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Overview
Robert Lemelson is a cultural anthropologist and ethnographic filmmaker. Lemelson received his M.A. from the University of Chicago and Ph.D. from the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Lemelson's area of specialty is Southeast-Asian studies, psychological anthropology and transcultural psychiatry. He specializes in transcultural psychiatry, Southeast Asian Studies, and psychological and medical anthropology. He currently is a research anthropologist in the Semel Institute of Neuroscience UCLA, and a adjunct professor of Anthropology at UCLA. He is also the president of the Foundation for Psychocultural Research, a research foundation that supports work intergrating the social and neurosciences.
Lemelson founded Elemental Productions, a documentary production company, and has directed and produced 9 ethnographic films. His film "40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy", a feature length documentary about the long term effects of the mass killings in Indonesia in 1965-66, was released in 2009. His 6 part series "Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia" follows 6 individuals, from 1997-2009, with different forms of mental illness. Released in 2010-11 it is the first film series on mental health in the developing world. His film "Jathilan: Trance and Possesion in Java" describes a form of trance possession performance in Central Java.
Lemelson's scholarly work has appeared in numerous journals and books. His edited volume “Understanding Trauma- Integrating Biological, Clinical and Cultural Approaches” was published by Cambridge Press in 2007.
Filmography
RELEASED 40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy (2009) Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia Series:
- Shadows and Illuminations (2010)
- The Bird Dancer (2010)
- Family Victim (2010)
- Memory of My Face (2011)
- Ritual Burdens (2011)
- Kites and Monsters (2011)
Jathilan: Trance and Posession in Java (2012)
IN PRODUCTION
- Ngaben: Emotion and Restraint in a Balinese Heart (IP)
- Standing on the Edge of a Thorn (IP)
Articles
- UCLA Today-10 Questions for Robert Lemelson
- The Harvard Crimson, "Breaking from the 'Silence'"
- Jakarta Globe, "Breaking the 40-Year Silence About the Anti-Communist Purge"
- Voice of America Interview with Director Robert Lemelson
- Jakarta Globe, "1965 Mass Killings Erased From History, Scholars Say"
- Jakarta Globe, "1965: Giving Voice to the Silenced Past"