WHO’S THE MACHINE – Rizkyansyah Ramadhan
Capitalism arises from artificial axioms, as Nietzsche suggested, where truth is something yet unseen. Every movement in this world is intricately arranged within the embrace of a system, a social force known as capitalism. In the flow of blood moving from the heart throughout the entire body and back, the current of capitalism has unwittingly penetrated. We move with a singular goal, money. Money itself is a capitalist-made system deemed correct, with evidence in everyone’s need for it. The role of money is an attempt to imprison desires to maintain the integrity of the capitalist order. Production continues relentlessly to maximize profits; everything is reterritorialized without regard for circulating social codes. Similarly, in the capitalist perspective, humans are viewed as machines, both consumption and production machines. Activated every day at 7 AM and deactivated after 8 hours of operation, at this point, humans transform into machines romanticized by the term “working.” We are production machines continually generating capitalist products unknowingly, undergoing education to become capitalist machines, and ultimately meeting our end in the hands of capitalism.
BONEKA BAYANGAN – Sabrina Maharani
I wonder if all children’s worlds are always fun and colorful? But what if the world of my childhood was gray? Aren’t parents supposed to be a home for their children? But there’s so many times a problem starts from home. Isn’t who we are today the result of who we were in our childhood? When the presence of parents is only a living shadow and the child is just there as a living doll.
DELINQUENCY(?) – Sultan Rizky
Bullying in school environments has become a continuous “tradition” that occurs in every generation. Child protection laws seem to favor the perpetrators rather than the victims. Perpetrators often appear shielded behind the phrase “Juvenile Delinquency”. Even though it has taken someone’s life, is that still considered juvenile delinquency?.
REFLECTIONS OF MATERNITY – Syifa Chusnul
How can one’s life come to an end after having a child? In this experimental film, we will delve into a world adorned with threads, needles, and mundane garments, creating profound symbolism of the mother-child bond. The clothes crafted by the Mother in this film represent more than mere functionality; they become a symbolic accumulation of sacrifice, dormant dreams, and a life slowly submerging in her dedication as a mother. Against the backdrop of Feminist theory, the film highlights the traditional role of women in society, showcasing how the mother, as a dressmaker, symbolically ‘shapes’ her child’s life through each stitch and garment she creates
FICTIONAL REALITY – Zidni Rizky
The dream world is projected by the images in the human brain, narrative and all its abstractions influenced by emotions and ambitions is a response of the human brain’s awake state.
AS A BOY’S ARENA – Belva Atsil
Benjang is a performing art that was created in Ujung Berung region, Bandung City. Initially, this art was an event of gratitude for the rice harvest by gathering with local residents, but as time goes by, Benjang is now better known as a celebration for children who have been circumcised. With all the changes in form that have occurred, now Benjang is starting to cause a lot of unrest among its fans and even the artists themselves, with the presence of individuals who misuse the series of attractions in Benjang to carry out even harassment against women, claiming that they are doing this because they are “unconscious” or “possessed”.
HUMAN CHOICES! – Oktafa Alfiansyah
Humans are often faced with various choices in their daily lives. These choices can relate to a variety of things, such as personal decisions, work, education, relationships, and more. The decision to choose is often an integral part of the human experience. There are several factors that can influence how we make choices, including personal values, available information, past experiences, current conditions, and future hopes and goals. When faced with a choice, some people feel confused or distressed for various reasons, such as fear of making a mistake, confusion between options, or because of the possible impact of the decision. However, it is important to remember that making choices is a natural part of life and an opportunity to learn and grow. Humans are always faced with choices, I define the body as an entity that is shackled by rules and feelings. my daily life is always bound by rules and feelings that envelop me, my actions such as waking up, eating, studying, staying still, daydreaming and others are proof that every action will form rules and feelings. I want to make this work through bodies that are bound by rules and feelings that shape them into human beings as they are, I want to see what rules and feelings are caused by bodies with different ways of life, beliefs, points of view, even I believe the rules and feelings will be different and shape their respective bodies including me as a human being bound by rules and feelings. Through the medium of experimental film and I would like to see the response of bodies with different beliefs, rules of life, perspectives, ideologies, etc. and see them make their choices.
MAN IN BLACK – Kinandhi Ibrahim
Telling about someone who is black is often underestimated by many people. This black skin affected life and was even bullied in his time. Things that affect from the environment, work, to romantic relationships. This discrimination causes a sense of confusion, unrest, and unease in living this life
MERGING REALMS – Octavianus Dimas
This experimental work develops the emotional struggle of humans intimately connected to technology through the use of innovative cinematography and experimental sound effects, creating an atmosphere that advances deep reflection on human identity and change in the digital age.
FAMILY FROM A DIFFERENT MATRIX – Rahadian Navanka
Transfering an archive medium into a handheld gaming device that projects a large number of archive images. Using several devices, each device displays a different narrative experience. Work that talk about other worlds in other matrix, is the world we live in the only world? Are there other worlds with other forms out there?