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The Act of Killing

Posted by Kabar on Dec 11, 2012 in Film | 0 comments

“Not everything true should be made public…I believe even God has secrets.” On Monday December 10, 2012, marking Human Rights Day,...

Ring of Fire: the Extraordinary Odyssey of the Blair Brothers

Posted by Kabar on Jan 15, 2012 in Books, Culture, Featured, Film, People, Travel | 0 comments

“Are you one of those people who believe that there’s nothing left to discover in this world of ours? Then here’s the story of Lawrence Blair and his brother Lorne, who came East in search of adventure and found themselves wandering for 10 years in the most volcanic region on earth, into the Ring of Fire…”

An Israeli in Indonesia

Posted by Catriona Mitchell on Nov 12, 2010 in Books, Culture, Film | 0 comments

Etgar Keret is one of Israel’s most acclaimed contemporary authors, with particular appeal to the younger generations. His books are bestsellers in Israel and around the world, and have been translated into 22 languages. Over 40 short films have been based on his stories, and Jellyfish, a feature film he co-directed with his wife, won the Camera d’Or at Cannes in 2007. Catriona Mitchell met him at the 2010 Ubud Writers Festival.

FLOW (For Love Of Water) Screening in Ubud

Posted by Kabar on Apr 12, 2009 in Bali, Environment, Film | 0 comments

Bali’s Green School (www.greenschool.org) organised a screening of the award-winning documentary FLOW (For Love Of Water)....

Jermal: A tale of a father, a son, and the isolation of a Malaccan fishing platform.

Posted by Kabar on Mar 12, 2009 in Culture, Film | 0 comments

In the midst of the homogeneous stream of today’s Indonesian cinema, Jermal challenges the flow. A thoughtful portrayal of the relationship between a father and a son, it explores a classic theme given a unique twist by its setting: an isolated fishing platform, or jermal, in the middle of the Malacca Straits off North Sumatra.

Indonesian Surf Star Dazzles on the Silver Screen

Posted by Kabar on Jan 20, 2009 in Culture, Film, Surfing | 0 comments

Mengejar Ombak, the documentary about Dede Suryana, a young surfer from a West Java village who became an international star, has just won two awards at X-Dance Film Festival in Salt Lake City, a sports documentary festival that runs in conjunction with Sundance Film Festival.