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Hacking reality for a more inclusive Indonesia
Coinciding with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday, a public screening of documentaries in Central Java seeks to drive inclusion with the help of high-tech filmmaking.
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Virtual reality headset (Shutterstock/leungchopan)
Twenty-six-year-old Kuswati from Purbalingga regency in Central Java has no hands, but that does not keep her from working.
Using her feet, she makes fake eyelashes.
“I earn Rp 3,000 [less than 50 cents] a day. I save [the money] so I can build a simple kiosk to run [a business],” said Kuswati, who dropped out of elementary school while she was only a second-grader as she could no longer bear the bullying by her classmates.
The story of Kuswati’s life is recorded in a 10-minute documentary titled Bulu Mata Kaki (Foot Eyelashes) and directed by Firman Fajar Wiguna.
The film is one of eight documentaries on the topic of disability screened at the Documentary Film Festival (FFD) in Yogyakarta, which runs from Dec. 1 to 7 as part of the “Feeling of Reality” program.
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