Papua Film Festival 2025 for Indigenous Rights
Pemutaran film-film dan bincang-bincang film dengan sutradara dan aktivis.
Berlin
Sonntag, den 16. März, um 17 Uhr / Sun, 16th March, 5 pm, Sinema Transtopia (Lindower Str. 20/22, Haus C 13347 Berlin), Infos & Tickets
- Pepera 1969, A Democratic Integration?
- My Name is Pengungsi (Refugee)
- Black Pearl „General of the Field“
Dienstag, den 18. März, um 18 Uhr / Tuesday, 18th March, 6 pm, Sputnik (Hasenheide 54/5th, 10967 Berlin). Infos & Tickets
- My Name is Pengungsi (Refugee)
- The Sound of Grime Valley
- Papuan Hip Hop „When the Microphone Talks“
Hamburg
Samstag, den 22. März, um 12:30 Uhr / Sat, 22nd March, Abaton (Allende-Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg)
Ein vielfältiges Minifestival mit neuesten Kurzdokumentationen aus Westpapua (Indonesien) startet seine Tournee durch Deutschland und die Niederlande in Berlin.
Die fesselnden Kurzfilme beleuchten aktuelle Entwicklungen in Westpapua, eine von der Weltöffentlichkeit abgeschnittene eine Region in Indonesien, in der zivile und bewaffnete Konflikte den Alltag prägen, Tausende von Binnenvertriebene leben und die Umweltzerstörung durch den Bergbau und die Holzwirtschaft die Lebensgrundlagen der indigenen Bevölkerung bedrohen.
Von aktivistischen Filmemacher*innen vor Ort gedreht, erzählen die Dokumentationen aber auch positive Geschichten von friedlichem Widerstand, dem Einsatz für soziale Gerechtigkeit und dem Kampf gegen Umweltzerstörung.
Bei den Filmvorführungen wird es eine Einführung durch die anwesenden Filmemacher*innen und ein anschließendes Filmgespräch mit offenem Ausklang geben.
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A diverse mini festival of fresh short documentaries from inside West Papua (Indonesia) starts its tour around Germany and the Netherlands at SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA in Berlin.
Each of these captivating short films sheds light on the conditions and developments in West Papua, a region in Indonesia that lies beyond the international spotlight, civil and armed conflicts characterize everyday life, where thousands of internally displaced people live, and where the environmental destruction caused by mining and the timber industry threatens the livelihoods of the indigenous population.
Created by local activist filmmakers, they also tell positive stories of peaceful resistance, struggles for social justice, and the fight against environmental destruction.
The screenings will be opended with an introduction to the topic by some of the filmmakers, and close with a discussion and open get-together.
Films
Pepera 1969, A Democratic Integration? (SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA)
Director: Hengky Yeimo, Indonesia 2023, OMUE
A film about the highly controversial 1969 United Nations vote for West Papuan inclusion into the Republic of Indonesia. In what was meant to be a country wide vote only 1026 Papuans were included in the Indonesian military-controlled UN referendum. Those that did vote were threatened with violence, torture and death, and the United Nations accepted the so called, ‚Act of Free Choice‘, as a legally binding referendum that sealed West Papua’s fate as a part of Indonesia.My Name is Pengungsi (Refugee) (SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA + Sputnik)
Director: Yuliano Lantipo, Indonesia 2023, OMUE
Pengungsi Kogoya and Pengungsi Wakom, featured two of many internally displaced children, who were born in the midst of the jungle of West Papua, namely Nduga, Puncak Jaya and Maybrat, due to parents fleeing the armed conflict between the Indonesian National Army/Police (TNI/POLRI) and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB).Black Pearl „General of the Field“ (SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA)
Director: Mauris Yansip, Indonesia 2023, OMUE
After winning the fourth Indonesia Premier League, the Jayapura-based Persipura Football Club, better known as ‚The Black Pearl‘ capture the imagination of many Papuans and broader Indonesian football community, as Papua’s pride. The club is now a symbol of dignity and self-esteem of Papuan people.The Sound of Grime Valley (Sputnik)
Director: Angela Flassy, Indonesia 2023, OMUE
The Grime Valley tells the story of the indigenous people of Grime Valley, defending their ancestral land from the onslaught of investment, as well as those who have been affected by palm oil investment.Papuan Hip Hop „When the Microphone Talks“ (Sputnik)
Director: Aries Munandar, Indonesia 2023, OMUE
With the ongoing humanitarian crises in West Papua, often marked by state violence, discrimination, as well social and political unrest, the hiphop community has finetuned and synced their beats with lyrics to highlight and awaken collective consciousness amongst the youth and broader Papuan music lovers.
Die Veranstaltungsreihe ist eine Kooperation von Watch Indonesia! e.V, Westpapua-Netzwerk, Peace Brigades International Deutschland, Jubi und Samenwerkenden Organisaties voor West Papua. / A cooperation between Watch Indonesia! e.V, Westpapua-Netzwerk, Peace Brigades International Germany, Jubi and SOWP – Samenwerkenden Organisaties voor West Papua.
