Indonesia Calling: Joris Ivens in Australia

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 unions 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 for the new Republic and on emerging Australian documentary 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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