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DOCUMENT OUR HISTORY NOW

Document Our History Now supports film makers, documentary makers, photographers, and journalists in Southeast Asia in their efforts to tell stories about LGBTQ+ communities, individuals and events, along with their history and what they are striving for.

NEWS

In cooperation with Kars Tuinder (Photohostel & Photocafe in Bangkok) we granted two Queer photography projects in Thailand. Out of 7 applications, we selected Khant Khant (a photographer from Myanmar), who will capture Queer persons who fled from Myanmar and now living in a refugee camp in the Northwest of Thailand and  Min (Bangkok) who will make a serie about Tomboys in Bangkok.

OUR VISION

Change begins when LGBTQ+ people are heard, when they leave a trail. That is why we want to help to tell stories, to mark important events and to record the histories of individual people and communities. We want to give LGBTQ+ people a face and a voice: let them show and tell about their situation and their history, their joys and their needs. Our purpose is to work with filmmakers, documentary makers, photographers and journalists from Southeast Asia.  Read more

NEW IDEA

In October 2024 we met Ryan Andrew in Jakarta, Indonesia and we got enthusiastic about his photography project “How Must I Live?” Ryan will produce it in different ‘chapters’ (sub-projects) and Document Our History Now is interested to sponsor a few of those chapters. Have a look at our Idea-page, click here.

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How Must I Live?
Indonesia, 2025
“How Must I Live?” is a project that consist a journey of self-discovery through small fragments of memories shaped by loss and fear.
Photography ‘Amongst The Waves, Doves, Spiders, and Its Webs’
Bali, Indonesia 2024
A well attended exposition of Dwi Asrul Fajar on Bali.
Movie Nights in Phnom Penh and Bangkok
Thailand, Cambodia 2025
Rainbow Movie Night @ Institute français, Phnom Penh, 10-02-2025 and 7th LGBTIQ+ Movie Night @ the Embassy of the Netherlands in Bangkok on 13-02-2025.
More makers
Dwi Asrul Fajar
Indonesia
Dwi Asrul Fajar is a Jakarta, Indonesia based artist, born in 1986.
Su Su Hlaing
Myanmar
Su Su Hlaing made the beautiful, warm and humorous documentary Love & Other Matters, about seven very different LGBT people in Myanmar.
Ryan Andrew
Indonesia
Ryan Andrew (born 1991) is a Jakarta, Indonesia based visual artist and photographer.
More idea's
“How Must I Live?” Photography project
Indonesia
In October 2024 we met Ryan Andrew in Jakarta, Indonesia. We got enthusiastic about his photography project “How Must I Live?”
Training young LGBT people in filmmaking
Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia
We want to give nine LGBT youth the opportunity to follow a ten-day workshop in order to enhance their filmmaking skills, resulting in three short LGBT films.
Accepted for Decades: Older same sex Couples
Cambodia
Older same-sex couples can have an accepted place in society, even including traditional marriage. We want to capture this part of Cambodian cultural heritage.
More testimonials
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Indonesia and Myanmar, 2017
In this chapter you can see 64 testimonials of 8 LGBT people living with HIV from Indonesia and Myanmar.
Vincent Personal Introduction
Indonesia, 25 years, bisexual
Virza Personal Introduction
Indonesia, 26 years, bisexual

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We send out a newsletter whenever a new production has been added to our website, when we are looking for funding for a new idea or when we have other relevant news, about 4 times a year. If you want to receive our newsletter by e-mail, please sign up below this homepage. We will never pass on your private information to any other parties.            

New on this website

The recently produced photography serie How must I Live? by Ryan Andrew (Indonesia) is added to our website. Click here.

Lotus Sports Club Awards and Screenings:

Upcoming screenings in 2025: stay tuned on the Lotus Sports Club - click here.  

Donation and sponsorship

Help us realise our goals of giving LGBT in Southeast Asia a face and a voice and securing a place for them in their national cultural heritage. We will keep you informed of our progress and show you what your donation or sponsorship has brought about. Click here to donate (via iDEAL, bank transfer) Or establish a sponsor relationship with us. We carry the Dutch ANBI status. Thank you very much!

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E-mail:
info@documentourhistorynow.org

Our postal address is:

Bilderdijkkade 50 E13
1053 VN Amsterdam
The Netherlands

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We carry the Dutch ANBI status
For cultural, non-profit organisations

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Sponsors
We are supported by: Aids Fonds, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NZ Sauna (Nieuwezijds Gay Sauna), Other companies and funds, Private persons
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