17.07.2018
7.30 PM
Refugees Up Close
Film screening, discussion | Premiere: Respite (Andrianus Oetjoe) & Performing out of Limbo (Betharia Nurhadist & Indrawan Prasetyo) | Discussion after screening with Dr. Antje Missbach, Dr. Dave Lumenta, Andrianus Oetjoe, Rhino Ariefiansyah, Hamza, Alex
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GoetheHaus Jakarta, Jakarta
- Language English, Indonesian
- Price Free Admission | Reservation Not Required
Respite
Director: Andrianus OetjoeTwo thousand refugees live in Makassar under the care of the United Nations Human Rights Commission as they wait indefinitely for resettlement. They cannot study or work. As months turn into years and boredom takes its toll, they must fight their greatest enemy: hopelessness. The documentary follows two young Afghans: Mostafa, the soccer-loving teenager, and Yama, a charismatic man who looks as though life in transit has stolen his youth. The two befriend locals as they catch a glimmer of a life that could be. But that life becomes even more uncertain when officials enforce further restrictions on their movements.
Performing Out of Limbo
Directors: Betharia Nurhadist & Indrawan PrasetyoProducers: Rhino Ariefiansyah & Dave Lumenta
Hamza and Alex arrived in Indonesia in 2015 after fleeing the Oromo region of Ethiopia. The two are scraping a living in Jakarta as refugees while awaiting resettlement. But at age 24 and 18, they are also youths with dreams and passions. Do they put their lives on hold or find a way to live it? The documentary follows Hamza and Alex as their passion for music leads them to unexpected encounters. Soon they find themselves collaborating with local university students, their lecturers, and the guitarist Baron who co-founded the popular Indonesian band GIGI, to compose and perform about love and life. As they sing, jam and rap to EDM about a beautiful girl at the Pondok Cina station, the lines between refugees and citizens begin to blur.
Location
Pusat Kebudayaan Jerman
Jl. Sam Ratulangi 9-15
Jakarta 10350
Indonesia
Jalan Sam Ratulangi No. 9-15
Menteng, Jakarta Pusat
10350