Diari untuk Prasana (2017)
Director: Norhayati Kaprawi
What does an average person want in life? He wants his place under the sun to do what he pleases, to continue his biological demands of life and to see the products of his efforts blossom to fruit as he himself withers into the sunset.
Life does not always provide level playing field for all to compete. The weak, the handicapped, the fragile minded and the economically challenged are always disadvantaged. Hence, to give hope to the downtrodden, Man created a way of life which provided social justice for all, religion. Everyone found a purpose in life doing justice for the fellow humankind with the hope that they would be rewarded handsomely in another place, space and time. Somewhere along the way, things got confused; living became for the uncertain after-life, not the present. Dichotomy formed. The believers thought of themselves as superior beings hand-picked to enforce Divine Law on Earth and to usurp as many followers as they can to improve their spiritual standings as they enter afterlife! The message of Peace of Earth and Justice for all got lost in translation.
The producer and director of the short documentary embarked on this flick to highlight the effect of a unilateral conversion of a minor by a father on the mother and her two siblings. It dwells into the daily life of a kindergarten teacher, her mother and her two children who are now young adults. The cameras followed them into their everyday lives and their untiring pursuits and umpteenth journeys to the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya in the hope of being together with the lost member of the family. The courts and the people in power seem to be dragging their feet to do what appears as politically acceptable and not to hurt their supporters. They do not care if justice is done. They just retreat into a safe cocoon uttering gibberish to fill airspace and news columns. Eight years have passed since as the mother, with her legal team, fight an uphill battle against a lethargic system which is only worried about their own survival.
The politically charged film shows the daily struggle of an average middle-class citizen wronged by her loved one who kidnapped her child, goes into hiding and is protected by a system which just defies a direct order. Nobody can anything about it, and the mother misses the crucial years of motherhood - seeing her child make baby steps and do all the things make the excruciating labour pains worth the while.
What has the whole imbroglio shown to the nation? That religion divides, no recourse for the underprivileged, politicians are a conniving lot who are only interested in the next election results and everybody just wants to be politically correct. Nobody actually cares, everyone for himself.
Director: Norhayati Kaprawi
What does an average person want in life? He wants his place under the sun to do what he pleases, to continue his biological demands of life and to see the products of his efforts blossom to fruit as he himself withers into the sunset.Life does not always provide level playing field for all to compete. The weak, the handicapped, the fragile minded and the economically challenged are always disadvantaged. Hence, to give hope to the downtrodden, Man created a way of life which provided social justice for all, religion. Everyone found a purpose in life doing justice for the fellow humankind with the hope that they would be rewarded handsomely in another place, space and time. Somewhere along the way, things got confused; living became for the uncertain after-life, not the present. Dichotomy formed. The believers thought of themselves as superior beings hand-picked to enforce Divine Law on Earth and to usurp as many followers as they can to improve their spiritual standings as they enter afterlife! The message of Peace of Earth and Justice for all got lost in translation.
The producer and director of the short documentary embarked on this flick to highlight the effect of a unilateral conversion of a minor by a father on the mother and her two siblings. It dwells into the daily life of a kindergarten teacher, her mother and her two children who are now young adults. The cameras followed them into their everyday lives and their untiring pursuits and umpteenth journeys to the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya in the hope of being together with the lost member of the family. The courts and the people in power seem to be dragging their feet to do what appears as politically acceptable and not to hurt their supporters. They do not care if justice is done. They just retreat into a safe cocoon uttering gibberish to fill airspace and news columns. Eight years have passed since as the mother, with her legal team, fight an uphill battle against a lethargic system which is only worried about their own survival.
The politically charged film shows the daily struggle of an average middle-class citizen wronged by her loved one who kidnapped her child, goes into hiding and is protected by a system which just defies a direct order. Nobody can anything about it, and the mother misses the crucial years of motherhood - seeing her child make baby steps and do all the things make the excruciating labour pains worth the while.
What has the whole imbroglio shown to the nation? That religion divides, no recourse for the underprivileged, politicians are a conniving lot who are only interested in the next election results and everybody just wants to be politically correct. Nobody actually cares, everyone for himself.
Comments
Post a Comment