Violence, and the Illusion of Sides

What remains after violence ends?
Victory? Justice? Silence? Fear?
Or wounds that continue to live quietly within everyone involved?

Join us for a deep and thought-provoking webinar exploring these questions through Joshua Oppenheimer’s powerful documentaries The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence, based on Indonesia’s 1965 mass killings.
The films bring us face to face with both the celebrated perpetrators and the families of the victims.

This session will explore:
•⁠ ⁠the lasting psychological impact of violence
•⁠ ⁠the silence carried by survivors and perpetrators alike
•⁠ ⁠the ethical questions around representing violence through cinema
•⁠ ⁠how ideology, identity, and fear divide human beings into “us” and “them”
•⁠ ⁠how the violence we see in the world is connected to the violence within ourselves

In a time when wars, conflict, and division are unfolding across the world, this discussion offers a deeper understanding of not only the violence outside us, but also the inner violence rooted in fear, identity, anger, and attachment.

This is not simply a discussion about history or films. It is an inquiry into the human mind, the nature of violence, and the possibility of seeing beyond inherited identities.

📅 31 May 2026
🕒 Time: 4:00 – 5:30 PM
Register here: https://www.meetup.com/climate-within-meetup-group/events/314975146/?slug=climate-within-meetup-group&isFirstPublish=true

About the presenter: Bhavani is a 23yr old, who recently completed her Masters of Arts in Film & Television. She is based in Switzerland and is currently pursuing media production within Documentary.