Pour Djamila / 2012

After the Curfew / 1954

A hero of revolution returns to civilian life to find the new society very different from the ideals he fought for.

Dua Kali Duapuluh Empat Djam (2 X 24 Djam) / 1967

Norman’s house is robbed but one of the robbers, Bing, is captured when his car hits a building. Bing is the husband of Hayati, Norman’s ex-fiancee. The leader of the gang, Wikarta, kidnaps Bing’s wife and children to ensure that Bing will not confess to the police. Wikarta, is actually in love with Hayati, and takes the opportunity to win her heart. The victim of the robbery, Norman, decides to take matters into his own hands, and gangs up with Godfried, a reformed criminal. The police set their deadline: two times 24 hours. When they finally catch the crooks, it is proven that Bing was forced to join the robbers because he lost too much in gambling.

Six Hours in Djogja / 1951

Depicting the celebrated recapture of the town of Yogyakarta from Dutch forces in March 1949, by Indonesian youth of the resistance and members of the Indonesian army. Although it was held only for a few hours, it resulted in a UN resolution calling on the Dutch to leave.

Papagaio (Djambi) / 2014

A major new 16mm film work Papagaio (Djambi) 2014, shot in São Tomé and Príncipe (a Portuguese speaking Island nation off the western coast of Central Africa), bears witness to a West African voodoo ritual, known locally as D’Jambi. Whilst intoxicated, the participants dance and enter a state of trance in which they channel the spirits of the dead. At times the footage is shot by the artists, and at other moments the camera becomes an alibi, held and manoeuvred by one of the participants.