Muslimah
At a glance
Nur Wulandari (director/ screenwriter) | Kinetic Collective Indonesia (producer) | Australia | 2018
Suitable for
Length
6 mins 16 secs
Language Level
Clear conversational Indonesian spoken directly to camera. Intermediate to advanced learners should be able to identify key words and gather the gist of utterances, especially if the playback speed is set below normal. The Indonesian spoken on the phone is harder to decipher, although it provides a good example of how to end a phone conversation.
Wulan, a 26-year-old Indonesian woman, grew up with two mothers, both of whom were Muslim but had different perspectives on their faith. Wulan talks to each of them on the phone about their attitudes to Muslim dress codes and she talks to camera about her upbringing and how her attitude to wearing the hijab has changed over time.
We also hear from Samiha, an Australian-born woman raised by Bangladeshi parents, who talks about cultural Islam, and Afia, a journalist, who describes factors influencing women’s clothing choices in Bangladesh.
Muslimah is an Australia-Indonesia joint production directed by Nur Wulandari (who features as Wulan in the documentary) and produced by Kinetic Collective, a South Australian theatre, art and technology collective.
Characters
Wulan; Mama Diana (Wulan’s birth mother); Mama Tati (the younger sister of Wulan’s deceased father, who raised Wulan); Samiha (a dancer); Afia (a journalist).
Setting
Scenes with Wulan take place in a house and a recording studio. Samiha is seen practising with a dance group.
Teaching Materials
Keywords
asuhan, aunt, birth mother, decision, hijab, ibu kandung, Islam, jilbab, keputusan, MuslimReelOzInd! Australia Indonesia Short Film Competition and Festival seeks to raise awareness and improve understanding between the peoples of both countries.