Minikino Articles

An American filmmaker and film theorist Noël Burch in his book To the Distant Observer (1979) explained how Japanese cinema culture developed by utilizing its cultural foundations that were correlated...

I think a great film not only talks to the audience through its dialogue, but also through its silences. Somehow, when the characters are not doing anything action-filled or even...

Based on the Japanese novel “An Afternoon on November 3rd” and beautifully shot in 16 mm, The Chicken is a short film directed by Neo Sora that alludes to the...

Ada satu pengalaman yang cukup melekat di kepala saya ketika demonstrasi Omnibus Law di Jogja tahun 2020. Kala itu menjelang sore di Malioboro, demonstran ketar-ketir dipukul mundur aparat negara. Saya...

Barking dogs, mangled wild boars, and excited hunters: Manyalak (Barking) depicts the tradition of boar hunting among the Minangkabau people. The documentary film by Riri and Reza depicts a unique...