To raise awareness of the refugee crisis in the region, a group of students of Singapore's well known university has made a documentary on the Rohingya refugees in Aceh and how the Acehnese welcomed the strangers to their land.
The students, from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, entitled their documentay Peumulia Jamee, which means 'Honoring Guests' in Acehnese. It looks at how the oppressed Rohingya Muslims found a place of refuge in Aceh. The documentary, which served as the students' final year project, also highlighted the unlikely friendships that sprang up between the Rohingyas and the Acehnese as the refugees settled in Indonesia's westernmost province.
The communications studies students who worked on the documentary are Goh Chiew Tong as director, Jade Han Hui Jing as producer and Clarissa Sih as social media manager. They represent the Snapback Pictures team. They started their project on Dec. 5 when they arrived in Aceh.
“Set in Aceh, Peumulia Jamee will not only uncover the hardship and uncertainty of the Rohingya Muslims, but will also shed light on the love the Acehnese have showered on these strangers who are aliens in their homeland,” Han said in a press statement sent to thejakartapost.com on Monday. (Courtesy of The Jakarta Post)
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