Perspective

We need to position Joshua Oppenheimer’s films within the network of cultural activism that already exists in Indonesia. This requires a more open discussion about the ramifications of power as part of the process and limitations of activists and filmmakers in creating cultural interventions.... Read More

The Look of Silence was celebrated and supported by human rights activists. National Commission on Human Rights even provided a letter of support for the film screenings in Indonesia. The questions are, how could they support a film which exploited its subjects, a film that creates a new stigma against the powerless, a film which has questionable ethics in its making? Is it true that we do not need ethics in our fights for human rights?... Read More