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 ( , ; , Jawi script, Jawoë: ; Van Ophuijsen Spelling System, Old Spelling: ''Atjeh'') is the westernmost Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the northern end of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capit ...

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 Jakarta International Film F ...

'' (''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