About
40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy tells the story of one of the largest unknown mass-killings of the 20th century. In 1965-66, an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 people were secretly killed when General Suharto began a bloody purge of suspected communists throughout Indonesia. For decades, the Indonesian government repressed all memory of this event, and the world looked away.
Based on the research of prominent anthropologist Robert Lemelson and edited by two-time Academy Award winner Pietro Scalia, this film follows the compelling testimonies of four individuals and their families from Central Java and Bali, as they break their silence for the first time. Told in understated detail, the cumulative effect of their stories is heartbreaking, profound and ultimately redemptive.
Credits
Executive Producer
Robert Lemelson
Produced by
Elemental Productions
Directed By
Robert Lemelson
Director of Photography
Dag Yngvesson
Interviewees
(In order of appearance)
Degung Santikarma
Nyoman Kereta
Sumini
Budi Santosa
Mudakir
Lanny Anggawati
Robert Lemelson
Geoffrey Robinson
John Roosa
Father Baskara Wardaya
Suroso
Alex Albertus Kristianto
Edy Sulistyanto
Anak Agung Mayun Karmadi
Made
Pak Ketut
Supervising Editor
Pietro Scalia
Original Music by
Malcolm Cross
Editors
Kathy Huang
Wing Ko
Emily Ng
Dag Yngvesson
Heidi Zimmerman
Additional Editing
Martha Stroud
Robert Lemelson
Luis O. Lopez
Associate Producer
Dag Yngvesson
Post Music Supervisor
Richard Henderson
Post Production Supervisor
Alessandra Pasquino
Field Producers
Rachmi Diyah Larasati
Wayan Sadha
Ninik Supartini
Visual FX Design & Graphics
Luis O. Lopez
Additional Camera
Rachmi Diyah Larasati
Carolyn Rouse
Ninik Supartini
Koes Yuliadi
Field Music Recording
Dag Yngvesson
Music Editor
Richard Henderson
Additional Music Editors
Masahiko Sunami
Dag Yngvesson
Director of Operations, W&F
David Marcus
Re-recording mixer, W&F
Rich Rauh
Recordist, W&F
John Graves
Supervising Sound Editor, W&F
Jeff Pitts
Dialogue Editor, W&F
Rich Rauh
Sound Designer, W&F
Jeff Pitts
Sound Effects Editors, W&F
Jacob Gorski
John Graves
Brent Kiser
Transfer Colorist
Arnold Ram
Producers, RP
Matt Moran
Online Colorist, RP
Marcelo Aprille
Subtitles
Riawaty Jap
Irene Sukwandi
Putu S.
Juliana Wijaya
R. Wijaya
Transcription & Translation
Riawaty Jap
Rachmi Diyah Larasati
Henny Linggawati
Wayan Sadha
Degung Santikarma
Ninik Supartini
Putu S.
Anak Agung Ngurah Termana
Juliana Wijaya
R. Wijaya
Upadi Yuliatmo
Digitizing & Logging
R. Wijaya
Editorial Assistant
León Ghésu Ritz-Barr
Lichin Rodger
R. Wijaya
Production Office Manager
Yee Ie
Legal Advisors
Greenberg Glusker Fields
Claman & Machtinger LLP
Original Score Recorded & Mixed
John Wood, Stanley Recordings
Original Score Featured
Adam Berg
Malcom Cross
Alan Mautner
Harry Scorzo
Marcy Vaj
Nyoman Wenten
John Wood
Learning Resources
Forty Years of Silence College Study Guide
