Bambang Warih Koesoema is a candidate for the DPD in Jakarta. The former Golkar man is already an experienced politician, having been a member of the DPR until his recall in 1995. But this time he will be campaigning on his own, recruiting volunteers and devising his campaign strategy. The filmmakers follow Bambang throughout the campaign. They capture his high points - talking to ordinary people in slums and kampungs - and the low points - his exhaustion and frustration as the campaign proceeds. The film also tackles the issue of the DPD itself. How will this new institution work? And can it really have an impact on how politics is conducted in Indonesia? Critics interviewed in the film suggest that while the initial idea behind the DPD was good, the reality will prove to be disappointing. Will Bambang Warih Koesoema’s dream go the same way?
Bambang Warih Koesoema adalah kandidat untuk DPD di Jakarta. Mantan anggota Golkar ini adalah politikus berpengalaman, karena pernah menjadi anggota DPR sampai tahun 1995 ketika ia di-recall. Tapi kali ini ia akan berkampanye dengan usaha sendiri: merekrut volunteer dan merencanakan strategi kampanye.Pembuat film mengikuti Bambang selama kampanye. Mereka menangkap nilai-nilai tingginya – bercakap-cakap dengan rakyat biasa di daerah kumuh dan kampung-kampung – dan juga nilai rendahnya – keletihan dan frustasinya ketika kampanye berlangsung.Film ini juga mengangkat isu DPD itu sendiri. Bagaimana institusi baru ini bekerja? Dapatkah institusi ini benar-benar berpengaruh terhadap bagaimana politik dijalankan di Indonesia? Beberapa kritikus yang diwawancara dalam film ini berkata bahwa walaupun ide awal di belakang pembentukan DPD adalah bagus, dalam kenyataannya akan terbukti mengecewakan. Apakah mimpi Bambang Warih Koesoema berjalan ke arah yang sama?
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Internews-InDOCS-PJTV [Producers]; Shanty Harmain, Horea Salajan, Abduh Aziz [Executive Producers]; Becky Lipscombe [Senior Producer]; Syaiful H. Yusuf [Producer/Director/Script Writter/Narrator/Additional Cameraman]; Ferry Kaendo [Cameraman]; Syamsul Fajri [Editor/Additonal Cameraman]; Agus Suwoto [Additional Cameraman]; Harry Roesly [Music]; Ratna S. Halim & Suparyono [Researchers].
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Duration: 24 minutes; Language: Indonesian (with English Subtitles]; Colour: Colour; Production Year: 2004.
SCREENING:
Metro TV
Jiffest 2004
Election Documentary Film Roadshow
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