Social Media in Indonesia Turns into a Creative Commons Documentary

The rapid development of social media in Indonesia, and the influence it has on people’s lives, is being made into a documentary. ICT Watch Indonesia in cooperation with Watchdoc production house has produced a non-commercial documentary movie titled @Linimas(s)a (or Timeliner(s) in English), available now in Indonesia through independent and social communities.

The movie Linimas(s)a presented the role of social media in Indonesia and its impact on various movements in the country. Examples include how Twitter became one of the most crucial online platforms in spreading the news about the Mount Merapi disaster in Yogyakarta last year. Whether it’s students, workers, or politicians, the film shows that Indonesians are eager to keep up with the social media trend. The movie also urges the government to take notice of social media and infrastructure development in the country.

This film has a Creative Commons License which allows anyone to adopt and redistribute this movie for non-commercial reasons. Some cities have held screening and discussion events about the film through social communities such as the Rumah Blogger Indonesia (Indonesian Blogger House) in Solo, Taman Budaya (Culture Park) in Yogyakarta, and also in Manchester University and Salford University in England. Jakarta recently held a premiere of this movie at the Taman Ismail Marzuki by Kine Forum, a local film community.

Supported by various sponsors and the Association of Indonesian Internet Service Provider (APJII), Linimas(s)a movie will continue to be distributed through various community and educational institutions.

So while Singapore has Twittamentary, Indonesia now has her very own social media documentary too. And for the outside world, the documentary will also serve as a good explanation about the social media development in Indonesia.

Linimas(s)a