Air untuk Kakek Jan ...
At a glance
Length
6 mins 54 secs
Language Level
Mostly standard Indonesian, some vocabulary accessible for beginners, readily accessible for intermediate learners.
Themes
Environment / Family / Lifestyle / Water
Air untuk Kakek Jan is narrated by twins Aldo and Aldi. They introduce the viewer to their neighbourhood in Jakarta, where they must sometimes buy drinking water, despite Jakarta being such a rainy city. One day, the water goes off but the water seller doesn’t come. The twins hatch a plan to help their elderly neighbour, Kakek Jan (Grandpa Jan), get the water he needs to take with his medicine.
Characters
Aldo and Aldi (identical twins aged around 10 years), Kakek Jan (their elderly neighbour), Mas Bambang (the water seller), Bang Johny (a neighbour)
Setting
Most action takes place in the street outside Kakek Jan’s house and several segments show street life and different forms of transport in Jakarta. There are shots of a river, a swimming pool, driving in the rain and walking/cycling in a flood. One scene takes place at Pasar Benhil (a traditional market in Central Jakarta).
Teaching Materials
Keywords
air, banjir, childhood, city, family, floods, gaya hidup, Jakarta, keluarga, kotaReelOzInd! Australia Indonesia Short Film Competition and Festival seeks to raise awareness and improve understanding between the peoples of both countries.