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