Recording the Future (RtF) is a long-term documentation project of KITLV in collaboration with PRMB-BRIN (Pusat Riset Masyarakat dan Budaya Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional) that has been running since 2003. 

The project aims to create an audiovisual archive of everyday life in Indonesia during the 21st century that can be used for research, teaching, documentaries, artistic work and so on. Recordings are made every four years in: Jakarta, Delanggu (Central Java), Payakumbuh (West Sumatra), Kawal (on the island of Bintan), Sintang (West Kalimantan), Bittuang (Tana Toraja on Sulawesi), Ternate, and Surabaya. 

During the festival day a selection of clips and short films that have resulted from the project will be screened continuously. 

13.30-14.30  Presentation: Recording the Future: Past, Present & Beyond
Henk Schulte Nordholt, Fridus Steijlen (former project leaders), and Ireen Hoogenboom (current project coordinator) will discuss how the project came into being, the value and possibilities of preserving 'everyday life' in Indonesia for Indonesian studies and society, and how the project will move forward by engaging more broadly with society.
14.30 Premiere of the short film based on the RtF archive, ‘Sosok waktu yang hidup di Delanggu’ (The time of living in Delanggu, 2026) by Ratmurti Mardika about the daily life in the black smith village Koripan and the surroundings of Delanggu (Central Java).