Best Feature-length Documentary (2014)
Die Before Blossom
201490 minPG
Synopsis
‘Die Before Blossom’ is a documentary on transition of childhood. It focuses on two sixth grade elementary school girls from two middle class Moslem families in the most deciding time of their lives: the National Exam. Meanwhile, at that time, Indonesia’s education system is also undergoing a change caused by the pressure from Islamic political parties. The initially secular institution is now inclined to shape the still submissive children by admitting religious activities into daily curriculum.
Credits
Director
Ariani Djalal
Ariani Djalal got her bachelor degree from the Faculty of Philosophy Gadjah Mada University. In 2007, she graduated from SBM-BBC (School Broadcast Media-British Broadcast Corporation) Jakarta. After the economic crisis and reformation in 1998, she has worked as a freelance journalist. She has also produced, written, and directed documentary and news features for television. In 2003, she produced Aceh Never-Ending Tragedy by Bade Tan Reuda that was screened at the Jakarta IFF 2003 and won The Best Documentary at the same festival the next year. In 2007, she produced a Video Community Workshop “Women And Syariah Law”. She also wrote a book, photo essay “Disappearances People”. Later in 2007 she published a comic book “Video Kampung” about community video production.
