Finding Ratna Asmara and the Herstory of Indonesian Cinema
about 18 months ago (11/22/2022)
Finding Ratna Asmara and the Herstory of Indonesian Cinema | ArtsEquator Skip to content The tale of a pioneering woman Indonesian filmmaker converges with the mission of a group of women film researchers, as Adrian Jonathan Pasaribu highlights how archives and historical records often render some stories invisible. For many, the history of Indonesian cinema is a tale of great men. It usually begins with Usmar Ismail, who is acknowledged as the first director to produce a film with a fully Indonesian crew.