Indonesia Calling: Joris Ivens in Australia

2009
8.5| 1h30m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 25 July 2009 Released
Producted By: Screen Australia
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Revisits the making of Joris Ivens' 1946 film Indonesia Calling! In 1945-46 Indonesian, Indian, Chinese and Australian Trade Unions blockaded Dutch shipping in Australia, defending the newly declared Republic of Indonesia. Dutch Filmmaker Joris Ivens resigned as Film Commissioner for the Netherlands East Indies and made Indonesia Calling! documenting the trade union actions and supporting Indonesian independence. This documentary revisits the making of Ivens' radical film, Australia's early relationship with Indonesia and the impact of Ivens' film. Made with passionate commitment, Ivens' film provoked a covert response from the state, while helping to create a fertile ground for Australian independent documentary.

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Documentary

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John Hughes

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Screen Australia

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Indonesia Calling: Joris Ivens in Australia Audience Reviews

Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!
Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
Supelice Dreadfully Boring
Fulke Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.