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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
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,…
Awaiting the Winner of Short Documentary Competition
Read articleThe Short Documentary Competition of FFD 2019 has come to its end. The ruling was conducted on Monday, December 2nd, 2019. The three jury members were Jesse Cumming (film curator,…
Opening Night of Festival Film Dokumenter (FFD) 2019
Read articleFestival Film Dokumenter (FFD) was officially opened on December 1st, 2019 in Societet Militair Taman Budaya Yogyakarta. As the Southeast Asia’s oldest documentary film celebration, FFD continues to foster the…
Daily Guidelines – December 3rd, 2019
Read articleTuesday is……. The second episode on Monday. It’s still an intense day. Instead of just whining about waiting for the weekend, let’s live your day by following the remarkable agendas…
Back in Time with Tjidurian 19
Read articleTjidurian 19 was a home for ideas, knowledge, love, and friendship. It was the secretariat office for Lembaga Kebudayaan Rakyat (Institute for the People’s Culture), often abbreviated to Lekra. It…
Origin of Shadow (2017): Being A Ghost
Read articleA puddle in the rice field reflected the shadow of the farmer. On the sidelines of the paddy plants, appeared a school of koi fish in static. Out there, some…
Interpreting Social Movement with Our Youth in Taiwan (2018)
Read articleOur Youth in Taiwan (Yue Fu, 2018) reminds us of the sunflower movement in Taiwan, the notable social movement back in 2014. Led by mostly students, the movement opposed state…
Notes from the Fringe (2019): Witnessing Evictions with the Sensory Ethnography Approach
Read articleThe United Nations in 1993 have issued a resolution stating that forced eviction practices are considered as major violation against the human rights, especially the right to adequate housing. Indonesia…
Good Neighbours (2018): Campaigning against Loneliness
Read articleThe doorbells ring as two women, Kelder and Wilma Slobbe, come to enliven the houses in the city, thus, the owners will no longer be lonely. Stella van Voorst depicts…
