a public lecture entitled Indonesian Cinema after the New Order: Going Mainstream at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences,…
The Judging Session of Indonesian Feature-length Documentary
Read articleIndonesian Feature-length Documentary Competition has come to its conclusion of Wednesday (Dec 4). Three jury members watched the three nominees of Indonesian Feature-length Documentary: Amelia Hapsari (filmmaker and program director…
Daily Guidelines – December 5th, 2019
Read articleTime flies, we have now come to the fifth day of our festival. Approaching the weekend, FFD awaits you to enjoy our series of documentary film screenings, exhibitions, and discussions.…
To Change Together with Documentary
Read articleOn Wednesday, December 3rd, 2019 a Public Lecture panel entitled “Getting the Story Right, Telling the Story Well” was held in Audio Visual Room, Faculty of Recorded Media Arts, ISI…
Building an Inclusive Space through The Feelings of Reality
Read articleOn December 3rd 2019, FFD held a program called Doctalk: The Feelings of Reality which coincided the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The Feeling of Reality is a collective…
Student Documentary Competition Judging Session
Read articleFFD 2019’s Student Documentary Competition has reached judging session. The three judges, Fransiska Prihadi (Program Director of Minikino and Minikino Film Week in Bali), St. Kartono (teacher at SMA Kolese…
Daily Guidelines – December 4th. 2019
Read articleHappy Wednesday! Hope it won’t be as gray. To prevent any unpleasantness, FFD 2019 invites you to spend the day exploring documentary films. We will guide your way on today’s…
Programmers’ Picks: I Dewa Ayu Diah Cempaka Dewi
Read articleHaving joined FFD since 2011, I Dewa Ayu Diah Cempaka Dewi is the Program Director of Festival Film Dokumenter (FFD) 2019. This year, she is in charge of several programs,…
Documentaries through the Eyes of SchoolDoc Workshop Participants
Read articleThis year, Forum Film Dokumenter launched the SchoolDoc program, featuring documentary production workshops for high school students and their equivalents. This program is an effort to raise awareness about today’s…
