2022 | Indonesia | Documentary

Mayday! May day! Mayday!

  • Indonesian English 66 mins
  • Director | Yonri Revolt
  • Writer | Yonri Soesanto Revolt, Rendy Rizal
  • Producer | Rendy Rizal

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

Yonri Revolt’s politically committed documentary MAYDAY! MAY DAY! MAYDAY! tells the story of the miners from the Grasberg copper mine in Mimika Regency, Indonesia. In early 2017, the Freeport Indonesia mining corporation laid off several thousand workers, who demonstrated on May Day, inaugurating what would become one of the longest strikes of the 21st century, continuing for over five years now. The film shows how the workers – mostly ethnic Papuans – deal with the ongoing strike. Combining reportage, talking-head interviews and archival footage, the filmmaker crafts a lyrical portrait of lives in suspension.

Activism Politics Struggle Archival