child's point of view, social commentary, land | dangerous behaviour
A man tells a journalist about the photos and memories from his childhood in home and village that will soon disappear for the new national capital city. With his brother, he returns to the places they once played, taking pictures and recreating stories as if the land was still the same.
Maarij Reka is an Indonesian film student. His short Erased from the Map (2025) was selected for San Sebastián, INTERFILM Berlin, Tehran ISFF, and JAFF. He is developing his debut feature, The Boy with His Mother’s Statue, winner of Jakarta Film Week Producers Lab’s Development Grant and Indonesia-France Film Lab at JAFF Market.
