Indonesia Calling
| Indonesia Calling | |
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| Directed by | Joris Ivens |
| Produced by | Waterside Workers Federation |
| Written by | Joris Ivens (script) Catherine Duncan (commentary) |
| Narrated by | Peter Finch |
| Cinematography | Marion Michelle |
| Edited by | Joris Ivens |
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Release dates
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1946 |
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Running time
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22 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Indonesia Calling is a 1946 Australian short documentary film directed by Joris Ivens and produced by the then Waterside Workers' Federation. The film gives a glimpse of immediate post-World War II Sydney as trade union seamen and waterside workers refuse to service Dutch ships (known as the "Black Armada") containing arms and ammunition destined for Indonesia to suppress the country's independence movement.[1] Ivens filming of the events taking place gradually became a symbol even for those who had not seen the film and had a growing following in the Netherlands, long before the film had an audience.
Joris Ivens suffered persecution from his stance about the Dutch and Indonesia. Ivens had his Dutch passport seized by the Dutch authorities for a few months at a time in order to monitor his whereabouts. Finally, in 1985, the Dutch government presented Ivens with a Golden Calf. At the ceremony, the Dutch minister gave a speech and in his words, "Shortly after the war, your support for Indonesia's right to self-determination and your film Indonesia Calling brought you into conflict with the Dutch government […] I can now say that history has come down more on your side than on the side of your adversaries."[2]
References
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- ↑ Doolan, Paul. "Joris Ivens and the Legend of Indonesia Calling." Thinkshop. N.p.. Web. 18 Apr 2014. <http://www.pauldoolan.com/2011/06/joris-ivens-and-legend-of-indonesia.html >.
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- Hans Schoots, Living Dangerously: A Biography of Joris Ivens (Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2000)
- Doolan, Paul. "Joris Ivens and the Legend of Indonesia Calling." Thinkshop. N.p.. Web. 18 Apr 2014. <http://www.pauldoolan.com/2011/06/joris-ivens-and-legend-of-indonesia.html >.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Indonesia Calling at IMDb
- sensesofcinema.com: From Colonial Film Commissioner to Political Pariah: Joris Ivens and the Making of Indonesia Calling by Drew Cottle and Angela Keys
- 'Indonesia Calling: Joris Ivens In Australia', ABC Arts, Friday 3 December, 2010
- Indonesia Calling at National Film and Sound Archive
- Ivens.nl 'Indonesia Calling', The Legacy of Joris Ivens
- 'Joris Ivens' historic short film: Indonesia Calling' Jakarta Post, 16 August 2009
- Indonesia Calling at Oz Movies
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