Kemendikbudristek Restoration Film Dr. Samsi As A Form Of Saving The National Film Archives

Launches Film Restoration Dr. Samsi (Special)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) launched a restoration black and white film entitled Dr. Samsi produced in 1952. The film Dr. Samsi made by Ratna Asmara is one of the 35mm celluloid films stored in the Indonesian cinematek collection with almost extinct and incomplete conditions. Director of Film, Music and Media, Kemendikbudristek, Ahmad Mahendra, said that "Restoration and re-launch of the film Dr. Samsi is expected to increase archival wealth and material rescue which has been a record of the glory of the national cinema," said Ahmad Mahendra in a press release received by VOI, Wednesday, December 20. "The filing and restoration of this film is one of the real works of the Ministry of Education and Culture to appreciate the role of the directors as well as their works in building the Indonesian Film Industry," he continued. The film Dr. Samsi tells about the emotional journey of a doctor named Samsi who takes care of children as a result of his illicit relationship with a woman named Sukaesih. The child is named Sugiat and then grows bigger. Sugiat grew up and became a lawyer without knowing the truth of his biological mother. When Sugiat returned to Indonesia from a law school abroad, she had to handle the Sukaesih case which was accused of killing her own husband named Leo. The main coordinator of Digitization and Restoration, Rizka Fitri Akbar, expressed his hope that the public could also play an active role in the maintenance and preservation of national film archives and provide information regarding the existence of magnetic bands or celluloids to the government.

“ It is hoped that the participation of the community can be active in the maintenance and preservation of national film archives. And also provide information on the existence of these film materials in the form of magnetic bands or celluloid bands so that the government is also quick in taking action to save” said Rizka Fitri Akbar. Rizka Fitri Akbar's statement was supported by Panji Wibisono as the Young Expert Culture Pamong for Filming related to collaboration between the government and the public in saving national film archives. "Saving and film filing work is not a work of pushing and pushing but working hand in hand, so collaboration from all stakeholders, especially the film community throughout Indonesia," concluded Panji Wibisono.