Against Oblivion
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.
- Year: 1991
- Country: France
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Amnesty International
- Keyword: dictator, woman director
- Director: Bernard Giraudeau, Raymond Depardon, Romain Goupil, Philippe Muyl, Jean Becker, Jane Birkin, Alain Corneau, Jacques Doillon, Gérard Frot-Coutaz, Alain Resnais, René Allio, Michel Deville, Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie Miéville, Dominique Dante, Denis Amar, Jacques Deray, Patrice Leconte, Francis Girod, Claire Denis, Bertrand Blier, Costa-Gavras, Michel Piccoli, Patrice Chéreau, Coline Serreau, Chantal Akerman, Jean-Loup Hubert, Robert Kramer, Sarah Moon, Jean-Michel Carré, Bertrand Tavernier, Nadine Trintignant, Martine Franck
- Cast: Paul Amar, Robert Badinter, Guy Bedos, Jane Birkin, Carole Bouquet, Emmanuelle Béart