{"id":41473,"date":"2024-10-12T19:33:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T12:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffd.or.id\/uncategorized\/what-did-you-see-2023-hidden-memory-in-a-photograph\/"},"modified":"2024-10-27T21:27:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T14:27:30","slug":"what-did-you-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ffd.or.id\/en\/film-review-en\/what-did-you-see\/","title":{"rendered":"What Did You See&#8230; (2023): Hidden Memory in a Photograph"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photographs are not just a medium to capture moments, but also to preserve memories and shape a narrative that can be distorted. Director Mahardika Yudha conveys this in his 10-minute documentary. He utilizes images of colonialism during the Dutch East Indies in Malay lands\u2014Johor, Dili, and Langkat in the 1880-1890s. The photographs reveal the masculinity of colonial men in the middle of plantations, with indigenous workers in the background.<\/p>\n<p>The film opens with a simple question, \u201cWhat do you remember from that photo? What do you see?\u201d This question prompts the audience to reflect on how a photograph can create different interpretations of reality. What is seen on the surface could be an illusion, a narrative deliberately shaped by the camera and technology of the colonial era.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-40617\" src=\"https:\/\/ffd.or.id\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-Did-You-See-Still-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ffd.or.id\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-Did-You-See-Still-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ffd.or.id\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-Did-You-See-Still-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/ffd.or.id\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-Did-You-See-Still-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ffd.or.id\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-Did-You-See-Still.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the film, we are presented with the realization that documentation is not neutral. These colonial photographs may appear to highlight the strength and glory of European men, but behind them lies subtle manipulation. The colonizers, with complete control over photographic technology, were able to control how they wanted to be remembered: dashing, superior, indomitable. The film\u2019s narrator reminds us, \u201cYou have many choices and possibilities. It\u2019s up to you to choose what you want.\u201d However, can all those images change the scene when these photographs were created?<\/p>\n<p>Through What Did You See and What Will You Remember? (2023), director Mahardika Yudha raises critical questions about how history is shaped and revisited. The photographs shown are not just visual evidence, but tools to create narratives that benefit certain parties. The film again closes with a question, \u201cWhat do you want to see from that photo? What do you want to remember from that photo?\u201d, making the audience more aware that the memories we choose to keep are surely subjective. (FadliAwan) (Ed. Vanis) (Trans. Naufal Shabri)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Film Details<br \/>\n<\/strong>What Did You See and What Will You Remember?<br \/>\n(Apa yang Kamu Lihat? Apa yang Akan Kamu Ingat?)<br \/>\nMahardika Yudha | 11 Min | 2023 | Banten, Indonesia<br \/>\nIn Competition for <strong>Short Competition<br \/>\n<\/strong>Festival Film Dokumenter 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Screening Schedule<br \/>\n<\/strong>Nov. 3 | 13:00 WIB | IFI-LIP<br \/>\nNov. 5 | 13:00 WIB | Militaire Societeit, TBY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photographs are not just a medium to capture moments, but also to preserve memories and shape a narrative that can be distorted. Director Mahardika Yudha conveys this in his 10-minute documentary. 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