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Indonesia Calling(Movie, 1946)

23min | Genre: Documentary
Indonesia CallingRating: 3.0/5 (with 44 votes)
Indonesia Calling is a 1946 Australian short documentary film directed by Joris Ivens and produced by the Waterside Workers' Federation. The film depicts 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. 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 for his stance about the Dutch and Indonesia. Ivens had his Dutch passport seized by Dutch authorities for a few months at a time in order to monitor his whereabouts. 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 c... ()
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About Indonesia Calling

Two weeks after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in August 1945, Indonesian Independence leaders proclaimed “Indonesia Merdeka!” ‘Freedom for Indonesia’ and an end to Dutch colonial rule over the Netherlands East Indies. Internationally renowned Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens, in Australia as Film Commissioner for the Netherlands East Indies government in exile, resigned his position in protest against Dutch policy, which sought to re-impose its colonial rule. In collaboration with Indonesian activists, Chinese, Indian and Australian trade unionists, and local artists and filmmakers, Ivens made Indonesia Calling, a film documenting the crucial role of Australian trade union support in the establishment of the new Republic of Indonesia. Ivens’ film was an activist documentary; it actively contributed to the events it depicted. All those who worked on it became ‘adversely known’ to the security services.

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Additional Information

Production country: Australia
Shot in: Sydney
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Indonesian (ID)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 08/09/1946
Narrator: Peter Finch
Director: Joris Ivens
Producer: Maritime Union of Australia
Screenwriter: Joris Ivens
Film Editor: Joris Ivens
Director of Photography: Marion Michelle Koblitz
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:100137, Added: 03/19/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024