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02.12.13

Rocket Rain Premiere at Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival

If you have read Whiteboard Journal, then you will have noticed that we have been covering news of Anggun Priambodo's first full-length film, Rocket Rain. After releasing a great concept film soundtrack, those who are eager to watch the film can finally do so because is a festival that seek to raise awareness regarding Asian Films in Indonesia. Featuring film screenings, lectures, and discussions, this years JAFF will screen local films such as Soegija, What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love, to International work such as The Thieves, and Secretly Greatly. One of the films is, of course, Rocket Rain. Anggun Priambodo's story of family, friendship, and imagination is a treat, so if you're in the area, be sure to watch the film. . for JAFF's complete schedule click on the following link:

02.12.13

Before They Pass Away by Jimmy Nelson

to the tribesmen of the world when he traveled to the most remote areas of 14 countries on an attempt to visit and take photographs of 31 secluded tribes with his 50-yeas-old plate camera. “Before They Pass Away.” As dramatic as it sounds, it is a compilation of dramatic photographs of the last tribesmen before they, together with their cultures, pass away.

29.11.13

Worlds We Created by Nicholas Santos

As a child, one might have encountered those times of imagining oneself  in certain desired conditions as a measure of an escape from reality; it could be a fantasy of being a superhero, meeting the tooth fairy,  or perhaps, like the case of this movie: riding a rocketship. Although it is considered normal (it is even considered important for a child's cognitive development by the psychologists), what if one day, we “walk the line between the reality and imagination”? is a short movie written and directed by , a filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. Nicholas himself described the movie as his “attempt at recreating that feeling when you stop living in your imagination so much” and “when the harsh realities of life really kick in.” Set in 1969, the movie centers on the story of a 12-year-old boy who has a huge fascination towards rocketships, which could be conceived by the way he watches rocketship tv shows and the things in his room that are connected to rocketships. Later in the movie, it is shown that the boy plays a pretend war with two of his friends: The Bully and The Four Eyes. And this is when reality and imagination start to intersect. This movie was originally named “Rocketship” but then changed to its current title as the makers thought the latter appeared to be more accurately depicting the idea of the movie. It has won awards at the Festivus Film Festival, Suffolk Film Festival and HollyShorts Film Festival and is also the official selection of  22 film festivals such as DC Shorts Film Festival, Indie Memphis Film Festival, Tallgrass Film Festial, Boston Underground Film Festival, and more. Subtle in storytelling, stunning in cinematography and solid in meaning, Worlds We Created is bound to be one of this year's best short movies.  

29.11.13

A Handful of Myanmar by Berta upe Tilmantaitė

Berta upe Tilmantaite, went boat-travelling from Yangon to Pathen and also traveled to some small villages along the river with her friend Lucas.  At one time, a little girl came up to them with a handful of fruits. Her act inspired them to name this journey video as they also thought that it seemed like the whole of Myanmar could fit in those small girl's hands. website.

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