Documentary as Peace Media: Focusing on the Film 1980 Sabuk

This study examines the reconciliation process presented in the documentary film 1980 Sabuk, focusing on the perspective of Peace Media. The film does not merely reveal the truth about state violence; it confronts the internal fractures and wounds within the community and attempts reconciliation through the testimonies of various actors. Notably, the director strategically materializes the reconciliation process through the film's production and screening, transforming the documentary into a space for communication, understanding, and accountability between communities. This reconciliation proc-ess demonstrates how media can function as an agent of conflict transformation, moving beyond mere event reenactment. This study illuminates the theoretical and practical contributions of 1980 Sabuk's reconciliation discourse from a peace studies perspective through this analysis, proposing the potential for documentary film as a peace media practice.