Special Screening 02: The Language of Vertical Cinema
In 1930, the Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein wrote an essay complaining about the standardization of cinema screen (widescreen) as the default format of film presentation. Widescreen, [...]
Special Screening 03: Counting with Om Pius
Om Pius sleeps sitting up, soundly. It was quite around him, no sign of activity, and his snore was getting clearer. It was a fine noon. After a while, the screen turns black, reflecting my face [...]
“Hari Ini Belum Ada Kabar”: A Cross-Island Kaleidoscope of the Pandemic
Hari Ini Belum Ada Kabar (2021) is a collection of events in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that was recorded from the perspective of people in various regions in Indonesia.
Special Screening “DOLO”: The Veranda for Everybody
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 [...]
Om Pius, “Ini rumah saya, come the sleeping…”
Dance was the one that links Sardono with film. As a dancer, he uses film in his journey to learn various cultures in different locations, especially in Indonesia. Initially, he intended the [...]
Hari Ini Belum Ada Kabar
Dance was the one that links Sardono with film. As a dancer, he uses film in his journey to learn various cultures in different locations, especially in Indonesia. Initially, he intended the [...]
The Dance of Camera
Dhuha said that today, experimental film is assumed to stop at merely visual and formal experimentation. This happens in Indonesia’s experimental film scene. With Sardono’s experimentation in [...]
Focus on Sardono W. Kusumo: Experimental Cinema in Indonesia
Dance was the one that links Sardono with film. As a dancer, he uses film in his journey to learn various cultures in different locations, especially in Indonesia. Initially, he intended the [...]