‘The documentary, it was touching. We feel what happened.’ Bu Sri, a survivor of the Indonesian massacres of 1965 and subsequent imprisonment, was reacting to an Argentinian documentary about the disappeared children of the 1970-80s regime. Her observations were recorded as part of Screening Violence, a research project which explores memories and perceptions of civil conflict in Algeria, Argentina, Colombia, Indonesia and Northern Ireland. In this talk, we will explain how documentary film can function as a stimulus to debate, as well as its role in sharing the stories of our participants for a wider audience.
Speakers: Guy Austin (Researcher and project leader, Newcastle University), Pablo Burgos (Filmmaker, Bogotá, Colombia),
Gemma McKinnie (Researcher and filmmaker, Newcastle University)
Supported by The Institute for Social Science, Newcastle University and The Institute for Creative Arts Practice, Newcastle University
Content Guidance: This session may contain discussions about mental health and PTSD.
