ENGAGEMEDIA MAY UPDATE

[Gustaff Harriman Iskandar]

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. MAY'S FEATURED VIDEOS Mentawai Tattoo Revival (English Subtitle) by Rahung Nasution Aman Durga Sipatiti (a tattoo artist based in Jakarta) has been visiting the interior of Siberut Island, Mentawai, since early 2009 to document a style of tattoo that has nearly vanished. The Sape Master by Andrew Garton Seven generations of music are said to be held by a Sape master living in the Bakun Dam resettlement scheme, 180km southeast of Bintulu, Sarawak, East Malaysia. The Sape is one of the more well known traditional instruments of Sarawak, but few remain who can perform in the style that represents its heritage. "Privatisation is theft" by Jamie McMechan Award winning journalist John Pilger gives a candid account of the success of the community based anti-privatisation campaign, "Save Our Sydney Ferries". FMG's Great Native Title Swindle by Yindjibarndi Channel This video records a ‘native title’ meeting (16 March 2011) sponsored by the iron ore miner, Fortescue Metals Group (FMG). The video was removed from Vimeo after pressure from FMG. Indigenous activists accuse FGM of highly manipulating the proceedings. FEATURED FILMMAKER Patmawati (Eva) Taibe is a teacher and filmmaker from Makassar, Sulewesi. In 2006, Eva began putting on screenings in Makassar and soon after began a film community called KiriDepan (Left Front)... more APRIL ROUNDUP In April EngageMedia received an "Innovator award" as part of the Global Social Change Film Festival (GSCFF) in Ubud, Bali. The team also conducted a screening a video distribution workshop... more In Jakarta EngageMedia collaborated with Emmy Award winning and two-time Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker Jonathan Stack. Working with Stack and the GSCFF EngageMedia organise two workshops, a screening and a lecture... more Next month EngageMedia will be conducting a plumi workshop with ASTEKI, a network of local Indonesian TV stations... more In some sad news, EngageMedia mourns the passing of Indonesian video activist Chandra Tanzil of In-Docs... more Filmmakers and campaigners need your feedback. Please rate and comment videos Support EngageMedia EngageMedia Social Media Stay in Touch Got any thoughts, requests or compliments? Drop us a line at con...@engagemedia.org   You are receiving this email because you signed up at engagemedia.org Unsubscribe blaul...@gmail.com from this list. Update your subscription preferences EngageMedia Collective Inc. (VIC A0048171P) The text in this email is licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 licence. Please check individual videos and images for licensing information.   Forward this email to a friend Update your profile

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