Exploring the legacy of Indonesian experimental cinema through ARKIPEL film collective

This study investigates the intersection between history and the concept of Indonesian experimental film. Illuminating the concept behind current Indonesian experimental cinema, this research uses qualitative research design. Thematic analysis was applied with semi-structured interviews with Indones...

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Main Author: Dyah Ayu Wiwid Sintowoko
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Cogent Arts & Humanities
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2025.2500121
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description This study investigates the intersection between history and the concept of Indonesian experimental film. Illuminating the concept behind current Indonesian experimental cinema, this research uses qualitative research design. Thematic analysis was applied with semi-structured interviews with Indonesian experimental film activist ARKIPEL and two Indonesian film industry figures to gain in-depth analysis. The study discovered that Indonesian experimental film concepts and practices have distinct characteristics based on the spirit of the film collective and experimentation with various modes of production. In the film industry landscape, Indonesian experimental film is synonymous with expanded cinema, integrating various interdisciplinary elements of cross-border art into a single medium, including traditional music, performing arts, and theatricality; within a black-and-white, silent film enriches narrative experimentation stories with the value of Indonesian culture. At the same time, ARKIPEL emphasizes that Indonesian experimental film is related to the spirit practice of activism with an in-material orientation, such as developing archives and knowledge.
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spelling doaj-art-303371ab2a0d4fd5ac3f75ad2b99cafc2025-08-20T03:52:42ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Arts & Humanities2331-19832025-12-0112110.1080/23311983.2025.2500121Exploring the legacy of Indonesian experimental cinema through ARKIPEL film collectiveDyah Ayu Wiwid Sintowoko0Visual Art Department, School of Creative Industries, Telkom University, Bandung, IndonesiaThis study investigates the intersection between history and the concept of Indonesian experimental film. Illuminating the concept behind current Indonesian experimental cinema, this research uses qualitative research design. Thematic analysis was applied with semi-structured interviews with Indonesian experimental film activist ARKIPEL and two Indonesian film industry figures to gain in-depth analysis. The study discovered that Indonesian experimental film concepts and practices have distinct characteristics based on the spirit of the film collective and experimentation with various modes of production. In the film industry landscape, Indonesian experimental film is synonymous with expanded cinema, integrating various interdisciplinary elements of cross-border art into a single medium, including traditional music, performing arts, and theatricality; within a black-and-white, silent film enriches narrative experimentation stories with the value of Indonesian culture. At the same time, ARKIPEL emphasizes that Indonesian experimental film is related to the spirit practice of activism with an in-material orientation, such as developing archives and knowledge.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2025.2500121Indonesian experimental filmIndonesian cinemaIndonesian film styleARKIPELpost-cinemaFilmmaking and Postproduction
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Exploring the legacy of Indonesian experimental cinema through ARKIPEL film collective
Cogent Arts & Humanities
Indonesian experimental film
Indonesian cinema
Indonesian film style
ARKIPEL
post-cinema
Filmmaking and Postproduction
title Exploring the legacy of Indonesian experimental cinema through ARKIPEL film collective
title_full Exploring the legacy of Indonesian experimental cinema through ARKIPEL film collective
title_fullStr Exploring the legacy of Indonesian experimental cinema through ARKIPEL film collective
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the legacy of Indonesian experimental cinema through ARKIPEL film collective
title_short Exploring the legacy of Indonesian experimental cinema through ARKIPEL film collective
title_sort exploring the legacy of indonesian experimental cinema through arkipel film collective
topic Indonesian experimental film
Indonesian cinema
Indonesian film style
ARKIPEL
post-cinema
Filmmaking and Postproduction
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2025.2500121
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