This documentary was produced for the International Seminar on Water, held in Jakarta in December 1991 under the auspices of the Goethe Institute, Indonesia. Water mongers and river cleaners, amongst others, are interviewed in this look at life along the rivers and the worrying condition of water supply in the bustling city of Jakarta. The film was banned by Suharto’s New Order Government. In Bahasa Indonesia with English subtitles.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311864
Language
Indonesian
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indonesia - Social life and customs
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water - Pollution
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan