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February 21, 2014

Documentary on Indonesian Genocide Projected on World Bank Building 
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While the Academy Awards are still a couple weeks away, the
Oscar-nominated documentary "The Act of Killing" had an unusual
screening on Thursday; it was projected on the World Bank headquarters
in Washington, D.C. The East Timor and Indonesian Action Network used
the film to call on the World Bank to acknowledge its role in the 1965
military coup in Indonesia that lead to the massacre of an estimated one
million civilians. Robin Bell of Bellvisuals helped set up the
screening.

Robin Bell: "We like to project on buildings. We like people to see the
films and we want to shake things up and spark dialogue. We have had
people walk by who have had no ideas about the crimes that were
committed and this is a good way to spark discussion and get people's
comments, and, in general, let people know what's going on."

 

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