In Chains is a short documentary and installation made in collaboration with world famous artist and mental health activist Hana Madness (Indonesia).
The film focuses on Istana KSJ (or informally The Palace) a radical and autonomous mental health community that is rebuilding lives in West Java (Indonesia). Many of those living at KSJ have previously been subjected to a practice of shackling, chaining or confinement (known as Pasung) because of their disability, some for decades. The film is a portrait of this community and its residents, and how it works to humanise those who have been denied their humanity.
