Suai Media Space

A unique glimpse of a young teenager (Armindo), telling his story in song – accompanying himself on a beautiful little home made ukelele.  Recorded  by the documentary-maker 7 months after the Suai Church Massacre on the verandah of a house rehabilitated for the use of Timor Aid.

The story of the Massacre in song on the stage of the Suai Church on the First Anniversary of the Suai Church Massacre, 6th September, 2000. Performed before the assembled crowd of friends and relatives gathered with the international community in remembrance of Black September 1999.

Some kids singing a good morning song for the video camera, while helping to build a traditional style shelter in front of Timor Aid in Kamenassa in 2000.

Interview with popular East Timorese Band leader Melli about the power of music to move the enemy and other relevant stuff.

The Art of Healing was screened at a fundraiser for Arte Moris & Bibi Bulak in St Kilda’s Theatreworks in mid 2006 so they could continue to work with people despite the fact they were in refugee camps.

Cut to the music of Bibi Bulak (Silly Goat) Theatre Co. The Art of Healing is an upbeat ride through the self expression of some Timorese youth from art on their bedroom walls to street art and graffiti, this little video paints a very different picture of Timorese youth to that shown in Australian mainstream media.

Foin Sae Timor was performed at the Boite Cafe Melbourne in November

to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the Santa Cruz Massacre which took

place on the 12th November 1991.