“Democracy is a complex phenomenon. It is contingent, contested and constructed.”


CAST

in order of appearance

Lucie MahurskyjThe Woman with the Balloons (aka Democracy)
Nico CarpentierThe Narrator
Mazlum Kemal DağdelenJudge I
Vaia DoudakiJudge II
Angga AriestyaThe Group Leader
Ali MinantoGroup Member I
Nurul Dinda LatifahGroup Member II
Dilara BozdoganThe Family’s Female Member
Sigi GereilaingeThe Family’s Son
Darmanto SimaepaThe Family’s Male Member
Celestial Fenix Petrifikus TotalisThe Family’s Dog
Nurul Dinda LatifahThe Clown
Soegeng SoejonoThe Lost Visitor
Angga AriestyaWorker I
Eka RamadhanWorker II
FardaniyanWorker III
Agus PrasetyoThe Masked Dancer I
Muhammad SauqiThe Masked Dancer II
FitriThe Female Dancer
Bakidzanani DubeThe Man with a Dog
Orman Snoopy Levandulovy SenThe Dog in the Tunnel
Theo Zefanya EbenezerThe Man with the Crutch
Jana Rajab RambovaPasser-by I
Theo Zefanya EbenezerPasser-by I
Sadia ZamirPasser-by III
Angga AriestyaSoldier I
Bakidzanani DubeSoldier II
Rajab MuhamadActivist I
Lucas RambaActivist II
Lucas TomeckaActivist III

DISCLAIMER

This film essay is part of the Mapping Media for Future Democracies (MeDeMAP) project which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation action under Grant Agreement No 101094984. The views and opinions expressed in this film essay are those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

AGON | 2025