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Around\u00a080 percent\u00a0of Starbucks\u2019 coffee<\/a>\u00a0is purchased from the Gayo, an Acehnese tribe that\u2019s been farming coffee way before the Dutch colonization.\u00a0What is it about the land of the Gayo? How do they produce such world-class coffee beans?<\/p>\n

A short documentary narrated by actor Rio Dewanto titled\u00a0Filosofi Kopi: Aroma Gayo\u00a0<\/em>(Coffee Philosophy: The Aroma of Gayo) attempts to examine these\u00a0simple\u00a0yet mysterious questions. Produced by Visinema under the franchise of Filosofi Kopi, the\u00a0documentary is part of\u00a0bioskoponline.com<\/a><\/em>\u2019s video-on-demand offering to stream\u00a0legally for a reasonable price to support the Indonesian film industry during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

The film follows Rio as he tries to unravel what makes Gayo coffee inviting for people across the globe. It focuses\u00a0on the land of the Gayo, its people\u00a0and their interaction with coffee. The narrative is so structured that\u00a0seems scripted. Having said that, a\u00a0scripted documentary is also a legitimate method. The filmmaker could focus on taking more relevant and beautiful shots, quotable dialogue\u00a0and, most importantly,\u00a0create a powerful message.<\/p>\n

The documentary looks at four elements of the Gayo coffee philosophy: social justice, gender fairness, conservation\u00a0and humanism, which also determines\u00a0the structure of Rio Dewanto\u2019s journey. His first encounter with a coffee farmer and fisherman reveals that most coffee farmers of the area are far from prosperous, as most don\u2019t possess enough knowledge to process the coffee. This might explain why most of them have two jobs. And when Rio praises his coffee, the man responds that it is nothing unusual. This not only shows how little appreciation the farmers have for their own product but also suggests that they fail to take full advantage of their coffee’s value.<\/p>\n

As Rio explores other coffee plantations, he finds that there are small and medium enterprises\u00a0led and run by women. This section explores the Gayo coffee\u2019s second philosophy: gender fairness. Unlike his previous adventure, this second encounter gives him refreshing knowledge. Women\u2019s involvement in a land run by sharia law could still demonstrate quality leadership.<\/p>\n

His third and fourth encounters prove that\u00a0the more people appreciate Gayo\u00a0as an aspect of their lives, the more their coffee businesses\u00a0prosper. With conservation as its third philosophy, Rio witnesses a family business that has lasted for three generations and has expanded into the processing of coffee beans. Lastly, to prove that Gayo coffee has a humanist element, Rio meets people who have become inspired to experiment and reinvent Gayo into something new every day: scientists and artists. The documentary ends with Rio\u2019s ultimate message:\u00a0Gayo has a bright future. He is optimistic,\u00a0as the four philosophies of Gayo are still held dearly and respected.<\/p>\n

Filosofi Kopi: Aroma Gayo\u00a0<\/em>is beautifully shot and written and enjoyable for all, whether or not you’re a coffee connoisseur. Yet, as a documentary with interview expositions, the filmmaker\u00a0could have examined more aspects to provide more crucial information. The four philosophies are discussed, but there is no elaboration on how these outlooks could bring out the best of Gayo coffee. The closest is probably when Rio meets the farmer-fisherman who says that social injustice would happen if one of the philosophies was not respected. But over the course of the documentary, there is no proof or suggestion of a successful business that adheres\u00a0to the philosophies.<\/p>\n

The most blatant shortcoming is how it fails to explore\u00a0how Gayo coffee could support gender fairness. Though Rio meets female farmers and conducts interviews about their culture, the film does not show any female baristas, artists or scientists that could make meaningful contributions\u00a0to Gayo coffee. Could this be the root cause as to why Gayo coffee businesses and farms remain unequal across the land? The documentary should have done more to examine these questions. (wng)<\/p>\n

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