BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Koalagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Seedbomb METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:Australia/Adelaide BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T030000 RDATE:20260405T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1030 TZOFFSETTO:+0930 TZNAME:ACST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260608T123236Z DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260620T200000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260620T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260608T123236Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260608T123236Z UID:https://seedbomb.au/events/445 DESCRIPTION:Pesta Babi: Colonialism in our time has become so popular in Indonesia and abroad that on May 14 organizers recorded around 130 simul taneous viewing locations. \;\n \;\nThere were over 30 attempts by then Indonesia security forces to close it down. Rather than relying on commercial cinemas or subscription platforms\, the documentary is circu lated free of charge. \;\n \;\nAny community able to gather at lea st 10 people can organize a screening and receive the film directly from its producers. \;\n \;\nSince its release in March\, screenings h ave spread rapidly across the country. \;\n \;\nIt had become so p opular that some enterprising ( thieving ) people in Indonesia cloned th e internet address of the film and sold it for $10 for a viewing. \;\ n \;\nTo maximize the films viewing audience on 22nd May the film was made free to view on You tube and it went viral with over 2\,459\,508 d ownloads on that day. \;\n \;\nWe expect that as the film is free and highly popular that we will need to have several showings of the fi lm. \;\n \;\nThe Event Cinema at The Exchange has seating for 155. If that books out\, we will release details of additional showings. \;\n \;\nPesta Babi – Colonialism in our time\, by Dandhy Laksono: 3\;\n \;\nSynopsis of the film: \;\n \;\nYasinta Moiwend\, a Ma rind Anim woman in Merauke\, was startled when\, on a quiet morning\, a massive ship docked at her village pier. The vessel carried hundreds of excavators under escort by military forces\, sent to Papua for a Nationa l Strategic Project for food production\, palm-based biodiesel\, and sug arcane bioethanol. \;\n \;\nVincen Kwipalo\, from the Yei communit y\, was likewise shocked when his clan’s land was suddenly marked with a sign reading: 'Property of the Indonesian Army'. Only later did he lear n that the land had been seized for the construction of a military batta lion headquarters\, at the very moment when sugarcane\, a plantation com pany\, was also encroaching on his ancestral forest. \;\n \;\n'Pig Feast' combines detailed field recordings with in-depth research to exa mine the power structures behind the operation. It exposes how governmen t and corporate entities—collaborating with military and religious group s—advance international and national goals of 'food security' and 'energ y transition' at the expense of Indigenous communities and landscapes.&# 13\;\n \;\nThe documentary illustrates the networks of Indonesian eli tes\, oligarchs\, and multinational corporations that benefit from the p roject\, providing a vivid depiction of the political ecology of Indones ian governance in Papua. 'Pig Feast' serves as a record of colonialism t hat remains intact today. \;\n \;\nAbout the director: \;\nDan dhy Dwi Laksono is an Indonesian activist\, investigative journalist\, a nd filmmaker. He is known for his critical documentaries which look at h ow political and business interests collude to undermine democracy\, inf ringe on human rights and destroy vulnerable natural and social environm ents in Indonesia. Born in East Java\, Dandhy Laksono majored in Interna tional Relations at Padjadjaran University in Bandung\, West Java\, befo re founding the research-based documentary and audio-visual production h ouse Watchdoc. \;\n \;\n\n\nTags: Film Screening\, West Papua\, Fr ee\, deforestation\, anti-militarism\, Refugee\n\nImported from: https:/ /seedbomb.au/events/445 URL:https://events.humanitix.com/pesta-babi-colonialism-in-our-time SUMMARY:Pesta Babi (Pig Feast): Colonialism in our time LOCATION:The Exchange: 55 Exchange Place\, Adelaide SA 5000 Australia SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR