The remarkable fly-on-the-wall documentary High Noon in JAKARTA IS AN
INTIMATE PORTRAYAL OF BAPAK ABDURRAHMAN WAHID'S PRESIDENCY. An
unprecedented view from within the Freedom Palace in Jakarta as
President Abdurrahman Wahid takes on the entrenched power of the
military in a tactical battle over who will run Indonesia.
Award-winning Sydney filmmaker Curtis Levy lived at the President's
Palace for 4 months to make this intimate portrayal of the President's
life at a time when he was locked in a do-or-die struggle with General
Wiranto. General Wiranto had been the strongman for the former
dictator, Suharto, and was in charge of the Indonesian army during the
sacking of East Timor after the referendum.
This is a free event. The screening will be followed by a brief talk
with the filmmaker.
_This event is co-hosted with the Department of Indonesian Studies at
the University of Sydney._
_Please note that by registering for this event, you will
automatically be subscribed to the SSEAC mailing list. Should you have
any questions, please feel free to contact sseac@sydney.edu.au._
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