Jakarta Film Week 2021 Curator's Choice Of 4 Films Can Be Watched For Free, Here's The Synopsis

JAKARTA - Jakarta Film Week 2021 will take place on November 18-21, the Department of Tourism and Creative Economy of DKI Jakarta Province will hold Road to Jakarta Film Week 2021, which is a pre-festival event that will be held on November 5-7, 2012.

Road to Jakarta Film Week 2021 will feature four thematic selections of curators representing their respective fields of expertise. The curators include Nia Dinata (director), Asmara Abigail (actor), and Amir Siregar (critic).

The selected films will depict Jakarta in cinema originating from three time periods, namely 1950-1969, 1970-1989, 1990-2010. The films selected by the curators and will be screened are Asmara Dara by Usmar Ismail which was released in 1958. Cintaku di Rumah Susun by Nya' Abbas Akup was released in 1987, Opera Jakarta by Sjumandjaja which was released in 1985 and Love by Kabir Bhatia which was released in 2008.

In selecting these films, apart from depicting the capital city, the curators also considered the aesthetic approach and the socio-political conditions of the period and their impact on the development of films in Indonesia.

The films can be watched online during the event, via Vidio.com without paying for a ticket. In addition to watching these films, during Road to Jakarta Film Week there will also be webinars which will be held three times, with resource persons who are experienced in their fields.

The resource persons included cultural anthropologist Aryo Danusiri, journalist Permata Adinda, and the curators of Road To Jakarta 2021, namely Nia Dinata (director), Asmara Abigail (actor), and Amir Siregar (critic), with Gietty Tambunan as moderator.

The following is a synopsis of the films that will air at Road To Jakarta Film Week 2021: 1. Dormitory Dara (1958), chosen by Amir Siregar Dormitory Dara tells the story of the life problems of the residents of a hostel that is packaged musically. The twists and turns of a love quadrilateral, a child who is neglected by his parents, to a one-sided love, are all told beautifully from each resident.

2. My Love in the Flats (1987), Nia Dinata's choice My love in the Flats is a sketch of life in a simple flat with a variety of inhabitants. Somad, who is old enough but forbidden to have a romance by his grandfather, Zuleha, who likes to tease Somad but turns out to be a bandit's mistress and combined with a love triangle story ends in a misunderstanding.

3. Opera Jakarta (1985), Nia DinataJoko's choice who was raised by his grandmother without knowing who his mother was, grew up to become a popular boxer. A woman, Rum, who is about to get married runs away from home and falls in love with Joko or who is now better known as Yoko. Yoko, who has become increasingly popular, has now also become a symbol of young people's defiance, thus becoming the target of many parties.

4. Love (2008), the choice of Asmara Abigail A film that tells the love story of 5 pairs of humans, Nugroho and Lestari, Rama and Iin, Awin and Tere, Restu and Dinda, Gilang and Miranda, each with a unique background and love relationship Unusual.