Friday, August 25 2017, I had the chance to watch the International Competition 2 program: The Windmill. Two out of four films screened were made by a director who comes from a country whose [...]

A dark cold room was decorated by two pieces of white fabric hang from above was the first scenery I saw. Those two white fabrics, which recently I recognized as the winding sheet because the [...]

There is no introduction on who is this man, also no explanation on what is he doing, or which sea referred on Two Years at Sea as the film’s title. Is he possibly isolating himself? Once, there [...]

One of the works of the pioneering director in establishing the identity of the Indonesian national film that I will watch on the first day was entitled "Anak Perawan di Sarang Penyamun" (Virgin [...]

Hanoi DocLab focuses on giving workshops and preserving local creativity and independent thinking, since it was founded. In addition, the institute also often holds weekly screenings for [...]

This third panel discussed the ideal position and strategy of a collective or an active community or organization in the realm or activities related to film, whether in production, presentation [...]

The progress of media technology today affects all aspects of life, including the habitus of moving images. The easiness in accessing information becomes the early sign of change in the old [...]

Monday afternoon, August 22nd 2016, I attended two programs of International Competition in ARKIPEL, in a row. First screening was started at 1 pm, and the second one was at 4 to 6 pm. I also [...]

Then, satisfaction was the reaction I got from watching World Cup. This film was nothing but slow, 108 minutes felt like a 30-minute film, thanks to its playful narration. Some shots were [...]

Umi Lestari brought a very relevant discourse in Europe; migration. She used a symbol that was ‘Flow’ of which was often identified as a domination that dragged us into. In a river, there were [...]