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Netflix’s series Gadis Kretek (Cigarette Girl) romanticises an industry that kills around 290,000 Indonesians each year

Though characterised by autocracy and authoritarianism, political dissent found a place in the cinema of the Sukarno and Suharto eras

Film festivals, streaming and creative freedom

Recent documentaries have highlighted the agency of women in tackling the local and global environmental challenges of our time 

Promoting gender equality and social inclusion in film education will shape the future of Indonesia’s film industry for the better

AJAR works with filmmakers, human rights workers, educators and survivors to tell stories on film that aim to raise awareness, bring healing and push for change

The production and strategic planning behind films looking to effect social change in Indonesia is slowly reaching a new level of sophistication

Festival film, streaming, dan kebebasan berkreasi

Mempromosikan kesetaraan gender dan inklusi sosial dalam pendidikan film akan membentuk masa depan industri film Indonesia yang lebih baik

The production of visual content has exploded in recent years. Increasingly this medium is being used in innovative ways to tell stories and encourage action on political and social issues

Sejumlah film dokumenter terbaru telah menyoroti peran perempuan dalam menghadapi tantangan lingkungan lokal dan global pada masa kini.

Two decades after the cultural shift opened up by Reformasi, hope looks very different in Indonesian cinema

A short film festival in Bali found a COVID-safe way to continue to bring people together

How forest restoration and food estate policies affect local communities

Bringing the coal industry and the oligarchs into focus

A census worker’s village visit reveals the absurdities of identity card data

Identity and Pleasure: The Politics of Indonesian Screen Culture invites us to embark on a visual journey of difficult episodes in Indonesian history

Indonesian performances at the AsiaTOPA festival opened up ‘creative conversations’ between Australians and Indonesians