Aryo Danusiri (born 26 September 1973) is an Indonesian

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. He started his first documentary, '' Village Goat Takes The Beating'', about

Aceh Aceh ( ), officially the Aceh Province ( ace, Nanggroë Acèh; id, Provinsi Aceh) is the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the northernmost of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capital and largest city. Granted a s ...

human rights violations, in 1999. This documentary was an official selection at the 2001 Amnesty Film Festival in

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. Since then, his ethnographic films, documentaries and short films about human rights and multicultural problems in Indonesia have been screened at various festivals including the

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(RAI) Film Festival in the United Kingdom, the

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in the United States, as well as festivals in

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and

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. His three documentaries on Aceh have been released on

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for international distribution by

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(Between Three World Project, 2005). In 2005, he finished his

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in visual cultural studies from Tromso University,

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, with an ethno-documentary about West Papua calle
''Lukas' Moment''
This film received the "Best Student Film" award at the RAI Ethnographic Film Festival, UK. He began his

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studies in visual anthropology at

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with a grant from the

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. ''Playing Between Elephants'' is his first feature-length documentary and won the Human Rights Award at the 2007

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. Danusiri is the executive director of Ragam Media Network, an

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that develops visual media as a catalyst for cross-cultural learning and community knowledge management. His current project is "Connexxcreen for Countering Fundamentalism in Indonesia" (sponsored by HIVOS).

Filmography

*
On Broadway
' (2010) produced at

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* ''

Playing Between Elephants ''Playing Between Elephants'' is a feature-length documentary about humanitarian intervention in the post-tsunami and post-conflict Aceh. This documentary won Human Rights Award at Jakarta International Film Festival 2007. History of Aceh Do ...

'' (''Di Antara Gajah-gajah'') (2007) * '' Lukas' Moment'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2003) * ''

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'' (''Penyair Negeri Linge'') (2000) * '' Village Goat Takes The Beating'' (''Kambing Kampung Yang Kena Pukul'') (1999)

External links

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Three Documentaries about Aceh by Aryo DanusiriIn-Docs-Indonesian Documentary Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Danusiri, Aryo 1973 births Living people Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Indonesian film directors Indonesian documentary film directors