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The Irreplaceable Sumba

'Irreplaceable' is the best word to define the experience at the COP in Sumba, which took place from July 13th to August 3rd, 2023. It was not an easy endeavor to collaborate Petra Christian University students with others from different universities in Sumba and internationally to work together to enhance the villages in Sumba. Different cultures and traits have become one of the hurdles to face by continuing to hold hands together. Learn a glimpse at the adventure, COP participants who finally learned lessons and created memories throughout their time in Sumba.

The Irreplaceable Sumba

NR 2023
Our Wisisi Music

Through an encounter between modern technology and the rituals of the people in the central mountainous region of West Papua, Nikolas, Asep, and other youths transformed the local Papuan music Wisisi and Pesek into a popular electronic music offering with a rocking Aster shuffle. From self-distribution mode such as Bluetooth transfer, to YouTube algorithm recommendations, Wisisi is now a contemporary music that is not only loved in West Papua, but also by many in other parts of the world.

Our Wisisi Music

NR 2023
The Cloud People

By the time mankind is beginning to experience the first significant effects of climate change announced for decades by scientists, a major scientific campaign of clouds observation is taking place in the Caribbean, bringing together researchers from all over the world. It is no longer a question of preventing the warming of the atmosphere, but of knowing precisely what will be the scale of it. Within this research, the role of clouds is still the biggest unknown since we don't know if they will increase or dampen the warming. The tiny island of Barbados, where the campaign is taking place, is at the forefront of the challenges ahead. Through the successes and failures of the campaign, Barbadians and climatologists explore the fascination that clouds inspire. Somewhere between science, history and poetry, they draw a composite portrait of research.

The Cloud People

NR 2023
What Humans See as Blood, Jaguars See as Chicha

In the rural desert of Bolivia, where the most important presence is the wind moving between papa flowers and animals, the people who harvest the land, those who built the ancient artifacts and sacred objects and the musicians who play moseñada – songs linked to the first products of the harvest – on the streets of the city have one point in common: labor. With a successful inclusion of stories of enchanted lakes, legends that pass from mouth to mouth – or from orality to audiovisual, in this case – and give a fantastic aura to those lands, Luciana Decker Orozco not only manages to capture life without oscillations . field, but resorts to the incessant movement of images and sound accompaniment to define a sensory and transcendental experience for the viewer.

What Humans See as Blood, Jaguars See as Chicha

5.0 2023
Tutti

The short documentary film that follows the world-famous Kyiv children's choir "Shchedryk" as they face a life-altering event. Set against the backdrop of war, a group of children between the ages of 12 and 17 find their lives shattered at 4 am on February 24, 2022. However, amidst the turmoil, music remains their solace. To reunite once again, the scattered members of the choir must come together to perform on the prestigious stage of Carnegie Hall. Through the challenges of war, they learn the true meaning of togetherness and the transformative power of music.

Tutti

NR 2023
Public Domain

Res communis omnium is a Roman law term that defined things that by their nature are of universal human value - such as land, air. The concept has retained its relevance in international law. When the copyright on a work expires, it goes into the public domain (the more relevant modern term is public domain). Based on an analysis of the creativity of over 500 artists, writers, composers, architects, researchers from all over the world, whose works have ceased to be legally protected by copyright since 2022 (50-60-70-80 years after the death of the authors), we are trying to musically and poetically form to re-read what we got into the public domain at this critical time. It turns out. a kind of time capsule, the works were created over half a century ago,

Public Domain

NR 2023
Boxing Shadows

Thirty-year-old Sisi is a World Boxing Council Asia Title champion and the mother of a three-year-old boy. Not only will she have the opportunity to fight in a potentially career-changing International Boxing Federation match, she will also be taking full-time care of her son. Sisi was born and raised in a conservative family who believe—as many do in China—that motherhood is a woman’s most important job. After her son was born, Sisi suffered severe postnatal depression. Boxing became her way out, away to show the world she existed. With her athletic career reinvigorated, Sisi is constantly dodging accusations about her life choices. Can Sisi win inside and outside of the ring?

Boxing Shadows

NR 2023
Informe Plus+. Sebas Saiz, campeón a contracorriente

The story of Sebas Saiz is that of an adventurous character who has broken stereotypes since his beginnings in basketball. The Madrid power forward, trained in the lower categories of Real Madrid and Estudiantes, soon decided that he wanted something different for himself than what was expected of his sports career. At the age of 17 he left for the United States, where he triumphed in the NCAA and became friends with actor Morgan Freeman. But his most groundbreaking decision came after he returned to Spain and spent two seasons in the ACB. He decided to go play in Japan when he was only 25 years old, moved by the impressive economic offer that came to him from Japan and with the well-being of his family as his number one priority. There, not only has he shown that he can grow as an elite athlete in an emerging league, but Sebas has become captain of the Spanish National Team and has been proclaimed champion of the last Eurobasket.

Informe Plus+. Sebas Saiz, campeón a contracorriente

NR 2023
The Pavilion on the water

The Pavilion on the Water is a cinematic journey into the world of Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa and his passion for Japanese culture. Japan, to him, was an inspirational universe but also the place where he eventually died in 1978, at the height of his career, while retracing the steps of wandering poet Matsuo Bashō. Through the words of his son, some of his collaborators and a Japanese philosopher, the documentary unfolds and quests after the sense of beauty. A nostalgic feeling permeates the whole film for that rare event which is the birth of an artist. Although he passed away, he left behind a work that, still to this day, delights and amuses.

The Pavilion on the water

4.5 2023
The Dogmatics: A Dogumentary

The Dogmatics might very well be the most emblematic Boston band of this half-century, that too-few people know about. They gained notoriety with a loyal following in the Boston music scene, and beyond. The quartet was no different than any other talentless, self-deprecating, beer-swilling, girl-chasing lunkheads with guitars. It wasn't about money. Catching a girl's eye, a free round of drinks, or simply completing a song in unison were their rewards. Fans and fellow bands in Massachusetts look fondly on the decades of positive ripple effects their presence (still to this day) has on the local music scene. This documentary is a labor of love by family and friends, crafted as a tribute to the Dogmatics' late co-founder and bassist Paul O'Halloran. See how the band came into being in the early 1980s, rising out of a pocket of musical talent in the South Shore area near Boston. At its core, this is a story of brothers - by both blood and bond.

The Dogmatics: A Dogumentary

10.0 2023
Dans les ruines de Mossoul - Don’t Come Back

July 2017, liberated Mosul lies in ruins. Ghadeer, a young journalist who took refuge in Brussels after the Islamic State took the city, decides to abandon the promise of a future in Europe to return to his people. With a few friends, he founded Radio One FM, a station independent of any religious, community or political affiliation, which could help restore peace. The first two years were those of utopia for this volunteer team: thanks to journalistic work documenting the country's difficulties, Radio One gained a national audience. But economic difficulties and the growing pressure of militias linked to the political clans fighting for control of Iraq finally got the better of the enterprise.

Dans les ruines de Mossoul - Don’t Come Back

9.0 2023