Indigenous Film Nights | Stories from The Heart of Nature hosted by David Metcalf

Schedule

Sun, 06 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC+08:00

Location

Jl. Sugriwa No.4, Br. Padang Tegal, Ubud, Indonesia 80571, Bali | Ubud, BA

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Indigenous Film Nights | Stories from The Heart of Nature hosted by David Metcalf
📅 Date: Saturday, April 6th
🕖 Time: 19:00
📍 Venue: Usada Bali

STORY TELLING FROM THE INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVE
The documentary films that we will be showing in most cases will be produced and filmed by indigenous film makers, mostly from Indonesia but also from selected countries.
The purpose of these monthly film nights will be promoting cultural awareness and understanding. We believe indigenous films can educate audiences about the history, struggles and experience of Indigenous peoples, promoting empathy and cross cultural understanding.
Indigenous filmmakers will have this platform to tell their own stories, challenging dominant narratives and stereotypes, and asserting their rights to self representation.
These films will raise awareness about land rights, self determination, the fight for social justice and promoting positive and solution based alternatives.
These films can help revitalise indigenous languages and cultures particularly among the younger generations by showcasing traditional practices, stories and languages.
We will also discuss ways that indigenous communities and film makers can be supported and provided with more opportunity to tell their stories.
All films will have English subtitles.
After the film screenings there will be opportunity for discussion and Q and A

The indigenous film nights will be hosted by David Metcalf the co founder of the Bali International Indigenous film festival and a supporter of indigenous communities in various islands in Indonesia over the past 13 years since he has been based in Bali. He is also a film producer, professional photographer and organised the Indigenous gathering in Bali in 2018 with Ranu Welum, an activist group based in Central Borneo which brought together over 200 indigenous people from Indonesia and 8 different countries. He is also the founder of the Togetherness Project which organises community based indigenous tourism journeys in Bali and Indonesia.
Title : SAILUM: SONG OF THE RUSTLING LEAVES
Duration : 29 minutes
Director : Moses Parlindungan Ompusunggu
Sutradara: Felix K. Nesi
Synopsis: In the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, a writer embarks on a deeply personal journey to heal a family wound, seeking answers in his Indonesian ancestral roots, where an indigenous agrarian culture centered on traditional palm wine merges with a centuries-old Catholic devotion within the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation. With a blend of poignant personal narratives and arresting visuals, the film offers viewers a glimpse into a resilient and unique culture.

Title: SEEDBALL INITIATIVE
Duration: 9 minutes
Filmmaker: Meghalaya Basin Management Agency
Synopsis:
The documentary highlights the training and educational programs provided by the government to enable communities (school children) to make seedballs and participate in the afforestation of their local areas. It explores the distinctive backgrounds of the different participating regions and also dwells on the larger context of the initiative – including traditional lives and the relationship of the communities with their surrounding natural environment.

Title: KEANG
Duration: 22 minutes
Filmmaker: Gusti Roby Navela
Synopsis:
Keang is tree bark that the Dayak people used as the main material for clothing in ancient times, and its existence is still maintained to this day. The existence of Keang itself is a real form of harmonious relations between humans and nature.

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Jl. Sugriwa No.4, Br. Padang Tegal, Ubud, Indonesia 80571, Bali, Indonesia

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