Cooperatives are Key Stakeholders in advancing SDGs through Culture and the Creative Sector

“Indonesian people’s literacy does not lie in books, but Indonesian people’s literacy lies in spectacles that contain guidance, especially guidelines for life (harmony and mutual cooperation). For example: wayang, ketoprak, ludruk and tarling on the island of Java. Randai, makyong and bakaba on the island of Sumatra. Mamanda and tantayungan on the island of Borneo. Buleng and sinrili condos on the island of Sulawesi. Prembon and Cepung masks in Bali. Manggurebe Arumbae and Saureka design in Maluku. Wewiku Wehali on the island of Timor. And many more. Therefore, the Indonesian Film Cooperative is here as an oasis for traditional spectacles that are increasingly rare. The Indonesian Film Cooperative is here to photograph the harmonious life and mutual cooperation of the Indonesian people through the production of documentary films, as well as screening films with the concept of Layar Tancep Keliling Kampung, to campaign for the principles of cooperatives. Film is the cultural archive of society.” said Amrul Hakim, co-founder of the Indonesian Film Cooperative.