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Wisisi Nit Meke (Our Wisisi Music)

Documentary / 40 min / 2023 / Indonesia, UAE

Papuan Film Festival | Jayapura | 2023

Indonesian Film Festival | Jakarta | 2023 | Best Short Documentary

Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival | Yogyakarta | 2023

Festival Film Dokumenter | Yogyakarta | 2023

Sharjah Film Platform | Sharjah | 2023

Norient Festival | Bern | 2024

Taipei Fine Arts Museum | Taipei | 2024

WOMEX | Manchester | 2024

Festival Film Tengah | Palu | 2025

Amis Indigenous Music Festival | Taitung | 2025

Transmediale | Berlin | 2026

Music has long been an accompaniment to the lives of West Papuans, which to a certain extent can turn into a weapon. After several decades, Wisisi is here to fill the absence of authentic ‘Papuan music’. Through an encounter between modern technology and the rituals of the people in the central mountainous region of West Papua, Nikolas, Asep, and other youths transformed Wisisi and Pesek into a popular electronic music offering with a rocking Aster shuffle. From self-distribution mode such as Bluetooth transfer, to YouTube algorithm recommendations, Wisisi is now a contemporary music that is not only loved in West Papua, but also by many in other parts of the world.

Review by Festival Film Documentary

Our Wisisi Music: Wisisi Doesn’t Fall Far From It’s Roots