Trailer of our documentary Black Uncle & Me (Mak Itam & Me)
Black Uncle, the black steamtrain on Sumatra. Feature in order to appreciate the history of the old steam locomotive E-1060 in West Sumatra. This old black steamlocomotive (Black Uncle) on Sumatra. This locomotive had been built and used by colonials in the Dutch East Indies for the transport of cole on Sumatra in the 19th century
Black Uncle, the old Steam Locomotive of E-1060 is taken back from the Indonesia National Museum of Train in Ambarawa, and use again in the West Sumatra Provence. It is not only bringing a kind of happiness to the people of Minangkabau, but also bringing a memory about the childhood of Ado. For Ado, the excistence of Black Uncle in Minangkabau does not only give him a beautiful memory of his train-trip with his Niniak and his Datuak (Grandma and Great Uncle) from the Coal Mining City of Sawahlunto to their hometown in Batusangkar, but also reminds him so much about the beauty of Minangkabau and the meaningful of its culture and traditions.
CHF - ©2009 production
Director: Ricky Avenzora
Producers: Christine Hakim
Jeroen Lezer
Editor: Achmad Beck Thaouviek
