Film Film & Cinema

Filming ambiguity

Young Chinese Indonesian filmmakers examine questions of Chineseness

Hot debates

A law on pornography still divides the community

Chocolate Strawberry

An Indonesian film breaks new ground on the subject of teenage sexuality

Indonesia's Q!Film Festival

Young Indonesians are using an alternative film festival to promote awareness of sexual diversity

The name game

Or, the years of living with no one to blame

Writing for God

Piety and consumption in popular Islam

A new artistic order?

The arts scene has changed radically since 1998, but some of the old uncertainties remain

Two Sumatran films

The National Library of Australia now has the most comprehensive collection of Indonesian films available outside of Indonesia. Two films in this collection come from Sumatra.

Battle royal

Challenge to political parody on Indonesian television.

Revolution of hope

Independent films are young, free and radical

Eliana Eliana: Independent Cinema, Indonesian Cinema

A new wave of Indonesian films

Women's voices in the arts

Women’s movement activists and artists unite

Moving beyond ignorance

Cultural engagement is yet to reach its full potential

Film revolution?

Women are now on both sides of the camera

Speaking of sex

Ignoring teen sexuality only increases health risks

Girl culture on the big screen

No longer misfits, but far from gender warriors

Alleyway revelry

The ‘Gang’ approach to cross-cultural collaboration.

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