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Pramoedya Documentary
LTK14403992760X
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The film is a 23 minutes documentary about the Indonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toer.
The film is not “commercial enough” for Norwegian Television, and therefore plans are to show it in festivals and human rights- and freedom of speech conventions.
The voice is for the narrator, male in his fifties. Calm and matter-of-fact, not too poetic, this to distinguish the narrator from the voice who reads from the books.
Not American accents, neutral or British Apr 01, 2008 22:49:13 (GMT +01:00) Brussels, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna Apr 03, 2008 15:13:42 (GMT +01:00) Brussels, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna Yes (click here to learn more about
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Voice123 SmartCast is seeking 62 auditions and/or proposals for this project (approx.) Invitations sent by SmartCast have resulted in 18 audition(s) and/or proposal(s) so far.
The film is a 23 minutes documentary about the Indonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toer.
The film is not “commercial enough” for Norwegian Television, and therefore plans are to show it in festivals and human rights- and freedom of speech conventions.
The voice is for the narrator, male in his fifties. Calm and matter-of-fact, not too poetic, this to distinguish the narrator from the voice who reads from the books.
Not American accents, neutral or British Apr 01, 2008 22:49:13 (GMT +01:00) Brussels, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna Apr 03, 2008 15:13:42 (GMT +01:00) Brussels, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna Yes (click here to learn more about
)
Closed - Note: This project was manually closed by the voice seeker before it reached its original deadline.
18
18
0 direct invitation(s) have been sent by the voice seeker resulting in 0 audition(s) and/or proposal(s) so far.
Voice123 SmartCast is seeking 62 auditions and/or proposals for this project (approx.) Invitations sent by SmartCast have resulted in 18 audition(s) and/or proposal(s) so far.
Project Parameters
None
Fixed - USD 400
Documentaries
English - British
None
Senior Male
• ISDN
There are no special pre-, post-, or production requirements for this project.
The talent or voice producer should have at least 5 years of experience in the voice industry.
The voice seeker is willing to hire either union or non-union talents for this project
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Script Details
Yes
Full script provided for pricing reference:
THE STORYTELLER
A meeting with Pramoedya Ananta Toer
I feel like I’m spending too much time on things that are not really important.
Too often we mistake success for greatness.
It all began when I read the books about Minke, a dramatic story from Colonial Indonesia. I felt that I was missing some basic experiences in my life.
Pramoedya Ananta Toer is one of Asia’s most famous writers, several times a candidate for the Nobel prize in Literature. His own life was perhaps even more dramatic than the life of Minke, who he writes about.
He created his main works while he was a political prisoner living under inhuman conditions.
For Minke in colonial times and for Pramoedya many years later, life became a struggle for freedom and justice, where art, humanity and beauty were used to oppose the forces of dictatorship.
Pramoedya grew up in Indonesia while the country was still a Dutch colony, and the tension between Indonesian and Dutch culture puts its stamp on both his childhood and his literary work.
Pramoedya’s meeting with the Dutch language when he started school at the age of 6, was hard.
Pramoedya took part in the struggle against colonial rule, and in 1949 the country finally became independent. Pramoedya established himself as a writer and journalist. He married and had 7 children, He became an active supporter of the new democracy and the country’s first president Sukarno.
The world scene was dominated by the cold war. Sukarno fought hard to keep the country independent, but strong forces were working against him.
In September 1965 Sukarno lost power after a coup and right wing forces with the support of western powers took control. A long and brutal military rule followed.
A few days after the coup came the events that turned Pramoedya’s life upside down, events that in time would make him the impressive figure he is today, 40 years later.
Pramoedya was arrested and his manuscripts burned. He was never given any reason for his arrest, nor any trial or legal sentence.
What Pramoedya wrote, was not really critical to the regime – so why was he sent to a prison camp? Perhaps the reason is that when someone writes profoundly and beautifully about the human experience, it will give oppressed people the hope and strength they need to struggle for their freedom.
Together with 12.000 other political prisoners, Pramoedya was sent to a prison camp on the remote island of Buru. The conditions there were unbearable, especially for a writer. Prisoners who were caught with pen and paper risked a death sentence.
Oey Hay Djoen is one of Pramoedyas close friends who also survived the years on Buru.
Oppressors have always tried to undermine their opponent’s humanity through unimaginable physical and psychological distress. The interesting thing is that very often the more intense the pressure is, the more human dignity and solidarity grows.
Well known writers from around the world with Günter Grass as the lead figure, started a campaign to help Pramoedya. After 8 years of imprisonment, he was finally allowed to write again. He received a typewriter from Jean Paul Sartre.
His fellow inmates built a separate room for him where he could work on the story about Minke. They also took over his share of forced labour in the camp.
In 1979 Pramoedya was finally allowed to leave Buru. But before he could leave, his copy of his manuscripts, which he had been permitted to keep, was confiscated and burned.
After his release from Buru, Pramoedya sat 20 years in house arrest while his books were still banned all over Indonesia.
In spite of censorship in his home country, his books were translated into more than 30 languages and Pramoedyas stories were read all over the world. In year 2000, one of Pramoedya’s books was legally launched for the first time in Indonesia. Portion of the script provided for audition purposes only:
THE STORYTELLER
A meeting with Pramoedya Ananta Toer
I feel like I’m spending too much time on things that are not really important.
Too often we mistake success for greatness.
It all began when I read the books about Minke, a dramatic story from Colonial Indonesia. I felt that I was missing some basic experiences in my life.
Pramoedya Ananta Toer is one of Asia’s most famous writers, several times a candidate for the Nobel prize in Literature. His own life was perhaps even more dramatic than the life of Minke, who he writes about.
THE STORYTELLER
A meeting with Pramoedya Ananta Toer
I feel like I’m spending too much time on things that are not really important.
Too often we mistake success for greatness.
It all began when I read the books about Minke, a dramatic story from Colonial Indonesia. I felt that I was missing some basic experiences in my life.
Pramoedya Ananta Toer is one of Asia’s most famous writers, several times a candidate for the Nobel prize in Literature. His own life was perhaps even more dramatic than the life of Minke, who he writes about.
He created his main works while he was a political prisoner living under inhuman conditions.
For Minke in colonial times and for Pramoedya many years later, life became a struggle for freedom and justice, where art, humanity and beauty were used to oppose the forces of dictatorship.
Pramoedya grew up in Indonesia while the country was still a Dutch colony, and the tension between Indonesian and Dutch culture puts its stamp on both his childhood and his literary work.
Pramoedya’s meeting with the Dutch language when he started school at the age of 6, was hard.
Pramoedya took part in the struggle against colonial rule, and in 1949 the country finally became independent. Pramoedya established himself as a writer and journalist. He married and had 7 children, He became an active supporter of the new democracy and the country’s first president Sukarno.
The world scene was dominated by the cold war. Sukarno fought hard to keep the country independent, but strong forces were working against him.
In September 1965 Sukarno lost power after a coup and right wing forces with the support of western powers took control. A long and brutal military rule followed.
A few days after the coup came the events that turned Pramoedya’s life upside down, events that in time would make him the impressive figure he is today, 40 years later.
Pramoedya was arrested and his manuscripts burned. He was never given any reason for his arrest, nor any trial or legal sentence.
What Pramoedya wrote, was not really critical to the regime – so why was he sent to a prison camp? Perhaps the reason is that when someone writes profoundly and beautifully about the human experience, it will give oppressed people the hope and strength they need to struggle for their freedom.
Together with 12.000 other political prisoners, Pramoedya was sent to a prison camp on the remote island of Buru. The conditions there were unbearable, especially for a writer. Prisoners who were caught with pen and paper risked a death sentence.
Oey Hay Djoen is one of Pramoedyas close friends who also survived the years on Buru.
Oppressors have always tried to undermine their opponent’s humanity through unimaginable physical and psychological distress. The interesting thing is that very often the more intense the pressure is, the more human dignity and solidarity grows.
Well known writers from around the world with Günter Grass as the lead figure, started a campaign to help Pramoedya. After 8 years of imprisonment, he was finally allowed to write again. He received a typewriter from Jean Paul Sartre.
His fellow inmates built a separate room for him where he could work on the story about Minke. They also took over his share of forced labour in the camp.
In 1979 Pramoedya was finally allowed to leave Buru. But before he could leave, his copy of his manuscripts, which he had been permitted to keep, was confiscated and burned.
After his release from Buru, Pramoedya sat 20 years in house arrest while his books were still banned all over Indonesia.
In spite of censorship in his home country, his books were translated into more than 30 languages and Pramoedyas stories were read all over the world. In year 2000, one of Pramoedya’s books was legally launched for the first time in Indonesia. Portion of the script provided for audition purposes only:
THE STORYTELLER
A meeting with Pramoedya Ananta Toer
I feel like I’m spending too much time on things that are not really important.
Too often we mistake success for greatness.
It all began when I read the books about Minke, a dramatic story from Colonial Indonesia. I felt that I was missing some basic experiences in my life.
Pramoedya Ananta Toer is one of Asia’s most famous writers, several times a candidate for the Nobel prize in Literature. His own life was perhaps even more dramatic than the life of Minke, who he writes about.
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