Memories of Timor (documentary film screening)

An Indonesian student’s capstone research project turned into a journey of a lifetime, as she explored the dark history of Timor-Leste that she had not seen before in textbooks.

From visits to torture chambers to meeting the young generation of Timor-Leste, this film chronicles the effort to unearth memories. Not for revenge, but to prevent similar tragedies from reoccurring.

INGATAN DARI TIMOR (Memories of Timor) - documentary film

Duration: 70 minutes

Director: Ari Trismana

Producer: Rita Padawangi

Executive Producers: Anton Novenanto, Mely Noviryani

Production House & Year of Release: Watchdoc, 2025

Speaker & chair biographies

Dr Rita Padawangi  is Associate Professor at the College of Interdisciplinary & Experiential Learning, Singapore University of Social Sciences. A sociologist by training, her research interests are social movements, environmental justice, as well as community-based urban development. She produces documentary films as part of her research and teaching, and her most recent film is “Ingatan dari Timor” (2025).

Elivania Alves Correia graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture of Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa'e in 2024. In Dili, she is an alumnus of Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) Youth Human Rights defender, a non-governmental organisation that focuses on human rights and transitional justice.

Prof. John Sidel is Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, and the Sir Patrick Gillam Professor of International and Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

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