Contre l'Oubli (Against Oblivion) is a compilation of 30 French filmmakers, Alain Resnais and Jean Luc Godard among them, who use film to make a plea on behalf of a political prisoner. Jean Luc Godard and Anne Marie Mieville's film concerns the plight of Thomas Wanggai, West Papuan activist who has since died in prison. The short films were commissioned by Amnesty International.
Directed by
Dominique Dante, Bertrand Blier, Anne-Marie Miéville, Patrice Leconte, Jean-Loup Hubert, Alain Resnais, René Allio, Francis Girod, Jean Becker, Robert Kramer, Jacques Deray, Chantal Akerman, Claire Denis, Romain Goupil, Jean-Michel Carré, Gérard Frot-Coutaz, Jacques Doillon, Patrice Chéreau, Raymond Depardon, Jean-Luc Godard, Bertrand Tavernier, Alain Corneau, Michel Deville, Coline Serreau, Jane Birkin, Sarah Moon, Costa-Gavras, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Muyl, Bernard Giraudeau, Martine Franck, Nadine Trintignant, Denis Amar