Featured Filmmakers
We're always on the lookout for interesting filmmakers from the Asia Pacific to inspire our community. Collected here is a list of all the creative individuals we've previously interviewed. If there's someone who you think should be featured here, write to us!
Featured Filmmaker: Manu And Thois Discuss Papuan Voices
Thois Wanma and Immanuel (Manu) Hindom are from Papuan Voices (PV), a community of Papuan film makers, that collectively aim to share their stories to the world. Thois and Manu came to Yogyakarta for the Papuan Voices Film Roadshow from 17 to 26 November 2018, where films from Papua were screened in six major cities of Java. Thois is from the Papuan Voices community in Sorong, the largest city of the Indonesian province of West Papua; while Manu belongs to the PV community in Keerom Regency in eastern side of Papua Province of Indonesia.
Featured Filmmaker: Hathairat Phaholtap (Wist)
Hathairat Phaholtap is a TV journalist and a documentary film maker from Thailand who is promoting and defending human rights by presenting the truth to people.
Featured Filmmaker: Cha Roque
Cha Roque is a literary writer, filmmaker, and LGBT advocate from the Philippines.
Featured Filmmaker: Netting Supolrai (Mekong Nomad)
Netting Jaruwan Supolrai, a filmmaker from Northeastern Thailand, set off on a journey to visit friends across the Mekong region and found out that humanity is borderless.
Featured Filmmaker: Jason Soo
We interview Jason Soo, a filmmaker from Singapore whose work highlights activists and activism over the course of its history.
Featured Filmmaker: The Isaan Record
We speak with The Isaan Record, a media and video production organization in Northeastern Thailand about their hopes and challenges.
Featured Filmmaker: Bonny Lanny
Bonny Lanny joined Papuan Voices Wamena in 2014 and since then has made several captivating documentaries and an album of unique local songs. Papuan Voices is a video advocacy initiative working with Papuan activists to more effectively tell their stories to the world.
Featured Filmmaker: Bonny Lanny
Bonny Lanny joined Papuan Voices Wamena in 2014 and since then has made several captivating documentaries and an album of unique local songs.
Featured Filmmaker: A. Dananjaya
Commemorating the 51st anniversary of Indonesia's 1965 Tragedy, we interview A. Dananjaya, who uses film to to highlight alternative perspectives on history.
Featured Filmmaker: Ko Thaid Dhi
We interview Ko Thaid Dhi, a prominent filmmaker from Myanmar and founder of the Wathann Film Festival.
Featured Filmmaker: Thet Oo Muang
Thet Oo Maung (Tom) is a documentary filmmaker and photographer from Myanmar whose works have been acclaimed internationally. This is our exclusive interview with him.
Featured Filmmaker: Joseph Israel Laban
Joseph Laban, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker from the Philippines talks to us about the successes and obstacles in his journey so far.
Featured Filmmaker: Asrida Elisabeth
Asrida Elisabeth, an alumni of Papuan Voices, recently won the award for Best Documentary Film at Festival Film Dokumenter (FFD 2015) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This is EngageMedia's exclusive interview with her.
Featured Filmmaker: Asrida Elisabeth
Asrida Elisabeth, an alumni of Papuan Voices, recently won the award for Best Documentary Film at Festival Film Dokumenter (FFD 2015) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This is EngageMedia's exclusive interview with her.
Featured Filmmaker: Thet Paing Kha
Kha is co-founder and animator at JOOSK Illustration, a team run by talented young digital artists in Myanmar. Kha is also part of the creative team at Democratic Voice of Burma's TV channel, and attended Camp Chindwin, our Southeast Asia Video Camp in Yangon earlier this year.
Featured Filmmaker: Yang Chuan Ju
Yang Chuan Ju co-founded Civilmedia@Taiwan, an independent media outlet focused on documenting social movements in the country.
Featured Filmmaker: Yusfik
We interview Yusfik, producer of 'Bekasi Bergerak', a film on the Indonesian workers resistance movement.
Featured Filmmaker: FFD & Alia Damaihati
We talk to Alia Damaihati, board member of Film Festival Dokumenter (FFD) about their experiences and challenges.
Featured Filmmaker: Chairun Nissa
Chairun Nissa speaks to us on being a woman and a filmmaker.
Featured Filmmaker: Al Mundir
An interview with Al Mundir, a migrant activist in Malaysia and participant of our Crossroads project.
