Capturing Jakarta Whispers/Menangkap Bisik-bisik Jakarta

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Capturing Jakarta Whispers/Menangkap Bisik-bisik Jakarta
Capturing Jakarta Whispers/Menangkap Bisik-bisik Jakarta

A young journalist navigates her life in the busy and noisy city of Jakarta, while enjoying the sparks from the little «whispers» she admires through her friends.

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Quote: Sprawling megapolitan of a sinking city, Gisela Swaragita
Sound: Mar Galo

Life on a Merry-Go-Round

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Life on a Merry-Go-Round
Life on a Merry-Go-Round

What’s a typical weekend look like to a Jakartan? Maezara captures the colorful life of Jakarta, full of shrieks, laughs, screams, sizzles, and whispers through her lenses.

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Quote: «belly full, head foggy», Gisela Swaragita
Photo: Maezara
Sound: Mar Galo

Anywhere You Wander

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Anywhere You Wander
Anywhere You Wander

Anywhere You Wander is an echo of Jakarta’s restless hum — engines, calls to prayer, street vendors, and passing crowds. Listen closely where you stand, and follow wherever the noise goes.

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Quote: «listen closely where you stand.», Kathleen Malay
Sound: Mar Galo

Jakarta Keras

Jakarta Keras
Jakarta Keras
Jakarta Keras

A Jakarta born-and-bred girl contemplates the word «keras», a nuanced word that can mean both «hard» like a rock and «loud» like an explosion. «Jakarta Keras» is a common catchphrase that illustrates the harsh, noisy reality of living in the capital city—a city every citizen

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Quote: «hardness, toughness, conceptual loudness», Rugun Sirait
Photo: Maezara
Sound: Mar Galo

The Weeds are in Bloom

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The Weeds are in Bloom
The Weeds are in Bloom

This video essay offers an unfiltered look into Jakarta's music scene through cellphone footage of one of its most familiar faces.

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Quote: «intertwined in the very fabric of the scene», Gisela Swaragita
Sound: Mar Galo

The Weightless Flight

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The Weightless Flight
The Weightless Flight

Mundor’s stage photography captured the best of Jakarta’s indie scene in the mid 2010s.

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Quote: «a dizzying visual ballet», Gisela Swaragita
Photo: Maezara
Sound: Mar Galo

Connecting Jakarta: A Complete Guide to Host Independent Touring Bands

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Connecting Jakarta: A Complete Guide to Host Independent Touring Bands
Connecting Jakarta: A Complete Guide to Host Independent Touring Bands

What does it take to invite touring bands to play the underground scene in Jakarta? This seasoned metal/punk organizer creates a detailed guideline.

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Quote: «curiously addictive feat», Saifulhaq, Gisela Swaragita
Sound: Mar Galo

Blooming Through Concrete

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Blooming Through Concrete
Blooming Through Concrete

What does it take to go to a local music gig in Jakarta? Here’s a POV of a gig-goer who walks Jakarta's dystopian landscape to reach a lively gig organized by friends.

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Quote: «flowering weed that blooms through the concrete», Areispine Dymussaga Miraviori
Photo: Maezara
Sound: Mar Galo