SHE'S SO ME!: PEARL, THE NEW ARCHETYPE OF FEMALE RAGE

Is it bad to say that I see so much of myself in Pearl? Maybe it’s her naive pursuit of stardom or her unabashed pining to feel loved. Regardless, I have seen so many young women lament online that “Pearl is so me!”. Infamous one-liners, such as “Please, I’m a star!” and “Why are you leaving me if I didn’t do anything wrong?...” have echoed the walls of Twitter-dome since…

CAN WE SEPARATE ART FROM ITS ARTISTS?

If Indonesian cinema is to be described in one word, “diverse” immediately comes to mind. From beloved Young Adult romances to blockbuster horror films – Indonesian cinema has seen a recent rise in international recognition, and Wregas Banuteja’s Photocopier/Penyalin Cahaya (2021) is one that has skyrocketed. Photocopier’s masterful storytelling and originality serve as a landmark in Indonesian cinema, but the shocking sexual assault allegations of one of its writers serve as a reminder…

Laut Bercerita adalah sebuah film pendek yang diproduksi tahun 2017, menggarap buku sejarah fiksional karya Leila S. Chudori dengan titel yang sama. Berdurasi 30 menit, film ini menceritakan tentang kehidupan Laut, seorang mahasiswa aktivis yang hidup di era menuju reformasi tahun 1998. Membawa kita untuk menonton dari sudut pandang Laut, ia menceritakan jalan hidupnya dari bawah laut dimana sekarang merupakan rumahnya selamanya.

Diculik, disiksa dan dihilangkan secara paksa setelah lama diburu oleh pemerintah karena menjadi aktivis mahasiswa pada zaman itu,…