Reclaiming Chinese Indonesian history through non-fiction animation

I created this video for the Visualise Your Thesis 2025 competition, based on my PhD research project, titled "Reclaiming Chinese Indonesian History through Non-fiction Animation." In this short video, I aim to explain my research project through storytelling, as a way to simplify the complexity of my PhD research. In this creative practice research, I explore Chinese Indonesians' personal and collective stories through non-fiction animation, with the hope of presenting a more authentic representation of Chinese Indonesian identity. My intention is to spark curiosity within the Chinese Indonesian community to explore their cultural heritage, and to foster greater cultural understanding among the broader public.