Indonesia Calling: Joris Ivens in Australia

Documentary Feature (2009) – MIFF Premiere, ABC1
dir. John Hughes  | prod. Andrea Foxworthy |  edit. Uri Mizrahi
Earlyworks Films

• Australian Writers Guild AWGIE Award – Best Documentary for Public Broadcast (2010)
• Australian Directors Guild Award nominee – Best Documentary Feature (2010)
• Official Selection, International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA) Amsterdam (2009)
• Official Selection, Melbourne International Film Festival (2009)
• Official Selection, Brisbane International Film Festival (2009)
• Official Selection, Sydney International Film Festival (2010)
• Laborfest, San Fransico (2010)
• FOXTEL Australian Documentary Prize nominee (2010)

Indonesia Calling: Joris Ivens in Australia recalls the birth of Indonesia, and the impact of a small film, made at a moment of crisis, on Australia’s relations with its northern neighbor and it’s legacy for Australian documentary film culture.

Film trailer
ABC1 Indonesia Calling website
Earlyworks website
Director John Hughes talking about the film on ABC Radio National
John Hughes’ Senses Of Cinema article