21 June 2010

Adhyatmika

2010 Democracy Video Challenge Winner for East Asia and the Pacific

Adhyatmika

Adhyatmika sees film as a medium that transcends geography, race and age.

Born in Jakarta, Adhyatmika is a graduate of the Puttnam School of Film, Lasalle College of The Arts in Singapore. He developed a passion for filmmaking while still in high school and his work has since been featured at international film festivals.

Intrigued by the Democracy Video Challenge topic, Adhyatmika said democracy is a subjective term that is not easily defined. He “played around” with the idea and “created a rather surreal satirical comedy about democratic life in Indonesia….Democracy is not a thing,” he said, “it’s a process.”

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