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3 Days To Forever
directed by Riri Riza, 1970-; produced by Mira Lesmana, 1964-; performed by Nicholas Saputra, 1984-, Ringgo Agus Rahman, 1982- and Tutie Kirana, 1952- (Indonesia: Miles Films), 1 hour 39 mins
Preferring not to fly, Indonesian cousins Ambar and Suf make a car trip from Jakarta to a family wedding one day away. Ambar's older sister is finally getting married at age 27, and her mother has given nephew Suf the important task of transporting the wedding dinnerware. But what should have taken one day by ca...
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directed by Riri Riza, 1970-; produced by Mira Lesmana, 1964-; performed by Nicholas Saputra, 1984-, Ringgo Agus Rahman, 1982- and Tutie Kirana, 1952- (Indonesia: Miles Films), 1 hour 39 mins
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Preferring not to fly, Indonesian cousins Ambar and Suf make a car trip from Jakarta to a family wedding one day away. Ambar's older sister is finally getting married at age 27, and her mother has given nephew Suf the important task of transporting the wedding dinnerware. But what should have taken one day by car takes three as the two young people take detours to explore the exotic countryside while smoking joints and popping pills. Their adv...
Preferring not to fly, Indonesian cousins Ambar and Suf make a car trip from Jakarta to a family wedding one day away. Ambar's older sister is finally getting married at age 27, and her mother has given nephew Suf the important task of transporting the wedding dinnerware. But what should have taken one day by car takes three as the two young people take detours to explore the exotic countryside while smoking joints and popping pills. Their adventures open honest but painful dialogue between the two throughout the rest of their trip. Through sparring and silence the two are growing closer - perhaps closer than cousins should. Adult
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Nicholas Saputra, 1984-, Ringgo Agus Rahman, 1982-, Tutie Kirana, 1952-
Contributor
Mira Lesmana, 1964-
Author / Creator
Riri Riza, 1970-, Nicholas Saputra, 1984-, Ringgo Agus Rahman, 1982-, Tutie Kirana, 1952-
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Miles Films
Topic / Theme
Sexuality
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 Used by permission of Miles Films.
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The # 7 Train: An Immigrant Journey
directed by Hye Jung Park, fl. 1995 and J.T. Takagi, fl. 1986; produced by Hye Jung Park, fl. 1995 and J.T. Takagi, fl. 1986, Third World Newsreel (New York, NY: Third World Newsreel, 1999), 28 mins
Every day 500,000 people from 117 different countries ride a subway that runs from Flushing to Times Square, going through Queens, the most culturally diverse region in the United States. This documentary follows four immigrant passengers: a Korean who works in Harlem, two Otavalen street vendors who work near Chi...
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directed by Hye Jung Park, fl. 1995 and J.T. Takagi, fl. 1986; produced by Hye Jung Park, fl. 1995 and J.T. Takagi, fl. 1986, Third World Newsreel (New York, NY: Third World Newsreel, 1999), 28 mins
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Every day 500,000 people from 117 different countries ride a subway that runs from Flushing to Times Square, going through Queens, the most culturally diverse region in the United States. This documentary follows four immigrant passengers: a Korean who works in Harlem, two Otavalen street vendors who work near Chinatown, and a gay Pakistani sari salesman on Fifth Avenue. Their lives and their conflicted relationships with the city and its other r...
Every day 500,000 people from 117 different countries ride a subway that runs from Flushing to Times Square, going through Queens, the most culturally diverse region in the United States. This documentary follows four immigrant passengers: a Korean who works in Harlem, two Otavalen street vendors who work near Chinatown, and a gay Pakistani sari salesman on Fifth Avenue. Their lives and their conflicted relationships with the city and its other residents are juxtaposed with the subway they take each day to Manhattan and their dreams for the future.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Hye Jung Park, fl. 1995, J.T. Takagi, fl. 1986, Third World Newsreel
Author / Creator
Hye Jung Park, fl. 1995, J.T. Takagi, fl. 1986
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Third World Newsreel
Topic / Theme
Immigrant life, Economic, social and cultural rights, Korean, Pakistanis, Imbabura Highlands Quichua
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 by Third World Newsreel
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Adarna and the Memory of Crystal
directed by Vicente Salumbides, fl. 1925-1949 and Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; produced by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Ester Magalona, fl. 1940-1949, Fred Cortes, fl. 1940-1950 and Mila del Sol, 1923- (Philippines: Privately Published, 2006), 6 mins
Legend has it that an elusive, magical bird called the Adarna can heal any sickness through song, but it can also turn men into stone with its droppings. This does not stop three princes – Don Pedro, Don Diego & Don Juan – from looking for the bird in the hope of helping their ailing father. But who catches th...
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directed by Vicente Salumbides, fl. 1925-1949 and Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; produced by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Ester Magalona, fl. 1940-1949, Fred Cortes, fl. 1940-1950 and Mila del Sol, 1923- (Philippines: Privately Published, 2006), 6 mins
Description
Legend has it that an elusive, magical bird called the Adarna can heal any sickness through song, but it can also turn men into stone with its droppings. This does not stop three princes – Don Pedro, Don Diego & Don Juan – from looking for the bird in the hope of helping their ailing father. But who catches the bird? Who turns to stone? In this seven-minute found-footage opus, Vicente Salumbides’ 1941 take on this beloved classic is condens...
Legend has it that an elusive, magical bird called the Adarna can heal any sickness through song, but it can also turn men into stone with its droppings. This does not stop three princes – Don Pedro, Don Diego & Don Juan – from looking for the bird in the hope of helping their ailing father. But who catches the bird? Who turns to stone? In this seven-minute found-footage opus, Vicente Salumbides’ 1941 take on this beloved classic is condensed and retold silently, in glorious black and white. Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Ester Magalona, fl. 1940-1949, Fred Cortes, fl. 1940-1950, Mila del Sol, 1923-
Contributor
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
Author / Creator
Vicente Salumbides, fl. 1925-1949, Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Ester Magalona, fl. 1940-1949, Fred Cortes, fl. 1940-1950, Mila del Sol, 1923-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Birds, Family, Health
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 Khavn de la Cruz. All rights reserved.
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Agrarian Utopia
directed by Uruphong Raksasad, fl. 2001-2009; performed by Sompong Jumma, fl. 2009, Sai Jumma, fl. 2009 and Prayad Jumma, fl. 2009 (Thailand: Extra Virgin Co), 2 hours 1 mins
Two families are employed by a landowner to work on his rice fields. One of them, used to own their own land, but was evicted for being unable to keep up with his hefty loan payments. In the absence of machinery, they plant rice using traditional farming methods and an untrained buffalo. However, the low market...
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directed by Uruphong Raksasad, fl. 2001-2009; performed by Sompong Jumma, fl. 2009, Sai Jumma, fl. 2009 and Prayad Jumma, fl. 2009 (Thailand: Extra Virgin Co), 2 hours 1 mins
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Two families are employed by a landowner to work on his rice fields. One of them, used to own their own land, but was evicted for being unable to keep up with his hefty loan payments. In the absence of machinery, they plant rice using traditional farming methods and an untrained buffalo. However, the low market prices for rice mean that they have to supplement their income with picking wild mushrooms. They also eat wild frogs, snakes and hone...
Two families are employed by a landowner to work on his rice fields. One of them, used to own their own land, but was evicted for being unable to keep up with his hefty loan payments. In the absence of machinery, they plant rice using traditional farming methods and an untrained buffalo. However, the low market prices for rice mean that they have to supplement their income with picking wild mushrooms. They also eat wild frogs, snakes and honeycomb when their income proves to be too meagre to feed the family. In contrast, a neighboring farmer, a retired teacher, farms his land organically and hopes to keep the land fertile with the rice stalks, so that he will always be able to grow food for himself. Thai director Uruphong Raksasad had grown up in the same village where the film is beautifully shot, and had chosen to use local farmers as his actors. Awards/Festivals: NETPAC Special Mention Award, International Film Festival Rotterdam; Special Mention Award, Barcelona Asian Film Festival; NETPAC Award, Brisbane International Film Festival; Golden Hanoman Award, Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival; NETPAC Award, Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival; Best Narrative Film, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival; !f Inspired Award - Most Inspired Director, !f International Independent Film Festival, Istanbul; Special Jury Award, Millenium International Documentary Film Festival; Green Chilies Award (Best Film), Asian Hot Shot Berlin Festival; Hong Kong International Film Festival; Singapore International Film Festival; Jeonju International Film Festival; Libertas Film Festival; Filmfest Munchen; Vancouver International Film Festival; Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival; Flanders International Film Festival Ghent; Mumbai Film Festival; Vienna International Film Festival; Asiaticafilmmediale, Rome; Mar del Plata International Film Festival; Taipei Golden Horse International Film Festival; International Film Festival Bratislava; International Film Festival of Kerala; Pune International Film Festival; Fajr International Film Festival; San Francisco Asian American Film Festival.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Sompong Jumma, fl. 2009, Sai Jumma, fl. 2009, Prayad Jumma, fl. 2009
Contributor
Uruphong Raksasad, fl. 2001-2009
Author / Creator
Uruphong Raksasad, fl. 2001-2009, Sompong Jumma, fl. 2009, Sai Jumma, fl. 2009, Prayad Jumma, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Extra Virgin Co
Topic / Theme
Thai, Agrarian occupations, Domestic life
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Used by permission of Extra Virgin Co.
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Akar
directed by Amelia Hapsari, 1979-; produced by WinWin Productions (Privately Published, 2013), 22 mins
When I was little there was a dream that scared me. I went home but nobody recognized me. When I grew up, my dream changed. I keep chasing my dreams, sometimes without knowing where it will take me. This is a film about where I come from, where dreams are forgotten, and where love is never spoken.
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directed by Amelia Hapsari, 1979-; produced by WinWin Productions (Privately Published, 2013), 22 mins
Description
When I was little there was a dream that scared me. I went home but nobody recognized me. When I grew up, my dream changed. I keep chasing my dreams, sometimes without knowing where it will take me. This is a film about where I come from, where dreams are forgotten, and where love is never spoken.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
WinWin Productions
Author / Creator
Amelia Hapsari, 1979-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Cultural identity, Family relationships, Indonesians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by Amelia Hapsari
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Aki Ra's Boys
directed by James Leong, fl. 2006-2012 and Lynn Lee, fl. 2006-2012 (Singapore: Lianain Films, 2007), 57 mins
Boreak was six when he lost his right arm in a landmine accident. Family members rushed the young Cambodian to a nearby hospital where so-called 'doctors' performed a crude amputation. Burdened with eight other children to feed and unable to cope with the stress of handling a crippled son, Boreak’s parents decid...
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directed by James Leong, fl. 2006-2012 and Lynn Lee, fl. 2006-2012 (Singapore: Lianain Films, 2007), 57 mins
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Boreak was six when he lost his right arm in a landmine accident. Family members rushed the young Cambodian to a nearby hospital where so-called 'doctors' performed a crude amputation. Burdened with eight other children to feed and unable to cope with the stress of handling a crippled son, Boreak’s parents decided to send him to a home in Siem Reap for young landmine victims. Despite his tragedy, Boreak is ever optimistic and refreshingly lacki...
Boreak was six when he lost his right arm in a landmine accident. Family members rushed the young Cambodian to a nearby hospital where so-called 'doctors' performed a crude amputation. Burdened with eight other children to feed and unable to cope with the stress of handling a crippled son, Boreak’s parents decided to send him to a home in Siem Reap for young landmine victims. Despite his tragedy, Boreak is ever optimistic and refreshingly lacking in self-pity. Like most children, he is mischievous and inquisitive. He wants to be a wrestler, a rap artist, a football player. And he rarely acts as if his disability is a hindrance. This film looks at the world through Boreak’s eyes, and through the eyes of his good friend, Vannak. It is a world at once bleak and brimming with possibilities. Our camera follows the boys as they explore a rapidly changing Cambodia. And we travel with Boreak from Siem Reap to his hometown near the border with Thailand – an area still studded with millions of landmines; a place where impoverished villagers have little choice but to cultivate the very land that might one day claim their lives. Through Boreak, we also meet Aki Ra, a former child soldier, trained by the Khmer Rouge army to lay landmines. Now in his 30s, Aki Ra is haunted by his violent past and hopes to make amends by giving children like Boreak a home, and by helping remove the millions of landmines still buried in his country. A journey into the minefields shows us just how treacherous Aki Ra’s job is. On this trip, he removes two mines. But there are many more waiting to be found. Waiting to wreak havoc. Ultimately though, the film is a celebration of a child’s tenacity and indomitable will to overcome the odds. Boreak may be a victim, but he doesn't behave like one. His zest for life is infectious, his ability to laugh, a testament to the courage and strength children can have in the face of adversity.
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Date Written / Recorded
2007
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
James Leong, fl. 2006-2012, Lynn Lee, fl. 2006-2012
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Lianain Films
Person Discussed
Aki Ra, 1973-
Topic / Theme
Physical disabilities, Explosive mines, Soldiers, Amputations, Friendships, Children
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Lianain Films
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All Points of the Compass
directed by Judy Rymer (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 2 mins
Tran Van Lam had the ill-fated destiny to be foreign minister of South Vietnam during the devastating war with the North. He was a patriot, committed to seeing his country emerge from its colonial history. He was also the father of nine children, who with his wife formed a seemingly privileged family, which dined...
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directed by Judy Rymer (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 2 mins
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Tran Van Lam had the ill-fated destiny to be foreign minister of South Vietnam during the devastating war with the North. He was a patriot, committed to seeing his country emerge from its colonial history. He was also the father of nine children, who with his wife formed a seemingly privileged family, which dined together, had vacations at the beach, learned musical instruments, and were instilled with their Vietnamese identity. As the war intens...
Tran Van Lam had the ill-fated destiny to be foreign minister of South Vietnam during the devastating war with the North. He was a patriot, committed to seeing his country emerge from its colonial history. He was also the father of nine children, who with his wife formed a seemingly privileged family, which dined together, had vacations at the beach, learned musical instruments, and were instilled with their Vietnamese identity. As the war intensified, he and his wife made provisions for the children to leave the country. The nine children were dispersed to Australia, France, the U.S. and Scotland. The hope was that they would be educated abroad and bring their talents back to their native country. That was not to be. Tran VanLam was betrayed by the United States, his ally against the North. While he was a delegate to the Paris peace talks, Henry Kissinger secretly arranged the pull out with the North. Fortunate to be airlifted out at the fall of Saigon, he and his wife finally emigrated to Australia with one small bag, where they ultimately opened a coffee shop. The adult children, now in mid -career with families of their own, speak poignantly about their experience of dislocation.They each longed to be re-united as a family and had to struggle to forge a new identity in a foreign land. They were all deeply affected by their father's expectations to become accomplished and"give back." Each one feels "multicultural." All Points of the Compass is at once a gripping portrait of the "immigrant experience" and a new perspective on the American role in the Vietnam War . High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Judy Rymer
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Ethnic groups, Politics, Economics, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Amber Sexalogy
directed by Azharr Rudin, 1981-; performed by Azman Hassan, fl. 2005-2012, Tora Andika, fl. 2005-2006 and Melissa Maureen Rizal, fl. 2005-2010 (Privately Published, 2006), 1 hour 1 mins
The Amber Sexalogy is a combination of six separate but related films. As part of his initiation into the filmmaking process, in early 2005 Azharr shot six interconnected DV shorts dealing with different moments in the relationship between two people, Harris and Amber. The six parts all stand alone, having very di...
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directed by Azharr Rudin, 1981-; performed by Azman Hassan, fl. 2005-2012, Tora Andika, fl. 2005-2006 and Melissa Maureen Rizal, fl. 2005-2010 (Privately Published, 2006), 1 hour 1 mins
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The Amber Sexalogy is a combination of six separate but related films. As part of his initiation into the filmmaking process, in early 2005 Azharr shot six interconnected DV shorts dealing with different moments in the relationship between two people, Harris and Amber. The six parts all stand alone, having very different visual styles and tones, and the suite remains very much a short film project; but when strung together the films also work as...
The Amber Sexalogy is a combination of six separate but related films. As part of his initiation into the filmmaking process, in early 2005 Azharr shot six interconnected DV shorts dealing with different moments in the relationship between two people, Harris and Amber. The six parts all stand alone, having very different visual styles and tones, and the suite remains very much a short film project; but when strung together the films also work as an odd kind of hybrid feature. It's probably worth reiterating at this point that the Amber films are exploratory short films by a young filmmaker learning the craft and as such are not intended to function as a conventional entertainment narrative. The films are not without their limitations, but they demonstrate a depth of ambition and thought which bodes well for Azharr's future work.
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Film
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Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Azman Hassan, fl. 2005-2012, Tora Andika, fl. 2005-2006, Melissa Maureen Rizal, fl. 2005-2010
Author / Creator
Azharr Rudin, 1981-, Azman Hassan, fl. 2005-2012, Tora Andika, fl. 2005-2006, Melissa Maureen Rizal, fl. 2005-2010
Date Published / Released
2006-04-21
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Malay, City life, Relationships, Love, Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Azharr Rudin
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Amok
directed by Lawrence Fajardo, fl. 1999-2012; performed by Gary Lim, fl. 1997-2013, Noni Buencamino, fl. 1992-2013 and Mark Gil, fl. 1976-2013 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 22 mins
This crime drama was directed by Lawrence Fajardo, and features Mark Gil, Noni Buencamino, and Gary Lim.
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directed by Lawrence Fajardo, fl. 1999-2012; performed by Gary Lim, fl. 1997-2013, Noni Buencamino, fl. 1992-2013 and Mark Gil, fl. 1976-2013 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 22 mins
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This crime drama was directed by Lawrence Fajardo, and features Mark Gil, Noni Buencamino, and Gary Lim.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Gary Lim, fl. 1997-2013, Noni Buencamino, fl. 1992-2013, Mark Gil, fl. 1976-2013
Author / Creator
Lawrence Fajardo, fl. 1999-2012, Gary Lim, fl. 1997-2013, Noni Buencamino, fl. 1992-2013, Mark Gil, fl. 1976-2013
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Cities, Crime
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Lawrence Fajardo.
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And The Moon Dances
directed by Garin Nugroho, 1961-; performed by Bambang S. Jayantoro, fl. 1995, Wiwiek Handawiyah, fl. 1995 and Pramana Padmodarmaya, fl. 1995-2002 (Indonesia: Set Film Workshop), 2 hours 3 mins
Literally translated, the title means 'The Moon Pierced by Wild Grass,' and the film tells the story of the relationship between an aged traditional song teacher named Waluyo, his folk music disciple Ilalang (who has to cope with memories of his abusive father) and the lovely dancer Bulan, who Ilalang has loved fo...
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directed by Garin Nugroho, 1961-; performed by Bambang S. Jayantoro, fl. 1995, Wiwiek Handawiyah, fl. 1995 and Pramana Padmodarmaya, fl. 1995-2002 (Indonesia: Set Film Workshop), 2 hours 3 mins
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Literally translated, the title means 'The Moon Pierced by Wild Grass,' and the film tells the story of the relationship between an aged traditional song teacher named Waluyo, his folk music disciple Ilalang (who has to cope with memories of his abusive father) and the lovely dancer Bulan, who Ilalang has loved for a long time. The feature is set in Solo, where the vestiges of feudal Javanese culture can still be found, and gamelan music is heard...
Literally translated, the title means 'The Moon Pierced by Wild Grass,' and the film tells the story of the relationship between an aged traditional song teacher named Waluyo, his folk music disciple Ilalang (who has to cope with memories of his abusive father) and the lovely dancer Bulan, who Ilalang has loved for a long time. The feature is set in Solo, where the vestiges of feudal Javanese culture can still be found, and gamelan music is heard throughout. It is an intensely emotional meditation upon the relationship between the generations and the role of music in the search for recovery from a traumatic past and for identity in an uncertain present. Director Garin Nugroho, who has described himself as 'a Javanese living amidst multiculturalism,' and who celebrates Indonesian cultural diversity in such films as A Poet, here explores Javanese culture. He sees this film as 'encompassing at the same time refinement and cruelty, softness and tyranny, and a beauty based on feudalism.' Awards/Festivals: Best Director Award, Nantes International Film Festival. Special Jury Prize at the Nantes Three Continent Film Festival.
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Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Bambang S. Jayantoro, fl. 1995, Wiwiek Handawiyah, fl. 1995, Pramana Padmodarmaya, fl. 1995-2002
Contributor
Garin Nugroho, 1961-
Author / Creator
Garin Nugroho, 1961-, Bambang S. Jayantoro, fl. 1995, Wiwiek Handawiyah, fl. 1995, Pramana Padmodarmaya, fl. 1995-2002
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Set Film Workshop
Topic / Theme
Javanese, Musicians, Relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 Used by permission of Set Film Workshop.
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