Hafiz Rancajale Archives — ARKIPEL

Special Screening “DOLO”: The Veranda for Everybody

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 13:36:35 +0000

DOLO (2021) is a documentary film produced by Forum Lenteng & Milisifilem Collective, directed by Hafiz Rancajale. In DOLO, Dolorosa Sinaga, the sculptor and humanitarian activist, is shown with her daily activities: working on sculptures in the studio, playing the piano, online meetings, hanging out on the veranda, and in-between those activities, Hafiz converses with Dolorosa.

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The Implicit Colonialism

Sat, 26 Aug 2017 03:11:55 +0000

I remembered the colonization occurred to the local beliefs, which were forced to follow the six main religions in Indonesia. In fact, recently, there was an action of the Sunda Wiwitan followers who were trying to defend their belief by lying down on the street, when they were threatened to be dissolved because of not following the religious principle recognized by the state or the majority.

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Meeting Jean-Marie Teno and His Films in ARKIPEL

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:30:50 +0000

This 88 minutes film has successfully narrated and raised the complexity existed in Africa. For me, Jean-Marie Teno has succeeded in presenting how the physical and intellectual colonialization has occupied the values of civilization in Africa.

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Festival Forum: Panel 5

Sat, 20 Aug 2016 15:21:38 +0000

Hitherto, the development of cinema is never far from those who contribute to develop cinema knowledge itself. Among those contributors are communities. Even though these communities are not ‘official’ institution in cinema discourse, communities often play significant role in conducting activities related to films appreciation, exhibition, discussion, and others. However, communities and its contribution face their own challenges from within or external factors.

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Festival Forum: Panel 3

Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:40:58 +0000

Hafiz also stated that film experimentation didn’t stop in its visual language, but also in production process especially in the negotiation process that the filmmaker did, along with the endless probability that might occurred as a film was being made.

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