Curator Voices

Meet Cinemata's New Community Curators: Eunice Helera and Nadira Ilana

In the coming months, Eunice Helera and Nadira Ilana will be curating films and programs for Cinemata.org, programming films on the front page while engaging with filmmakers and advocates from their communities and networks. Their work is part of the Cinemata Community Curator Residency Program, an ongoing initiative to ensure diverse community voices and perspectives are authentically represented on the platform. Building on the foundation laid by previous curators Patrick Campos from the Philippines and Aghniadi from Indonesia, Nadira and Eunice's programmatic work will culminate in a collaborative human rights film program designed for online watch parties and other hybrid community activities. Read more.

For the Love of Mixed Media: A Film Program

This program by Christ Dustly Go Tan explores how mixed media functions as a form of resistance within contemporary Filipino narratives. These works represent more than artistic achievement—they serve as essential tools for conveying critical intentions and messages to both screen and viewer. Read more. 

Cinemata Features: Aghniadi

Cinemata spotlights Aghniadi, a filmmaker and human rights campaigner from Indonesia who currently serves as Regional Communications Coordinator at Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR). With a background in media and human rights advocacy, he has crafted stories in both written and audiovisual forms for organizations such as the United Nations and Amnesty International. Read more. 

Cinemata spotlights Aghniadi, a filmmaker and human rights campaigner from Indonesia who currently serves as Regional Communications Coordinator at Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR). With a background in media and human rights advocacy, he has crafted stories in both written and audiovisual forms for organizations such as the United Nations and Amnesty International.

Aghniadi is also part of the first batch of the Cinemata Community Curator Residency Program, which supports curators from the Asia-Pacific in organizing film programs that address pressing social and environmental issues. The residency aims to strengthen regional solidarity, expand access to underrepresented works, and reimagine film curation as a tool for civic engagement. Read more. 

Cinemata Features: Patrick Campos

Cinemata highlights the work of Patrick F. Campos, a film scholar, programmer, and critic from the Philippines. An associate professor at the University of the Philippines Film Institute, his work explores the intersections of politics, aesthetics, and regional cinema in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. He has been involved in programming, curating, jury work, and selection committees for a wide range of film festivals, art institutions, and advocacy organizations across Asia and beyond on local, national, and international scales.

Patrick is also part of the first batch of the Cinemata Community Curator Residency Program, which supports curators from the Asia-Pacific in organizing film programs that address pressing social and environmental issues. The residency aims to strengthen regional solidarity, expand access to underrepresented works, and reimagine film curation as a tool for civic engagement. Read more.

Call for Applications: Cinemata Community Curator Residency Program in Film and Human Rights Advocacy