ROOTS film in East Java
ROOTS was very well received by audiences in West and Central Java. A series of screenings is now also taking place in East Java:
Jember:
Serakit Studio – 29.08
Aksara Museum – 31.08
Banyuwangi:
Culture and Tourism Office – 1.09
Culture and Tourism Office – 2.09
Surabaya
Wilwatikta College of the Arts – 05.09
Zumena Art – 06.09
The film tells a cinematic untold story about Bali, the island’s rise to become a global tourism paradise and the desperate efforts of its inhabitants to preserve their culture. Ninety-eight years after the painter Walter Spies first visited the island of Bali, his spirit returns to the island. However, Spies also brought tourism and modernity to the island. The film tells a cinematic untold story about Bali, its rise to become a global tourism paradise, and the desperate efforts of its people to preserve their cultural identity amid the furore of globalisation.
