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
Alain Resnais, Michel Deville, Jean-Luc Godard, Philippe Muyl, Coline Serreau, Chantal Akerman, Bernard Giraudeau, Bertrand Tavernier, Nadine Trintignant, Claire Denis, Gérard Frot-Coutaz, Anne-Marie Miéville, Jacques Deray, René Allio, Costa-Gavras, Jean-Loup Hubert, Patrice Leconte, Jean-Michel Carré, Robert Kramer, Raymond Depardon, Francis Girod, Alain Corneau, Jacques Doillon, Jean Becker, Patrice Chéreau, Romain Goupil, Bertrand Blier, Michel Piccoli, Martine Franck, Jane Birkin, Denis Amar, Dominique Dante, Sarah Moon