Osa Archivum Catalog

Position among the Stars

Summary: A film about the sweeping changes in modern Indonesia, following three generations of a family from a Jakarta slum. One family, three generations, facing globalization in Indonesia. At the start of the film, grandmother Rumidjah has left the bustle of Jakarta to live in the countryside. But when her adolescent, smart Tari granddaughter turns out to be too much for her son Bakti to handle, Bakti asks his mother to return to the city’s slums to provide the girl with a sense of values and purpose in life. Tari is growing up in a time of increasing openness. The people around her are allowed, and even expected, to express their opinion about everything. Indonesia is experiencing the growing pains of a Western-style generation gap, a new phenomenon in the Muslim country. The entire family sees in the intelligent Tari a chance to raise their status and escape the slums of Jakarta. Rumidjah is pressuring Tari to finish school with honors and be the first in their family to go to university. However Tari wants what all teenagers want – mobile phone, fun with friends while her family works themselves to the bone to pay her tuition fees. Using the microcosm of this family, which is presented in great detail, this documentary also reflects all the fundamental issues concerning life in contemporary Indonesia - corruption, conflict between religions, generation gaps and a growing divide between rich and poor.

Title Translation: Position among the Stars
Note: Verzio Film Festival Submission ; Coproduction: Indonesia, The Netherlands
Library Special Collection: Verzio Film Festival Submission

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
DVD-ROM	OSA Film Library	FL Record 2648	Available	-	-
Digital film	OSA Film Library	FL Record 2648 (HU_OSA_00004259.mp4)	Available		Access Copy, MP4 format