The Oscar-nominated BitTorrent Bundle film inspires a global movement. The Act of Killing addresses an act of genocide largely unknown in the West, and unacknowledged at home, in Indonesia. Our collective amnesia is the true legacy of dictatorship. This film challenges a regime to remember a 1965 massacre. What happens next is unforgettable.
Directors of the Oscar-shortlisted film use BitTorrent Bundle to distribute and preserve Indonesian death squad testimony. Download the Bundle here. From 1965 to 1966, more than a million Indonesians were massacred by the country’s newly installed right-wing dictatorship. The death squad remained in power. And mass murder became a cultural punchline: a party joke, a…
One year ago today, we won a victory for Internet freedom. One week ago, we lost a hero of the open world. Foundational human rights – equality, expression – are more fragile than they should be. And it’s in this light, and with this knowledge, that we remember and honor the work of civil rights…