Kaolin

A child is mining for tin. With dance as visual communication. Difficult and happy to cover the mining process. Until he was only paid cheap which is sometimes not comparable when totaled with hard work.

  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Short, Web / New Media, Other
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 18 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 16, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Indonesia
  • Country of Filming:
    Indonesia
  • Language:
    Indonesian
  • Shooting Format:
    mp4
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography


My name is Rizky Perdana
independent production house "Bangkanese Film"
18years old
from Bangka Island, Indonesian

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Director Statement

Taken from the story of the popular tin miner dance in Belitung (Negeri Laskar Pelangi), which is held annually in the Laskar Pelangi Festival. This dance has a deep message and is sinking if it understands its meaning in addition to describing tin mining activities (Ngelimbang). That these tin miners only benefit rulers and businessmen, which means they have not felt welfare until now. Now, the price of lead is cheap.