Pig Feast – Colonialism in Our Time: Film Screening and Panel Discussion

SSSWARM & SSEAC Film Screening & Panel Discussion 

What does “development” mean when it comes at the cost of Indigenous lands, lives, and futures? 

Join us for a screening of Pig Feast – Colonialism in Our Time, an investigative documentary examining contemporary colonialism, militarisation, and large‑scale development projects in West Papua. The film will be followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A connecting the documentary to wider academic and activist debates on development, food security, and Indigenous land rights. 

08 May 2026 
Time: 3:00–6:00 PM (AEST) 
Location: Lecture Theatre 200, Social Sciences Building (A02), The University of Sydney 

Panel speakers: 

Dandhy Laksono (joining via Zoom) – Indonesian documentary filmmaker and journalist, and co‑director of Pig Feast – Colonialism in Our Time. Laksono’s work focuses on environmental justice, human rights, and investigative reporting in Indonesia. 

Dr Sophie Chao – Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Sydney. Chao’s research examines ecology, capitalism, hunger, and justice in the Pacific, with a particular focus on West Papua. 

Dr Cammi Webb‑Gannon – Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong. Webb-Gannon's work centres on decolonisation, Indigenous resistance movements, and political activism in West Papua and the Pacific. 

Tasya Manong – A Papuan woman from the Muyu and Wambon tribes. Manon works closely with Malind and Yei Indigenous communities in Merauke affected by large‑scale plantation and development projects. 

This event is co‑hosted by the Sydney Student and Staff Workshop in Anthropological Research Methods (SSSWARM) and the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre (SSEAC).