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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 Other Daughter (2024): The Wounds and Miseries of Two Daughters
Read articleFor some people, a “mother” is just a collection of letters: m, o, t, h, e, and r–– without any meaning and significance. However, it hides stories longing to be…
A Way of Life (2024): Those That Drowned by Time
Read articlePerhaps we all agree that time is a healer. However, on the other hand, it is also a killer. We have all experienced that over time, countless things that were…
Object 817 (2024): The Mystery Behind an Alien in the Quiet Village
Read articleA quiet fall with clear, blue skies was suddenly awakened by a loud bang. A puff of thick, milky smoke suddenly appeared in the sky over the Ural Mountains. The…
Breaking the Cycle (2024): Thailand’s New Kids on the (Voting) Bloc
Read articleIn Thailand, democracy can turn into dictatorship at a disturbingly rapid rate. Since 1932, there have been thirteen different coups and twenty new constitutions; meaning that control of the power…
Three Parts of Life (2024): Waking up After the Party
Read articleThe journey of Samirah’s big family was buzzing with excitement, at first. The atmosphere was alive. Slowly, the living room and the pictures faded, creating an emptiness. Director Bagaskara Dwitya…
Roleplay (2024): New Role, New World
Read articleLong before corporations came up with meta-universes, humans created their own catharsis. An ideal world in which we choose to live in. Roleplay (Daffa Aqilla Hanif, 2024) is an innocent…
Rosinha and Other Wild Animals (2023): Contesting the Sins of the Ancestors
Read articleHow can we atone for the historical sins inherited from our ancestors during the colonial period? Through Rosinha and Other Wild Animals (Marta Pessoa, 2023), director Pessoa attempts to re—explore…
The Nights Still Smell of Gunpowder (2024): A Silent Rhyme After the War
Read article“The traces of life that have passed. Gunpowder that turned into dust. Light that turned into shadow. And cinema that turned into a memory.” A memory of the relatives who…
The Last Year of Darkness (2023): The Escapism Circus and The Efforts to Protect Them
Read articleBehind the constant development of Chengdu that is changing the face of the city, a nightclub called Funky Town is alive. Located around the construction area, it offers a shelter…
Sunshower (2024): A Personal Portrayal of Our Political (Dis)Connection
Read articleA snapshot of the situation in Indonesia surrounding the election earlier this year, Sunshower (Micko Boanerges, 2024) is a piece that plays on subtle storytelling and political commentary. The film…
In the Heat of the Fire (2023): A Story of Love and Grief Spilled Amongst the Embers
Read articleFor a person who has matured, working is a part of responsibility and dignity. The willingness to work hard to make ends meet is something that is inherent to them.…
ANHELL69 (2022): Footages of the Remnants of a Dreamed Life
Read article“I didn’t decide to be born, I never asked.” With a shot of a coffin containing a corpse, ANHELL69 (Theo Montoya, 2022) opens with the above narration. The sentence represents…
No Exorcism Film (2024): I Suffered So Much
Read article“How do we measure Thainnes?” This string of words from a set of light boards seems to form a solid sentence serving as an essential question that drives the narrative…
K-Family Affairs (2023): Daughter of Democracy
Read articleWhat is the typical birthday gift that parents give to their daughters? Probably a cake, a big stuffed panda, or a pretty dress. However, this is not the case with…
City of Poets (2024): A Place Once Full of Poetry and Serenity
Read articleImagine all the people, living life in peace… These lyrics from John Lennon came to mind while watching City of Poets (Sara Rajaei, 2024). Lennon dreamed of a world without…
