As one of the film screening programs in March, Indicinema Bandung in collaboration with Milisifilem Collective screened the “Black and White Film Project” accompanied by a discussion session with one of the film project realists, Dhanurendra Pandji, on Friday, March 6, 2020. The discussion session was the closing event of the screening program which has been going on since the previous 2 days. The screening takes place at Indicinema Bandung studio located on the 3rd floor, Bale Moketar Padjajaran. Despite the rain, 20 spectators came to the event. Among them are new visitors, said Minfadly Robby, as the manager of Indicinema Bandung. Most are active members of the Liga Film Mahasiswa (Student Film League-literally), a film collective founded by ITB students. Others come from various backgrounds, both those who work in film, as well as more common visitors. According to Damar Bagasworo, Indicinema Bandung programmer, “Black White Film Project” is important to be screened, because, for him, this film project offers freshness, both from the aesthetic point of view, as well as the method of the films produced. After the screening, Dhanurendra Pandji shared a brief experience of the learning process at Milisifilem Collective and its implications for the film project that had just screened. He explained how Milisifilem as a study group emphasized aspects of craftmanship and intensity. “During the 6 months we studied visuals, we were not allowed to touch the camera before we experienced a physical experience in the visual production process, from the most basic ones such as nirmana, sketches, to collage practices,” Pandji explained. A discussion participant asked about the reasons why Milisifilem’s approach actually led to the practice of “fine art” rather than “film”. Pandji explained that the distinction needs to be questioned again. According to him, the approach taken by Milisifilem is the most basic method for understanding visuals, so that participants are expected to be so articulate, both in reading and in visual production. This method, he explained, was an alternative offer in filling the void in the formal art education institutions in Indonesia. The screening of “The Black and White Film Project” this time is the second public presentation in Bandung after the first screening in 2018. Text: Dhanurendra Pandji Year Bandung, Indonesia
2020
Screening of the Black and White Film Project at Indicinema, Bandung
