2012-02-14T04:52:53+11:00 Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors daily 1 2010-04-29T17:00:31Z A photo, video and sound collage (remix) produced for ccSalon, Brisbane, November 2006. toysatellite Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors 2011-05-04T05:06:22Z Video video/quicktime Written and produced in memory of those who suffered and perished during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor. The midnight mass that appears on this piece was recorded on the eve of the millennium. Timor Mass was produced for Undercurrents which was commissioned for the opening of the 2001 Taipei International Arts Festival. toysatellite Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors undercurrents featured timor mass ambient 2011-09-20T02:05:01Z Video video/x-msvideo NOTHINGKNOWN is a quasi anthropological study of loss of culture, tradition and native title within the indigenous Diaspora of Sarawak, Malaysia. toysatellite Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors sarawak Kenyah Bengoh Bakun Bidayuh 2012-02-08T14:55:34Z Video video/mp4 TONG TANA (Penan for “into the forest”) is a series of metaphorical stories inspired by the diminishing forests of the world, deep concerns on their rapid urbanisation and the dispossession from land that troubles the remaining forested countries. TONG TANA draws direct influence from the indigenous peoples of Sarawak (one of two states of Malaysia on the island of Borneo), struggling to maintain their customary right to the land they inhabit, feed themselves from and protect. toysatellite Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors tongtana sarawak penan dayak 2011-08-08T03:04:55Z Video video/mp4 The Bidayuh, one of more than 40 sub-ethnic groups in Sarawak, face a threat to their livelihood, traditional lands and culture with the development of the controversial Bengoh Dam. Twelve more dams are proposed for Sarawak and tens of thousands of forest people are likely to be displaced. Not only are the last forest communities of Borneo losing access to their ancestral lands, the world is losing some of the last rainforests that remain in Asia. toysatellite Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors Sarawak dams water land-rights Bidayuh Dayak 2011-12-20T07:12:21Z Video video/mp4 Sarawak Gone - the last forest communities of Sarawak struggle to maintain customary rights to land - a micro-docs series. Presented by Andrew Garton in association with SACCESS. Released online, February 2010. toysatellite Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors Sarawak featured Iban Kenyah Dayak Penan Bidayuh 2011-05-04T02:48:56Z Video video/mp4 Bidayuh travel to the Bakun Dam resettlement scheme and hear from the resettled Kenyah at Sungai Asap about their experiences and see first hand the results of resettlement. They also meet with Iban at Rumah Agi who fought to retain customary right to their own land in the face of palm oil exploitation. Episode three of "The Dam" from the micro-docs series, Sarawak Gone. toysatellite Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors dams Bakun Bengoh Iban Bidayuh Kenyah Sarawak NCR 2011-12-31T01:43:01Z Video video/mp4 In episode two of "Sarawak Gone - THE DAM" we review the Environment Impact Assessment prepared prior to construction of the Bengoh Dam. We look at the anticipated loss of habitat and the inundation of protected and endangered species. toysatellite Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors en dams Sarawak Bengoh Bidayuh Dayak 2011-05-10T07:58:43Z Video video/mp4 On the 23 October 2007 Kelesau Naan, the Headman of the Penan village, Long Kerong, left his wife at a rest area in the forest to check on his traps. He never returned. Two months later his remains were found scattered across the Segita River, deep in the Ulu Baram, Sarawak. toysatellite Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors en Sarawak sarawakgone Penan Ulu Baram 2012-01-30T00:23:10Z Video video/x-ms-wmv 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 the music of former generations and in the style that represents that heritage. toysatellite Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors Sarawak sarawakgone Kenyah dam Borneo 2012-01-02T00:05:28Z Video video/x-ms-wmv West Papuan farmer Tunaliwor Kiwo recounts the details of his torture by Indonesian soldiers on 30 May 2010. Testimonial trailer produced for the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival 2011. toysatellite Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors testimony testimonial survivor torture 2011-12-27T13:36:45Z Video video/x-ms-wmv As forest cultures endure the loss of the customary lands, their elders suffer the realisation that theirs is the last generation to remember everything... toysatellite Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors Sarawak Bidayuh Bakun Kenyah 2012-01-02T00:07:02Z Video video/mp4 Actually, he's a driver... I asked, "Are there sounds from the forest you no longer hear? Sounds you were familiar with that you just don't hear any more?" He described a soundscape of birds, where they would make certain sounds and during which season. toysatellite Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors deforestation Sarawak Ulu Baram 2011-10-04T08:34:41Z Video video/mp4 The legendary South African artist, Barbara Tyrrell, talks about her motivations and describes an event that inspired her life's work - she was three years old at the time. toysatellite Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors South Africa anthropology drawing 2011-12-27T11:12:15Z Video video/mp4 Young Hazara in both Melbourne and abroad collaborate to produce a micro-docs series, a video installation, public screenings and exhibitions, mentored by media artists and creative producers. Bamiyarra will be on screen at the Emerge Festival - Melbourne CBD - in June 2012 and on site at Signal - Southbank Melbourne - in August 2012. toysatellite Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors Hazara Afghanistan media arts homelands 2011-12-14T03:45:35Z Video video/mp4