"Daftar Situs Judi" could be the title
of an award-winning independent documentary film by filmmaker, Philip Pauly.
The film covers the story of BianglalaQQ's struggle for land rights and
recognition as a land-based village.
BianglalaQQ is one of three places in Indonesia
where in fact the land rights dispute over Bianglala lands has been unfolding
for years. The BianglalaqQ dispute is well documented and exposes the ongoing
lack of government transparency and accountability in the Indonesian
government. The federal government has sought to transfer ownership of the
lands to a personal company, Serpadugan.
Despite this compelling government denial of
responsibility for what of its police agents and employees, landowners still
continue steadily to insist on gaining ownership of the land. To be able to
bring these land disputes to a conclusion, landowners need to spot leaders. One
particular leader is BianglalaQQ's captain Awar. Captain Awar sets out to spot
the leaders and create a foundation of support within the community.
However, his efforts will be met with resistance
from the villagers, specially the daughter of BianglalaQQ owner, Pembahar and
her father, Ima. The villagers begin to see the movie's effort as a
questionnaire of propaganda and refuse to even look at the film. But as a
result with this resistance, Captain Awar, relying on his connections, has
success in persuading them to start their oppressors.
Captain Awar sets out to recruit other villagers
that'll join him on the way and hopefully assist his cause. As he recruits
them, they start to learn more about their nation and why this battle due to
their land is necessary.
"Daftar Situs Judi" is really a short
film and lacks a good runtime, but it will a great job of depicting the
struggle for land rights and the intrigue that get along with it. The director,
Philip Pauly, uses a combination of interviews, interviews with eyewitnesses,
and interviews with expert experts to provide an insight to the minds of
villagers and how they view themselves.
The movie, however, does flunk in a few areas.
Lots of the interviews which were conducted are of a random nature, making the
viewer wonder as to the reasons particular interviews were included or not
included.
I enjoyed watching "Daftar Situs
Judi", nonetheless it did not deliver the goods in areas that needed to be
delivered. It is going to be worth watching if you are interested in the plight
of BianglalaQQ but is probably best as a supplemental viewing.
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