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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
Pedagogy of Reading and Throwing Shade
Read articleFollowing twenty-two-year-old Elizabeth de Victoria as she prepares for her debut performance, Babylonia (2024) glimpses briefly on the hectic behind-the-scenes of the largest drag show in the province of Artemisa,…
A Glimpse of Love in a Working Family
Read articleIntergenerational domestic relationships are often complicated. It is not uncommon for awkward and uncomfortable stories to cause tension between family members. This is what Egyptian director Yasmina El Kamaly attempts…
No Poems Today
Read articleFor Musthapa, life is composed of 60% past, 30% future, and 10% present. The present is like a stopping point for the future before moving on from the past. Therefore,…
Like Longing, Photographs Linger Between Now and Then
Read articleAs the emergence of time travel as a literary theme at the fin de siècle is a phenomenon one may suspect to be linked to the simultaneous emergence of cinema…
Dead, But Not Gone
Read articleThese 16 minutes feel like a whisper of memories from the past, tender and full of longing. Unseen Letter (Muhammad Bakti Akbar, 2025) traces a grandson’s memories of his grandfather,…
Between Anne and Martha
Read articleBefore the world learned their names, there was a girl who wrote and a girl who burned. One hid behind walls, teaching fear to speak in ink. The other stood…
Teka-teki Sinema Film Programming Workshop 2025 Has Been Conducted
Read articleThe first edition of Teka-teki Sinema film programming workshop has officially wrapped up. The workshop was split into two phases, with the online workshop taking place on June 20–21 and…
Introducing the Selected Participants of Teka-teki Sinema Film Programming Workshop
Read articleAfter weeks of anticipation and incredible enthusiasm from across Southeast Asia, we are proud to announce the selected participants of the first edition of Teka-teki Sinema Film Programming Workshop. We…
Application for Teka-teki Sinema Film Programming Workshop 2025
Read articleAimed at introducing participants to the foundations of film programming, Teka-teki Sinema Film Programming Workshop invites emerging film programmers from Southeast Asia to explore ideas around film programming and audiovisual…
Festival Film Dokumenter 2025 Film Submission is Open!
Read articleFFD is opening the film submission from all around the globe for its 24th edition. There are five categories you can choose to submit your film, including International Feature-Length Competition,…
Closing and Awarding FFD 2024: Surprises, Expectations, and Opportunities for Space Expansion
Read articleFestival Film Dokumenter (FFD) 2024 has finally come to an end. Held for nine days straight, 71 films–both short and feature-length documentaries–were screened in various programs. Starting with the prefestival…
Interview with International Feature-Length Competition Jury Members: Celebrating Diversity and Sincerity in Documentary Filmmaking
Read articleThis year’s International Feature-Length Competition at Festival Film Dokumenter does not only present fresh submissions from different documentary filmmakers, but also provides fresh readings into the ever-expanding understanding of documentary…
Indonesia Feature-Length Competition Jury Interview: Between Proximity and Artistic Playfulness on Indonesian Documentaries
Read articleFestival Film Dokumenter 2024 presents the Indonesian Feature-Length Competition program with four selected films. The program is a window offering perspectives on the complex existence and agency of present-day Indonesia.…
Short Competition Jury Interview: Present, Shadow of the Past
Read articleFestival Film Dokumenter 2024 presented a Short Competition program with 5 selected films. The five films competing in this year’s Short Competition brought out recent issues and offered a multi-directional…
Seeking New Perspectives: FFD 2024 Student Competition Brings Boldness and Honesty to the Screen
Read articleFestival Film Dokumenter 2024 presents the Student Competition program with 5 selected films. This year’s Student Competition shows the efforts of the younger generation in exploring issues around them through…
