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Documentary on Indonesian Genocide Projected on World Bank Building

HeadlineFeb 21, 2014

While the Academy Awards are still a couple weeks away, the Oscar-nominated documentary “An 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 led 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 kind of shake things up and spark dialogue. We’ve had people walk by who have had no idea 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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