Four Pillars Socialisation Through 'Maira' Film Screening Reaches 1,500 Students
BMKG warns of significant drought potential in most parts of Indonesia. National education must be able to connect the values of the Four National Consensuses with the realities facing the next generation. “We are using the film Teman Tegar Maira: Whisper from Papua (Maira) as a medium to socialise the Four National Consensuses to the younger generation. On this occasion, we hope for input from the supporters of this film for the development of future efforts,” said Deputy Speaker of the MPR RI Lestari Moerdijat, receiving the film’s producer, director, and cast at the Panglima Itam Library, NasDem Tower, Jakarta, Friday (5/6).
Present at the meeting, which coincided with the commemoration of International Environment Day on 5 June, were Siti Nurbaya (Minister of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia 2014-2024), Nafa Urbach (Head of Culture and Creative Economy of the NasDem Party Central Board), Cheroline Chrisye Makalew (NasDem Party legislator from West Papua), dr. Chandra Sembiring (producer of the film Maira), Anggi Fricsa (director), Elisabeth Sisauta (playing Maira), M. Aldifi Tegarajasa (playing Tegar), and a number of other supporters.
On that occasion, the producer of Maira, dr. Chandra Sembiring, revealed a number of limitations they faced in distributing a film with social and environmental themes which actually has relevant content as educational material for the public. Chandra strives so that the educational content in the film can be enjoyed by more groups to increase the awareness of the younger generation and the public towards social and environmental problems which are currently entering a crisis phase.
Director Anggi Frisca admitted it was very difficult to find a producer willing to finance the making of a film like Maira. Anggi hopes that her film can build public awareness regarding how we should build a relationship between humans and nature properly.
Lestari revealed that her party will continue to develop methods for the Socialisation of the Four Pillars of the MPR RI that are relevant and close to the younger generation. The watch-together activity for the film Maira, which connects national values with environmental awareness and future sustainability, will continue to be carried out. To date, the series of Maira watch-togethers as part of the Socialisation of the Four Pillars of Nationality has been conducted in a number of cities such as Palu (Central Sulawesi), Kudus (Central Java), Jakarta (DKI Jakarta), Tangerang (Banten), and Jember (East Java). The watch-together activities held in these cities have reached around 1,500 school and university students.
Through the medium of film, participants are invited to understand the values of the Four Pillars of Nationality with an approach that is more contextual, reflective, and close to the realities they face daily. According to Rerie, who is also a member of Commission X of the Indonesian House of Representatives, national education needs to continually adapt to the times to reach the younger generation more effectively. “The younger generation does not only need to understand the Four Pillars as normative concepts. They need to see how these values are present in everyday life, including in the way we view and protect the environment as a shared living space,” said Rerie.
Rerie explained that the film Maira was chosen because it presents a story about the relationship between humans and nature, forests, and the sustainability of life. In every activity, the legislator from the Central Java II electoral district added, the film screening is combined with an introduction to the Four Pillars of Nationality, a reflection session, and a discussion connecting the values of Pancasila, the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, and Bhinneka Tunggal Ika with the responsibility of maintaining environmental sustainability. “Nationality is not only about relations between people. Nationality is also about how we protect our shared living space. Protecting the environment is part of protecting the nation,” she asserted.
Because, Rerie explained, the various environmental problems occurring today will ultimately be inherited by the younger generation as challenges they must face. The member of the NasDem Party High Council assessed that the success in reaching approximately 1,500 school and university students through this programme demonstrates that an approach through film can be an effective means of conveying national values to the younger generation. “The young generation today are not just the heirs to the nation’s future. They are the generation that will determine whether the earth we leave behind remains a livable place for the next generation. Therefore, the Pancasila Generation must also become the Earth Guardian Generation,” concluded Rerie.