ANNAH LA JAVANAISE

/ / Published in 2022, Feature Films, SHOWROOM

Virtual Showing 

2020 | South Asia, India | 6 min

Director: Fatimah Tobing Rony

In 1893, French artist Paul Gaugin painted the controversial portrait of Annah la Javanaise. To some, it represents a foundational example of post-impressionist art, and to others, it offers an undeniable portrait of Western colonialism. In this short, animated film, scholar and artist Fatimah Tobing Rony (dir. ON CANNIBALISM) reimagines the life of this 13-year-old Javanese girl who was sold by her family to the famous French painter.

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