FULL FILM | Through the Dance
Directed by Noveni Usun (Dayak Bahau, Indonesia)
Inspired by seeing her young niece who is naturally attracted to her culture, Through the Dance is a short documentary showing Youth Impact on Traditions, as simple as how the young generations, even elders would see and copy when they see things. Seeing Richella spirit on performing and also promoting Dayak Bahau culture, give hopes to Noveni (the filmmaker) who’s bothered by the modernisation and fear of the culture will be left out and inspired her to make this short documentary to spread the message into Indigenous Peoples around the world with a tagline we see, we copy. In the film, Richella performs a couple of traditional dances in various events wearing her traditional attire, and later on having conversations with an Indigenous Activist-Ding Hibau in trying to understand why her hobby is actually making an impact for her people.
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My aunt told me that, I have been taking part in preserving the culture. but... what would that really means? My name is Richella Iroh I am 8 years old, lives in Samarinda and a part of Dayak Bahau one of my hobby is Dancing Uncle Ding... why is my hobby considered as preserving the culture? Because our culture is a heritage from our ancestors and we should be proud of it. So that, when you are dancing in front loads of people... and they will be putting you as example, especially that you are s
till very young, but you like to do the (traditional) dancing, and it’s something that you really like. So people will follow after you, and that is also part of preserving our culture. So I hope that you won’t get tired of it and also to practice with your sisters so that it will passed onto them, preserving the culture.
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