Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A Highlight
Eric Sasono
January 2012
Hua Hin International Film
Festival
Islamic Films?
Islamic films in Indonesia compared to
other religious films
Different than hagiography
(chronicles of apostles and saints),
because Islam does not acknowledge
any apostles and saints;
Islamic Films?
Different than iconography (depiction
of religious symbols) because Islam
knows no religious relics;
Islamic Films?
Muslim Social
Depiction of Muslim in his / her
everyday life;
Highly-related to performativity, or
how one behaves in front of others;
Islamic characteristic as a social
borderline to define ones existence;
Islamic Films?
Portrayal of pious
Muslims
Islamic attire /
jilbab as part of
statement as
oppose to secular /
westernized
clothing;
Islamic lifestyle:
taaruf rather than
making out;
Islamic Films?
Portrayal of pious
Muslims
Islam-based attitude
towards wealth:
ikhtiar (efforts) and
tawakal (religious
persistency) in
pursuing wealth;