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Sumba From Java: Notes on Garin Nugroho, Ifa Isfansyah, and Mouly Surya Films

At a glance, Garin Nugroho, Ifa Isfansyah, and Mouly Surya depict Sumba as lacking – there is no certainty regarding to the law. They use different narratives and approaches to tell Sumba condition. Nugroho emphasizes on the Sumba who have two Name-of-the-Fathers, two kinds of laws, the tradition and the state. Letter for an Angel …

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No Comedy in Milly & Mamet the Movie

Milly & Mamet offers Instagram feeds. The way Ernest Prakasa, the director, chose the properties and its color, all black in the office, and image of food menu, all of them are common now. The references are Instagrasmism and K-pop video. Is this an attempt by Ernest, who wants to translate visual phenomena on social media? Did he just only celebrate Instagram’s aesthetic?