Indonesian Release “Playing Between Elephants”

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Di akhir bulan, kami bersama Ragam akan meluncurkan Bermain di Antara Gajah-gajah, dokumenter terbaru dari sutradara Aryo Danusiri. Aryo hanya mengajukan satu masalah dalam ‘membangun rumah’, apakah ini masalah kerja konstruksi atau masalah membangun kembali sebuah peradaban? Dia menjawabnya lewat persoalan-persoalan keseharian yang dihadapi seorang kepala kampung dan para pekerja bantuan internasional di Aceh.

In the end of this month, with Ragam, we are going to launch “Playing Between Elephants”, a new documentary from Aryo Danusiri. Aryo just wonders about “building a house”, is this about construction work problem or about construct again a civilitazion? He answered it with daily problems that’s faced by a village chief and the international aid-workers in Aceh.

Minggu, 28 Oktober 2007
14.15 : Playing Between Elephants
17.30 : Playing Between Elephants
19.30 : Playing Between Elephants

Senin, 29 Oktober 2007
14.15 : Playing Between Elephants
17.30 : Playing Between Elephants
19.30 : Playing Between Elephants

Selasa, 30 Oktober 2007

14.15 : Playing Between Elephants
17.30 : Playing Between Elephants
19.30 : Playing Between Elephants

Rabu, 31 Oktober 2007

14.15 : Playing Between Elephants
17.30 : Playing Between Elephants
19.30 : Playing Between Elephants

World Documentary

Bermain Diantara Gajah-Gajah / Playing Between Elephants (2007), dokumenter, 89 mnt, (Bahasa Indonesia, Aceh, Inggris dengan subtitel Bahasa Inggris). Sutradara: Aryo Danusiri
(Indonesian Premiere)
Dalam pepatah Indonesia, dikatakan ketika gajah-gajah bertempur, selalu pelanduk di tengah-nya jadi korban. Tapi dalam film ini, sang pelanduk tidaklah mati, justru ia berhasil bermain diantaranya dan meraih tujuannya. Film ini merupakan sebuah catatan dari situasi post-tsunami dan Aceh pasca konflik, dimana seorang kepala kampung di Aceh memimpin masyarakatnya melalui naik turun proses rekonstruksi and rehabilitasi yang terjadi; bagaimana orang Aceh belajar untuk dapat menghadapi gesekan dunia global dan lokal.
World Premiere
IN COMPETITION “New Asian Currents”
10th Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, October 2007

Bermain Diantara Gajah-Gajah / Playing Between Elephants (2007), documentary, 89 mnt, (Indonesian, Acehnese, English with English Subtitle). Director : Aryo Danusiri. (Indonesian Premiere)
There is an Indonesian saying that when the elephants are locked in a fight, the mousedeer would die in the middle. But in this film, the mousedeer does not die – instead, it manages to play between them and get what it wants. This film documents a post-tsunami and post-conflict Aceh, where an Acehnese village chief leads his people through the ups and downs of the ongoing reconstruction and rehabilitation process, and how the Acehnese people learn to deal with the friction between the global and local realms.
World Premiere
IN COMPETITION “New Asian Currents”
10th Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, October 2007

The synopsis of “Playing between Elephants” by Yamagata Festival

“A year has passed since the tsunami in the village of Geunting Timur in Aceh, and the UN-HABITAT plan to rebuild homes is finally underway. However, this also signals the beginnings of the village heads days of strife as he attempts to take control of the situation. In addition to managing the building-material and construction situation as well as aid money and supplies, he scrambles to deal with various village dramas such as accidents and massive fires. While he strives to keep the project moving, the local elders, villagers, construction workers, and UN staff act and speak as they will. One day, he finally vents his frustration at a village gathering. As he looks up to the sky, holding a bolt that fell from the bridge, making it sway every time a truck full of resources passes through, we wonder what will become of the village head and his village…”