Sutandio, Anton (2015) The Power of Action and Silence in Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence. In: The Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities 2015, Osaka.
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Abstract
Film as one powerful media to penetrate political and cultural barriers is evident in two Joshua Oppenheimer's films on Indonesian 1965-6 genocide, The Act of Killing (2012) and The Look of Silence (2014). This paper explores how the films evoke controversy and generate power to raise contemporary Indonesian society's awareness regarding the historical trauma. Furthermore, the exploration expands to quetions on humanity: what it means to be human in a condition in which the victim live in silence and fear while the killers have impunity and see themselves as heroes? The Act of Killing focuses on triumphant "butchers" of thousands of accused communist and on the society that emerged from that genocide. The Look of Silence amplifies the silent and fearful lives of the survivors and relatives to the victims. The findings show that the films' narrative and visualization manage to reveal the wounds of the nation and the damaging consequences of the unreconciled trauma.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Indonesia, power, action, silence, historical trauma |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PI Oriental languages and literatures |
| Depositing User: | Perpustakaan Maranatha |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2016 04:35 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2016 04:35 |
| URI: | http://repository.maranatha.edu/id/eprint/19445 |
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