JAKARTA - Producer Denny Siregar became one of the speakers at the Webinar of the Indonesian Film Festival entitled Film and Nationalism together with Zinggara Hidayat on Friday, September 16. Denny, who produced the film Wings of the Patah, admitted that from the beginning he conceptualized nationalism in films.
"I learned from Hollywood films, whatever the genre is, there is always an American flag flying. Then the 2018 Brimob story is a lot to forget, I think it needs to describe the 5 people who were victims through this film," he said.
When conceptualizing a film, Denny is not ashamed to admit learning from Korean dramas. "Korea is a culture that is exported through drama. My son now eats good, not gudeg. This is what I learned that nationalism today is not just the uniform of the army or the police," he explained.
"I learned from South Korea by exporting what their nation was proud of. Culinary is included in the drama," he explained.
The film Wings Patak shows how someone who works as a police officer is ready to play a role for the country every day. "But why don't I show the police on the poster? Because we have to continue to apply dramas as the main thing so that the audience is in demand," he said.
Indonesian nationalism, according to Denny barawal and colonialism. So that film has a role to rebuild the ideology of the Indonesian nation in the future.
"Export us to have the ability of our filmmakers related to our nationalism to various countries. The broken wing-wing film was suddenly asked to play in Malaysia after getting 2 million viewers. The more often we export pride, the more we win with pride," he explained.
Even so, Denny admitted that he could not do much if the government did not provide support. "The model for nationalism cannot develop if it is not assisted by the government. If we can export our pride as a country, there is no need for idealism from outside," he said.
Zinggara Hidayat, who researched and wrote a book about Usmar Ismail, agreed with Denny Siregar. "Showing red and white in a very subtle way must be done in the film. But Usmar Ismail also displays a kebaya dance style. You could say Umar is more clothes than his time. That culture can build nationalism," he said.
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