JILAH AND THE MAN WITH TWO NAMES

Synopsis

Note d'intention

Human connection has become more elusive with the dawn of virtual communication technology that makes us seem to belong without encounters. This technology enables us to design fake validations upon new identities. In Indonesia, there was an inmate who smuggled a smartphone into prison to create a Facebook account as a policeman. With his new identity, he seduced a policewoman. They exchanged nude photos, but they were published online. The case went viral. The policewoman got fired and bashed online for having low morals. To me, this case is an example about the elusiveness of human connection; an imprisoned crook, a lonely woman and our effort to comply to the new society that treats women as moral objects. Internet could be fun, but to some people the internet is a means to escape a lonely reality.