Mass Grave + In the Shadow of the Pagodas

Indonesia 2002, 26 min, English subtitles +
Switzerland/Myanmar 2004, 52 min, English subtitles (the director will be present)

Mass Grave: This sad and sensitive account records the unearthing of an actual mass grave in Indonesia, which contained the corpses of alleged political activists, namely communists, who were murdered during Suharto’s regime. The film follows the course of the victims’ relatives’ plea to exhume the remains with dignity in a forest in Wonosobo, Central Java in 2000, only to be faced with harsh resistance from the locals.

In the Shadow of the Pagodas—the other Burma: A dangerous journey into Myanmar’s jungle, where hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people fled from forced labour, murder, and torture at the hands of the ruling military junta. Defying the most potent weapon of the genocide - silence - the documentary gives voice to Myanmar’s ethnic minorities and political opposition groups as they struggle for freedom and democratic rule.

Within the framework of the Asia-Pacific Weeks, which are supported by the Stiftung Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin (DKLB).