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==Overview== |
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"'''40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy'''" is the first documentary to explore the personal effects of 1965 mass-killings of 500,000 people in Indonesia, four families narrate their struggles with survival, their feelings of hatred and revenge, and ultimately the journey to reconciliation and redemption. |
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"'''Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia'''" is an [[ethnographic]] documentary film series of six films on the lives of the severely [[mentally ill]] people living on the islands of [[Bali]] and [[Java]] in [[Indonesia]]. Each film documents the personal journey of a patient’s diagnosis, care and treatment and the impact of culture, family and community on the course of their illness. |
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'40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy' tells the story of one of the largest unknown mass-killings of the 20th century. In 1965-66, an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 people were secretly killed when General Suharto began a bloody purge of suspected communists throughout Indonesia. Wielding his growing influence to install his New Order regime, Suharto ultimately gained power and presidency of the country. For decades, the Indonesian government repressed all memory of this event, and the world looked away. |
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The films were directed and produced by ethnographic filmmaker and psychological [[anthropologist]] Robert Lemelson in conjunction with Elemental Productions. The films were released in 2010 and 2011 and are distributed by [[Documentary Educational Resources]]. The films are based on ethnographic research Lemelson conducted in Indonesia, from 1997-2010, about the relationship of [[culture]] to [[psychiatric]] and [[neuropsychiatric]] disorders. |
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'40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy' follows the testimonies of four individuals and their families from Central Java and Bali, two regions heavily affected by the purge. As they break their silence publicly for the first time, each gamily provides an intimate look at what it was like for survivors of the mass=killings. They describe the events of 1965 through their own experiences and reflect upon the stigmatization and brutalization they continue to endure on both the village and state levels. |
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Over time, the survivors and their families attempt to find ways to deal with a tragedy that was not openly recognized by their neighbors, government or the world. Through their stories, the audience will come to understand modern day Indonesia's potential for retribution, rehabilitation, and reconciliations within this historical context. The character's narratives illustrate that such violence creates tears in the social and political fabric of society, which can take generations to heal. |
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The film is more than a tragic story of genocide and its victims. The deeper them in this film is how children preceive, cope with, and ultimately come to terms with these experiences throughout their life course. The juxtaposition of narratives of the past with the current struggles of a younger generation provides a window into long-lasting effects of childhood trauma. It also stresses the importance of having a contextual understanding when exploring the effects of violence. The film makes the point that, in order to understand how best to treat victims of trauma, we need to have a clear understanding of their culture and history. |
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| Volume 1: Psychotic Disorders || ''Shadows and Illuminations'' || 2010 || ''Shadows and Illuminations'' follows Nyoman Kereta and explores how non-normative mental events and behavior, including auditory and visual hallucinations, can be understood or interpreted in multiple ways outside the confines of western psychiatric diagnosis. || 35 min |
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| Volume 1: Psychotic Disorders ||''Memory of My Face'' || 2011 || ''Memory of My Face'' follows Bambang Rudjito and illustrates how the residues of colonialism and the pervasive influence of globalization affects the subjective experience of mental illness. || 22 min |
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| Volume 1: Psychotic Disorders ||''Ritual Burdens'' || 2011 || ''Ritual Burdens'' follows Ni Ketut Kasih and questions how communal spiritual obligations may be folded into personal schemas of stress to trigger episodes of mental illness || 25 min |
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| Volume 2 : Neuropsychiatric Disorders || ''The Bird Dancer'' || 2010 || ''The Bird Dancer'' follows Gusti Ayu Suartini and focuses on the social stigma of neuropsychiatric disorder and the human suffering it entails. || 40 min |
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| Volume 2 : Neuropsychiatric Disorders ||''Family Victim'' || 2010 || ''Family Victim'' follows Estu Wardhani and examines the bi-directional influences between an individual considered to have a disruptive or troublesome personality and his social world. || 38min |
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| Volume 2 : Neuropsychiatric Disorders ||''Kites & Monsters'' || 2011 || ''Kites & Monsters'' follows Wayan Yoga from boyhood to manhood and discovers the influential and protective aspects of culture that may guide developmental neuropsychiatric processes. || 22 min |
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The film series is unique as it is the first film series on mental illness in the [[developing world]] and integrates over 13 years of ethnographic research and footage. Some of the themes that emerge are the way in which family members treat the mentally ill shapes positive and negative outcomes, how culture has the power to protect and buffer the mentally ill or exacerbate their condition, how pharmaceutical treatment can be effective and unsuccessful, and that to understand the experience of the mentally ill, it is essential to understand their cultural context and values. |
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==Reviews== |
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[[Karen Nakamura]], an anthropologist and ethnographic filmmaker at [[Yale University]] in the leading anthropological journal, [[American Anthropologist]], claimed these films “represent a significant contribution to ethnographic film as a whole and to the cross-cultural visual representation of mental illness in particular. As the culmination of over a decade of close and continuing interaction with his informants, the films show cultural and visual anthropology at their best.” <ref>{{cite journal|last=Nakamura|first=Karen|title=Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia [The Bird Dancer, 40 min.; Family Victim, 38.; Shadows and Illuminations, 35 min.|journal=American Anthropologist|date=25 Nov 2011|year=2011|month=December|volume=113|issue=4|pages=655-656|doi=10.1111/j.1548-1433.2011.01382.x|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1/0.1111/j.1548-1433.2011.01382.xabstract}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
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* Award of Excellence, Best Shorts Competition |
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* Award of Merit, Best Shorts Competition |
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* Award of Merit, Indie Fest |
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* Cine Golden Eagle Award |
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* Nominee, Best Limited Series, [[International Documentary Association]] |
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==Festivals== |
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* [[Jean Rouch]] International Ethnographic Film Festival |
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* Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival |
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* Globians World + Culture Documentary Film Festival |
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* Society for Visual Anthropology Media Festival |
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http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/PRN-10-questions-for-robert-lemelson-80497.aspx |
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http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2009/2/20/breaking-from-the-silence-i-want/ |
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==External Links== |
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* [http://www.afflictionsfilmseries.com Afflictions: Culture & Mental Illness in Indonesia] (official website) |
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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1684580/ Afflictions: Culture & Mental Illness in Indonesia - Volume 1: Psychotic Disorders] (IMDB) |
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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1907609/ Afflictions: Culture & Mental Illness in Indonesia - Volume 2: Neuropsychiatric Disorders] (IMDB) |
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* [http://www.elementalproductions.org Elemental Productions] (official website) |
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Revision as of 22:07, 25 April 2012
Overview
"40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy" is the first documentary to explore the personal effects of 1965 mass-killings of 500,000 people in Indonesia, four families narrate their struggles with survival, their feelings of hatred and revenge, and ultimately the journey to reconciliation and redemption.
'40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy' tells the story of one of the largest unknown mass-killings of the 20th century. In 1965-66, an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 people were secretly killed when General Suharto began a bloody purge of suspected communists throughout Indonesia. Wielding his growing influence to install his New Order regime, Suharto ultimately gained power and presidency of the country. For decades, the Indonesian government repressed all memory of this event, and the world looked away.
'40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy' follows the testimonies of four individuals and their families from Central Java and Bali, two regions heavily affected by the purge. As they break their silence publicly for the first time, each gamily provides an intimate look at what it was like for survivors of the mass=killings. They describe the events of 1965 through their own experiences and reflect upon the stigmatization and brutalization they continue to endure on both the village and state levels.
Over time, the survivors and their families attempt to find ways to deal with a tragedy that was not openly recognized by their neighbors, government or the world. Through their stories, the audience will come to understand modern day Indonesia's potential for retribution, rehabilitation, and reconciliations within this historical context. The character's narratives illustrate that such violence creates tears in the social and political fabric of society, which can take generations to heal.
The film is more than a tragic story of genocide and its victims. The deeper them in this film is how children preceive, cope with, and ultimately come to terms with these experiences throughout their life course. The juxtaposition of narratives of the past with the current struggles of a younger generation provides a window into long-lasting effects of childhood trauma. It also stresses the importance of having a contextual understanding when exploring the effects of violence. The film makes the point that, in order to understand how best to treat victims of trauma, we need to have a clear understanding of their culture and history.
Reviews
Awards
Festivals
References
http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/PRN-10-questions-for-robert-lemelson-80497.aspx
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2009/2/20/breaking-from-the-silence-i-want/