Indonesia Calling (1946)

Release Date: 1946-08-09
Runtime: 0h 23min
Production Company: Waterside Workers Federation Film Unit
Production Country: Australia
Director: Joris Ivens

Filmed secretly in Sydney by Dutch documentarian Joris Ivens, this short records the solidarity of Indonesian seamen, Australian trade unionists, and local activists who refused to support Dutch efforts to restore colonial rule after World War II. More than a chronicle, it was an act of protest that aligned cinema with the Indonesian independence movement.