40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy - Genocide (FULL FILM) Elemental Productions 2019-09-30 | In one of the largest unknown mass-killings of the 20th century, an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 people were secretly and systematically killed in 1965 when General Suharto began a bloody purge of suspected "communists" in Indonesia through a complex and highly contested series of events where he ultimately gained power and the presidency. "40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy" follows the compelling testimonies of four individuals and their families, located in Central Java and Bali, two regions heavily affected by the purge, as they break the silence with an intimate look at what it was like for survivors after the mass-killings, during Suharto's New Order regime. Through their stories, the audience comes to understand the potential for retribution, rehabilitation, and reconciliation in modern-day Indonesia within this troubled historical context. (TRT 86 min) www.40yearsofsilence.comDOWNLOAD STUDY GUIDESGeneral (English)tinyurl.com/40generalCollege (English)tinyurl.com/40collegestudy
All Gods Children (FULL FILM) Autism in Indonesia Elemental Productions 2024-03-06 | Well over half a million children in Indonesia are on the autism spectrum and have varying difficulty with social interaction and communication. Idris is a nonverbal autistic boy living in rural Java who struggles to communicate and connect with others in his village. This is his story, and a story of how grassroots disability awareness movements, local cultural models of inclusion, and religious principles can unite to better support all members of a community. www.elementalproductions.org
Wawans Prayer (FULL FILM) Autism in Indonesia Elemental Productions 2024-02-26 | Wawan is an autistic boy from Banjarmasin, Indonesia. Struggling to meet his needs at home, his parents make the difficult decision to send him to a brand new school on another island to receive specialized education and therapeutic support. Together Wawan and his teacher, Yasin, learn how to build an inclusive community for youth on the spectrum that accommodates their differences and celebrates their abilities.
What are @anthrodorphins ? Anthropology+Endorphins Elemental Productions 2023-12-18 | What are @anthrodorphins It's when anthropology and endorphins magically connect to create AnthroDorphins, an anthropology video series that eases the pain and elevates the pleasure of learning anthropology by making key ideas accessible and engaging. From funeral rites to extreme sports, ghost marriage to gender identity, AnthroDorphins fuels your spark of curiosity about cultures around the world and brings concepts alive through ethnographic film, animation, and expert insights.Created and led by Rob Lemelson, a UCLA anthropologist and ethnographic filmmaker with decades of experience in the classroom and the field, AnthroDorphins videos are perfect for teachers looking to invigorate their lectures, students looking to reinforce their learning, and anyone interested in anthropology. Subscribe to @anthrodorphins for the latest episodes
Batuan: Interactive Trailer Elemental Productions 2023-02-13 | Visit batuaninteractive.com to explore anthropologist Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson's collection of 1930's ink paintings from artists in Batuan, Indonesia.During 1930s fieldwork in Bali, Gregory Bateson and Margaret Mead commissioned over 1200 paintings by 80-plus artists in and around Batuan based on mythology, dreams, and daily life. These commissions dovetailed with an innovative period in Balinese artmaking, as a tourist influx and new intercultural collectives inspired locals to experiment with the style, function, and content of their arts traditions. These artworks informed the anthropologists’ theories on culture and psychology but remained unseen for decades, until ensuing generations of scholars, including Hildred Geertz, revisited the collection.Building off this exhibit, www.batuaninteractive.com provides virtual engagement with these paintings and their legacy, conveying its dynamism through interdisciplinary collaboration; a multi-modal, interactive digital presentation; and a reflexive perspective.
Elemental Productions 2020 Showcase Elemental Productions 2020-11-09 | We are an ethnographic film production company focused on the relationship between culture, psychology, and personal experience under the direction of anthropologist Robert Lemelson since 2007. Learn more about our work at www.elementalproductions.org
40 Years Of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy - 1965 Genocide - (FULL FILM WITH INDONESIAN SUBTITLES) Elemental Productions 2020-03-17 | Setengah juta orang lebih dibunuh. Dunia mengaibakan. Sekarang, empat keluarga membagi cerita mereka. www.40yearsofsilence.comDOWNLOAD STUDY GUIDESGeneral (English)tinyurl.com/40generalCollege (English)tinyurl.com/40collegestudy
Bitter Honey: Polygamy in Bali (FULL FILM) Elemental Productions 2020-02-03 | A documentary feature on three polygamous families in BaliBitter Honey is a feature-length documentary presenting an intimate and emotionally charged portrait of three polygamous families in Bali, Indonesia. Following these families over a seven year period, the film portrays the plight of Balinese co-wives, for whom marriage is frequently characterized by psychological manipulation, infidelity, domestic violence, and economic hardship.Living in a society where men have authority in many domains, these women have little voice in steering or protesting the conditions of their domestic lives. Bitter Honey draws attention to their struggle, documents the work of those taking steps to better protect and empower them, and aims to trigger a wider conversation about contemporary polygamy and women’s rights in Indonesia. www.bitterhoneyfilm.com
Wawans Prayer -Autism in Indonesia (TRAILER) Elemental Productions 2020-01-09 | A short documentary film about Wawan, an autistic teenage boy, living in Banjarmasin, Indonesia, who connects through music and prayer (22 min).
All Gods Children-Autism in Indonesia (TRAILER) Elemental Productions 2020-01-09 | A feature documentary film about Idris, an autistic teenage boy who is nonverbal, in a devout and traditional village in Java as he transitions to adulthood (66 min)
INTRODUCTION TO BALINESE COCKFIGHT (In Chinese) Elemental Productions 2019-12-03 | Introducing the Tajen: Interactive project on the ancient bloodsport of the Balinese cockfight at tajeninteractive.com
BETTING THEN and Balinese cockfighting Elemental Productions 2019-11-06 | A video from the Tajen: Interactive multimodal web project on the ancient bloodsport of the Balinese cockfight. See more at tajeninteractive.com
RAW AND COOKED, structural anthropology and Balinese cockfighting Elemental Productions 2019-11-06 | A kinetic typography video from the Tajen: Interactive multimodal web project on the ancient bloodsport of the Balinese cockfight. See more at tajeninteractive.com
BALINESE MANHOOD and the cockfight Elemental Productions 2019-11-06 | A video on Balinese masculinity and how it relates to the cockfight. from the Tajen: Interactive multimodal web project on the ancient bloodsport of the Balinese cockfight. See more at tajeninteractive.com
BETTING NOW on the Balinese cockfight Elemental Productions 2019-11-06 | A video from the Tajen: Interactive multimodal web project on the ancient bloodsport of the Balinese cockfight. See more at tajeninteractive.com
HISTORY AND ANTHROPOLOGY OF BALINESE COCKFIGHTING Elemental Productions 2019-11-06 | A video from the Tajen: Interactive multimodal web project on the ancient bloodsport of the Balinese cockfight. See more at tajeninteractive.com
PICKING THE PERFECT GAMECOCK and Balinese cockfighting Elemental Productions 2019-11-06 | A video from the Tajen: Interactive multimodal web project on the ancient bloodsport of the Balinese cockfight. See more at tajeninteractive.com
TRAINING A GAMECOCK and Balinese cockfighting Elemental Productions 2019-11-06 | A video from the Tajen: Interactive multimodal web project on the ancient bloodsport of the Balinese cockfight. See more at tajeninteractive.com
BLADE LORE in Balinese cockfighting Elemental Productions 2019-11-06 | A video from the Tajen: Interactive multimodal web project on the ancient bloodsport of the Balinese cockfight. See more at tajeninteractive.com
CHOOSING A BLADE for your gamecock in Balinese cockfighting Elemental Productions 2019-11-06 | A video from the Tajen: Interactive multimodal web project on the ancient bloodsport of the Balinese cockfight. See more at tajeninteractive.com
COMPULSIVE GAMBLING and Balinese cockfighting Elemental Productions 2019-11-06 | A video from the Tajen: Interactive multimodal web project on the ancient bloodsport of the Balinese cockfight. See more at tajeninteractive.com
INTRODUCTION TO BALINESE COCKFIGHTING - Tajen:Interactive Elemental Productions 2019-11-06 | A video from the Tajen: Interactive multimodal web project on the ancient bloodsport of the Balinese cockfight. See more at tajeninteractive.com
Traditional Healers in Indonesia: Darjo - Psychic Surgeon Elemental Productions 2019-08-20 | This short case study film focuses on Pak Darjo, a psychic surgeon, who claims to be a consultant and healer of the Sultan of Yogyakarta
Traditional Healers in Indonesia: Dewa Gede Alit Elemental Productions 2019-08-13 | A short case study on traditional lontar healer Dewa Gede Alit
Traditional Healers in Indonesia: Jero Mangku Elemental Productions 2019-08-06 | A short case study on traditional healer Jero Mangku
Traditional Healers in Indonesia: Udan Agung - Trance channeler Elemental Productions 2019-08-01 | This short case study film focuses on Udan Agung, a trance-channeler healer residing in Gunung Kidul, Wonosari, Central Java.
Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java (FULL FILM) Elemental Productions 2019-07-01 | Practiced in Java for centuries, Jathilan is a folk dance that uses the power of music and dance to channel powerful and sometimes terrifying forces. Led by a spiritual guide and a whip-bearing ringleader, a group of dancers ride woven horses in rhythmic unison until they are entered by spirits. Once possessed they engage in a range of self-mortification behaviors until safely emerging from their altered state, left with no memory of the event and no lingering ill effects. Multiple interpretations of Jathilan’s significance ultimately emerge, from an empirical proof of spiritual presence, to a strategy of community building, to a resistant expression of folk identity.
Ngaben: Emotion and Restraint in a Balinese Heart - Funeral ritual (FULL FILM) Elemental Productions 2019-05-30 | According to Balinese Hindu beliefs, the cremation ceremony, or ngaben, is one of the most important steps in a person’s spiritual life. It is through cremation that the soul is released from the body to ascend to heaven to be reincarnated.Ngaben: Emotion and Restraint in a Balinese Heart takes an impressionistic look at the ngaben from the perspective of a mourning son, Nyoman Asub, and reveals the intimacy, sadness, and tenderness at the core of this funerary ritual. Amidst ample historical, interpretive, and political takes on the cremation ceremony, the film provides a personal and poetic glimpse of the exquisite cultural tradition and the complex emotions involved.
Kites and Monsters - Tourettes in Indonesia (FULL FILM) Elemental Productions 2019-05-01 | A Balinese boy's imaginative journey towards living with Tourette SyndromeThe film focuses on a growing boy, Wayan Yoga, and is not so much about illness as it is an exploration of the protective aspects of culture that may guide developmental neuropsychiatric processes. At six years old, Wayan Yoga is an energetic boy who flies kites and is obsessed with the monsters of Balinese mythology. He also has various tics, which move his parents to seek treatment. At twenty, he is a young man planning his career as a chef and an expressive Balinese dancer.Ultimately, Wayan Yoga’s tics are insignificant to his evolving sense of self-compared to the saturation of symbols, images, and narratives of his culture. While Wayan must learn to negotiate the kinds of movements, interests, and goals that are culturally appropriate, the protective buffer of his family guides him successfully into normative Balinese adulthood.
Shadows and Illuminations - Trauma and Genocide, 1965, Indonesia (FULL FILM) Elemental Productions 2019-04-01 | Shadows and Illuminations explores how unusual events and behavior, including auditory and visual hallucinations, can be understood or interpreted outside the confines of Western psychiatryShadows and Illuminations focuses on Nyoman Kereta, a rural Balinese man in his late sixties, who is haunted by the spirit world. The film explores Kereta’s personal history of trauma, loss, and environmental illness, all of which may have contributed to his illness experience.It places his experience in the context of local community and cultural beliefs and practices, drawing on family members and local mental health practitioners’ observations and perspectives. It concludes with a consideration of how Kereta has adapted to his illness and hallucinations with the love and support of his family.DOWNLOAD STUDY GUIDEtinyurl.com/shadowsguide
Ritual Burdens - Manic Depression Ritual in Indonesia (FULL FILM) Elemental Productions 2019-02-25 | Ritual Burdens highlights the relationship between communal spiritual obligations, ritual practices and cyclic illness episodesThe film focuses on Ni Ketut Kasih who has lived her whole life surrounded by the complex rhythms of the Balinese ritual calendar. Here, participation in ritual events is both a spiritual mandate and social obligation for women who spend countless hours crafting offerings. Ni Ketut’s masterful hand has contributed to her status as a highly respected ceremonial leader. However, the pressures of ritual requirements often overwhelm her, crowding her mind with memories of her difficult childhood during Indonesia’s war for independence.This may trigger Ketut’s bi-polar disorder episodes, for which she has been hospitalized over 35 times. Ni Ketut’s case reveals the binding associations that may make certain burdens unbearable as cultural obligations, traumatic historical events, and personal experience overlap in unique schemas of stress that trigger cyclical episodes of mental illness. Ritual Burdens questions how communal spiritual obligations may be folded into personal schemas of stress to trigger episodes of mental illness.DOWNLOAD STUDY GUIDEtinyurl.com/ritualguide
Memory of My Face - Globalization Mental Illness in Indonesia (FULL FILM) Elemental Productions 2019-02-01 | Bambang is a university-educated Indonesian man in his late thirties diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. The film explores the “globalized” features of Bambang’s illness and recovery narrative – western psychiatric diagnostics and pharmaceuticals, work opportunities in a rapidly changing urban environment, participation in an interfaith religious community, and his family’s understanding and acceptance of what Bambang describes as a “mental disability.”But it also considers aspects of Bambang’s more complex, historically and politically shaded narrative, giving language and a deeper substance to his illness experience. Memory of My Face illustrates how the residues of colonialism and the pervasive influence of globalization affect the subjective experience of mental illness.DOWNLOAD STUDY GUIDEtinyurl.com/memoryofmyfaceguide
The Bird Dancer (Clip) Gusti on destiny or karma in Bali Elemental Productions 2019-01-10 | Gusti from "The Bird Dancer" talks about the possibility that her Tourette Syndrome is due to destiny or karma.
The Bird Dancer (Clip) Gusti gets advice on dealing with Tourette Syndrome in Indonesia Elemental Productions 2019-01-07 | ...
The Bird Dancer - Tourette Syndrome in Bali (FULL FILM) Elemental Productions 2019-01-03 | The Bird Dancer focuses on Gusti Ayu, a young Balinese woman living with Tourette Syndrome and focuses on the social stigma of neuropsychiatric disorder and the human suffering it entails.Members of Gusti’s small rural community, who do not recognize her illness as a medical disorder, regard her with scorn or pity. Mired in loneliness, Gusti begins to question the meaningfulness of her existence after treatment by western and traditional practitioners fails.DOWNLOAD STUDY GUIDEtinyurl.com/birddancerguide
Afflictions: Steps Toward a Visual Psychological Anthropology (Book Trailer) Elemental Productions 2018-08-01 | This book is one of the first to integrate psychological and medical anthropology with the methodologies of visual anthropology, specifically ethnographic film. It discusses and complements the work presented in Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia, the first film series on psychiatric disorders in the developing world, in order to explore pertinent issues in the cross-cultural study of mental illness and advocate for the unique role film can play both in the discipline and in participants’ lives. Through ethnographically rich and self-reflexive discussions of the films, their production, and their impact, the book at once provides theoretical and practical guidance, encouragement, and caveats for students and others who may want to make such films.Learn more at afflictionsbook.com
Tajen: Interactive-Introduction to Balinese cockfighting Elemental Productions 2018-07-17 | An interactive web documentary made by visual anthropologists exploring the ancient bloodsport of cockfighting in Negara, Bali
40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy - Genocide in Indonesia (TRAILER) Elemental Productions 2015-10-05 | ...
40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy - Historians on genocide in Indonesia, 1965 Elemental Productions 2015-10-05 | Anthropologist and filmmaker Robert Lemelson, Ph.D.Anthropologist Geoffrey Robinson, Ph.D.Historian John Roosa, Ph.D.Historian Baskara T. Wardaya, Ph.D.
40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy -Clips of peoples experiences Elemental Productions 2015-10-05 | Although Budi was born decades after the killings of 1965, he is harassed, stigmatized, and traumatized by local villagers in Java due to his father’s status as an ex-political prisoner. At thirteen years old in Central Java, Lanny was abandoned by her father and later witnessed his execution.A high-caste Balinese, Degung was abandoned following his father’s death, and was raised by prostitutes in Surabaya, Java. Kereta is a Balinese farmer who witnessed the violence of 1965 firsthand. His father was betrayed by his own family and was subsequently executed in front of his children.
40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy - DIRECTORS STATEMENT Elemental Productions 2015-10-05 | The film tells a very poignant and moving story. It is our hope that more people in the world become aware of this tragic history. It is also our hope that Indonesians become more aware of this history, from the perspective of the victims. Understanding and telling this history is long overdue in modern Indonesia. It is also a vital process to ensure that this history is never repeated.
BITTER HONEY - Polygamy in Bali - Meet Sadra (Exclusive Clip) Elemental Productions 2014-11-28 | BITTER HONEY is currently screening in theaters around the country. To learn more about the film and where (& when) you can see it, please visit the website: http://www.bitterhoneyfilm.com/.
BITTER HONEY - On Tuajis involvement with the Communist Purge of 1965 in Indonesia Elemental Productions 2014-10-28 | BITTER HONEY is currently screening in theaters around the country. To learn more about the film and where (& when) you can see it, please visit the website: http://www.bitterhoneyfilm.com/.
Exclusive clip: BITTER HONEY - Purniasih talks about polygamy in Bali Elemental Productions 2014-10-28 | Purniasih, Darma's 5th wife, talks about children and her feelings on polygamy. To learn more about Purniasih and her struggle, please visit http://www.bitterhoneyfilm.com/. BITTER HONEY is currently screening in theaters around the country. To learn more about the film and where (& when) you can see it, please visit the website: http://www.bitterhoneyfilm.com/.
BITTER HONEY - Tuaji discusses his multiple wives - Polygamy in Bali (Exclusive Clip) Elemental Productions 2014-10-28 | BITTER HONEY is currently screening in theaters around the country. To learn more about the film and where (& when) you can see it, please visit the website: http://www.bitterhoneyfilm.com/.
BITTER HONEY - Tour of the Red Light District in Rural Bali (Exclusive Clip) Elemental Productions 2014-10-28 | BITTER HONEY is currently screening in theaters around the country. To learn more about the film and where (& when) you can see it, please visit the website: http://www.bitterhoneyfilm.com/.
Filmmaker Robert Lemelson on polygamy in Bali, Indonesia Elemental Productions 2014-10-23 | Robert Lemelson is an anthropologist and documentary filmmaker whose work focuses on the relationship of culture, psychology and personal experience in Indonesia. He is currently an adjunct professor of anthropology at UCLA and a research anthropologist in the Semel Institute of Neuroscience at UCLA. Read LA Times review: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-bitter-honey-movie-review-20141003-story.html
BITTER HONEY - Polygamy in Bali (Official Theatrical Trailer) Elemental Productions 2014-09-26 | BITTER HONEY is a feature-length documentary presenting an intimate and emotionally charged portrait of three polygamous families in Bali, Indonesia.BITTER HONEY screens theatrically in San Francisco at the Presidio Theatre (2340 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123) from October 17th - 23rd and opens in Boston, MA on October 24 for a week-long run at the Apple Cinemas FreshPond, including a special Q&A with director Robert Lemelson on Thursday, October 30, following the 7:15pm screening! Please visit www.bitterhoneyfilm.com for more information and upcoming screening dates around the country.
