In 1945-46 Indonesians, Indians, Chinese and Australian trade unions blockaded Dutch shipping in Australia to defend the newly declared Republic of Indonesia. Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens resigned as Film Commissioner for the Netherlands East Indies and made 'Indonesia Calling', a film documenting the trade union's actions. This new, feature documentary revisits Australia's early relationship to it's northern neighbor, Indonesia, and the impact of Joris Ivens' small film on an emerging Australian film culture. Made with passionate commitment, 'Indonesia Calling' provoked a covert response from the state, while helping to create a fertile ground for independent documentary in Australia.
Master director s work still resonates By CHEN MEILING/LIU KUN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-27 09:33 Share CLOSE
Dutch director Joris Ivens enthusiasm for truth inspired him to travel thousands of miles to China in 1938, then engulfed in its fight against fascists, and risked his life recording gunfire, refugees and soldiers with his camera.
His documentary,
The 400 Million, relates China s suffering under Japanese aggression and the people s efforts to safeguard territorial integrity and peace during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45), from a foreign perspective.
Ivens and his co-workers stayed in Wuhan, Hubei province, for several weeks in February 1938, before taking a part in the Battle of Taierzhuang in Shandong province, a major victory for China during the war. His lens captured heartbreaking images of aircraft bombing, residents fleeing in all directions, injured soldiers being trea
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