Tag: Art, Cinema, Colonialism, Culture, Film, Film & Television, Lifestyle, Reza Daffi
A Short Guide to (New) Indonesian Cinema
By: Reza Daffi Indonesian cinema seems to mirror developments in Indonesian society. During colonial times most movies had Dutch involvement on one level or the other....
Malaysian Cinema, a Brief Overview & a Personal Top 10
By: Melissa Lin Remembering our roots Film making in Malaysia can be traced back to the 1930’s. The first production, Leila Majnun, is a well known Persian love...
ASEAN Film Festival Focuses on Developing Film Industries: ‘Film is business’
By: Yvette Benningshof While outside the streets were buzzing with traffic and guarded transport because of the 19th ASEAN Summit in Nusa Dua, inside of Galeria 21...
Waria: The Lives, Struggles & Issues Raised by Yogyakarta’s Transgender Community
By: Monica Dominguez If you decide to romp the late night streets of Yogyakarta, you might encounter one of the area’s 350 waria performing in the streets, ...
Belkibolang: Indonesian Independent Art Cinema Grown Full Force
By: Ari Purnama Belkibolang (short for ‘Belok kiri boleh langsung’ [Indonesian for “turn left directly”]) is an omnibus of nine short films put together by...
Multatuli’s Max Havelaar: Who is more Corrupt?
By: Ari Purnama Revisiting Multatuli’s Max Havelaar through its Cinematic Adaptation: A Review of Max Havelaar (Film) Max Havelaar of de koffieveilingen der...
