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Nick Calpakdjian

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Rising from SilenceRising from Silence · 2016
Rising from Silence
2016
MovieDocumentary
Silenced for more than 50 years, a group of elderly women in Indonesia decided to share the country’s forgotten history to the young generation through singing. The women formed a choir group that sings songs written inside prisons by those who were arrested and sentenced for years without any single trial. The singing and sharing has helped them heal their trauma as well as connecting them with an eager young audience.
Slave IslandSlave Island · 2025
Slave Island
2025
MovieDocumentary
Activist Jeremy Kewuan faces the invisible power of ideology and faith as he combats traditions of present-day slavery on a remote Indonesian island.
Songbirds: Burung BerkicauSongbirds: Burung Berkicau · 2017
Songbirds: Burung Berkicau
2017
MovieDocumentary
Tracking, catching and training exotic birds from deep in the Indonesian jungle is lucrative business for young Indonesian entrepreneurs. That is, if the birds' new owners can make a good showing at local bird singing competitions and successfully sells them to the highest bidder. The birds are treated like royalty. They are their owners' ticket to a better life. Agok is new to the business. He follows the lead of his mentor Edi navigating the tricky process of procuring and training the right bird for this competitive and unusual sport. But training birds is not easy and takes a considerable time. Edi takes Agok under his wing to enable him a better chance at fulfilling his dream.
Rabiah & MimiRabiah & Mimi · 2020
Rabiah & Mimi
2020
MovieDocumentary
In Indonesia, 265 million people are spread amongst more than 17,000 islands. Managing the healthcare system in the world’s biggest archipelago is a nightmare. An out of sight, out of mind approach has failed her people. “Rabiah and Mimi” explores the difficulties the world’s largest archipelago faces in providing adequate health care to its people, through the story of a family who have dedicated their lives to this pursuit in the remote islands of the Flores Sea.
RootsRoots · 2013
Roots
2013
MovieDocumentary
When I was little, I had a dream that scared me very much. I went home, but no one recognized me. When I grew up, my dream changed. I chase my dreams, sometimes without knowing where they are taking me. This is a film about where I came from, where dreams are forgotten and love is never spoken.
Silent Blues of The OceanSilent Blues of The Ocean · 2016
Silent Blues of The Ocean
2016
MovieDocumentary
A traditional fishing lost their home and access to the sea due to the expending reclamation project on Makassar’s coastline. But now they have to survive in a city, without an ocean that was once both their field and backyard.
HomeboundHomebound · 2022
Homebound
2022
MovieDocumentaryAnimation
Through first person narration, Tari reveals personal stories related to her decision to work in Taiwan, her strained family relationships, the risks involved in working abroad and the traps she has fallen into.
Beatriz's WarBeatriz's War · 2013
Beatriz's War
5.32013
MovieWarDrama
Beatriz’s young husband disappears during the brutal Kraras massacre by occupying Indonesian forces, sixteen years later she is troubled by his return; is this mysterious stranger her husband, an impostor, or a spirit?

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