Christine Cynn

Christine Cynn

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Christine Cynn has been directing documentary and experimental films for the past 14 years, her most well known works being The Act of Killing (2012) and Shooting Ourselves (2016).

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The Act of Killing 2012 (7.663)

In this chilling and groundbreaking documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various film genres, from gangster epics to musicals. As they recreate their past atrocities, the line between reality and performance blurs, exposing the lingering impact of Indonesia’s 1965-66 anti-communist purge and the unsettling psychology of its perpetrators.
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The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase 1998 (4)

A kaleidoscopic history of the American heartland, nuclear weapons and the Native American genocide.
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The Globalisation Tapes 2003 (6.5)

Filmed by Indonesian workers during their working hours on rubber and palm oil plantations, this film exposes the devastating role of militarism and repression in building the “global economy.” Through chilling first hand accounts, hilarious improvised interventions, collective debate, and archival footage, the film explores the relationships between trade, Third World debt, and international institutions like the IMF and World Bank.