Indonesia Calling

*6.1

Status

Released

Production

Waterside Workers Federation Film Unit

Aired

1946-08-09

Indonesia Calling

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.