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Talkshow on the film Manual for the displaced at Erasmus Huis, Jakarta on Wednesday November 20th 2024. (Photo : rri.co.id) - 

VOInews, Jakarta : The  Dutch Cultural Center, Erasmus Huis presented the premiere of the film “Manual for the Displaced” by Robin Block and Jeremy Flohr, two artists of Indonesian-Dutch descent in Jakarta on Wednesday (21/11). The film tells the story of the Indonesian-Dutch diaspora by exploring various themes and cross-cultural entanglements. Robin Block in his statement pointed out that this movie is the result of a cross-cultural collaboration involving many artists, including from Indonesia.

”And also, for this film, we collaborated with many other artists. One of them are here. Both Indonesian artists. One of them is here. It's Dennis. There's one chapter. It's about Jakarta. So, we're quite excited and a little bit embarrassed as well to show it to actual Jakartans for the first time. So we hope you like it. And Dennis shot beautiful footage of his own city of Jakarta.” Robin said. 

Moreover, this collaboration not only enriches the work visually, but also provides an authentic local perspective. According to Robin, the Manual for the Displaced is a cultural bridge between Indonesia and the Netherlands that aims at encouraging the younger generation to better understand the history of both countries. (LIP/VOI/OFRA/AHM/EDT/Trans: AF)