Waste on My Plate

David Darmadi
Indonesia
On going

Synopsis

Waste on My Plate presents the worst reality as a result of the modern Indonesian way of life; how massively we produce waste that, without realizing it, will eventually return to us again.

More about Film

Every morning hundreds of cows are herded to a landfill site. They make it their home; they eat, nap, play, and mate here while having to keep themselves safe from the excavators and bulldozers that plow around the site. If not careful, a cow might lose its life here, killed by the heavy machines or trapped under tons of trash. Despite all the risks, this practice has been around for many years as their owners save the trouble of looking for pasture and instead rely on human food waste to feed them.

While some cows are lucky enough to have a barn to return to in the afternoon, some have to spend the night here because the owner lives far away from the site. Regardless, all these rubbish-eating cows will share the same destiny under the butcher’s knife.

PROGRAMS PARTICIPATED

Docs By The Sea 2019, Good Pitch Indonesia 2019

Filmmakers

David Darmadi
David Darmadi
Director
David Darmadi is a filmmaker currently based in Sumatera. His work has screened at international festivals such as Europe On Screen, (Digital Native Exhibition) Aarhus Kunstbygning Center Denmark, Documentary Film Festival Jogjakarta, OK.Video FLESH 5th Jakarta Internasional Video Festival, Images Festival 24th Toronto Canada, ReelOzInd Australia–Indonesia Short Film Competition and Festival, ARKIPEL – social/kapital 4th – Jakarta International Documentary and Experimental Film Festival.
Lidia Afrilita
Lidia Afrilita
Producer
Lidia Afrilita is a documentary, language, and education enthusiast. Her first documentary Padang In Carniva is a short film about decorative public transportation in Padang, West Sumatera. It was screened at several local film festivals in Indonesia, and Umakart Gallery at Czech Republic in 2010. She currently runs a learning center in rural area in Jambi and helps manage the Ingatan Visual initiative project, documenting the daily life of people in West Sumatera.

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