We offer a wide variety of Indonesian feature films but also present lots of short films from young talented filmmakers. Some of these shorts can be seen in one of the compilation programmes, others we screen just before the start of the feature film.
Dluwang: The Past from the Trash
AGNI TIRTA | INDONESIA | 2017 | 25’ | INDONESIAN SPOKEN | ENGLISH SUBTITLES
You can visit the Klithikan flea market in Yogyakarta nearly every day of the year. Toni works there, buying and selling historical documents. Here the past is hiding in the trash.
THU 21 AUG 21:45h & SAT 24 AUG 14:30h | RIALTO
Elinah
NINNDI RARAS | INDONESIA | 2018 | 19’ | INDONESIAN SPOKEN | ENGLISH SUBTITLES
14-year-old Elinah is seven months pregnant and preparing herself for life as a stay-at-home mom and caring housewife. She does so by endlessly talking to her unborn child.
TUE 20 AUG 18:45h & SAT 24 AUG 13:00h | RIALTO
THU 22 AUG 19:00h | DE BALIE
Following Diana
KAMILA ANDINI | INDONESIA | 2015 | 40’ | INDONESIAN SPOKEN | ENGLISH SUBTITLES | ORIGINAL TITLE: SENDIRI DIANA SENDIRI
Diana's husband comes home one day with "big news": he has found a second wife and expects Diana to live in harmony with her. Diana, however, has ideas of her own.
MON 19 AUG 18:45h | RIALTO
A Gift
ADITYA AHMAD | INDONESIA | 2018 | 15’ | INDONESIAN SPOKEN | ENGLISH SUBTITLES | ORIGINAL TITLE: KADO
Short film about gender and identity. Isfi can wear pants when she is with her guy friends, but must go veiled when visiting her girlfriend Nita. She is planning a special gift for Nita's birthday. Best Short Film, 2018 Venice Film Festival.
TUE 20 AUG 16:45h & FRI 23 AUG 14:30h | RIALTO
WED 21 AUG 21:30h | DE BALIE
It's Wijilan
ALEXANDER SINAGA | INDONESIA | 2018 | 20’ | INDONESIAN SPOKEN | ENGLISH SUBTITLES
In Wijilan Village, in the middle of Yogyakarta, lie the origins of Hellhouse, a hip-hop collective teaching workshops to kids and teens. The young participants, aka Kids on the Beats, love it. Some adults not so much...
SAT 17 AUG 21:30h | RIALTO
THU 22 AUG 21:15h | DE BALIE
Ladies on Top
WAHYU AGUNG PRASETYO | INDONESIA | 2018 | 30’ | INDONESIAN SPOKEN | ENGLISH SUBTITLES | ORIGINAL TITLE: TILIK
The prettiest girl in the village, Dian has already been courted by many men. Yet she is still single. How come, some villagers wonder, and who will marry her?
MON 19 AUG 18:45h | RIALTO
Mother from Jambi
ANGGUN PRADESHA, RIKKY M. FAJAR | INDONESIA | 2015 | 38’ | INDONESIAN SPOKEN | ENGLISH SUBTITLES | ORIGINAL TITLE: EMAK DARI JAMBI
A mother travels from Jambi, Sumatra, to the metropolis of Jakarta to visit her son, who, she discovers, has come out as trans. What counts more: her religious values or the love for her child?
SUN 18 AUG 17:15h | RIALTO
Onomastika
LOELOE HENDRA | INDONESIA | 2014 | 15’ | INDONESIAN SPOKEN | ENGLISH SUBTITLES
A little boy, left unnamed by his parents, lives with his grandfather, who has a surplus of names. He instructs the boy to search for a name that suits him.
SAT 17 AUG 15:15h | RIALTO
A Plastic Cup of Tea Before Her
MAKBUL MUBARAK| INDONESIA, MALAYSIA | 2018 | 15’ | INDONESIAN SPOKEN | ENGLISH SUBTITLES
A taciturn, rather timid store clerk spots an unlikely opportunity to finally get close to the object of his infatuation. That is, just as long as nobody knows anything about it.
THU 22 AUG 19:00h & FRI 23 AUG 19:15 | RIALTO
Rest in Peace
M. REZA FAHRIYANSYAH | INDONESIA | 2018 | 25’ | INDONESIAN SPOKEN | ENGLISH SUBTITLES | ORIGINAL TITLE: KEMBALILAH DENGAN TENANG
The life of Santoso and his wife Wati breaks apart when their son Agung dies unexpectedly. Santoso is faced with the difficult task of preparing the funeral.
SAT 17 AUG 19:00h & TUE 20 AUG 21:15h | RIALTO
MON 19 AUG 19:00h | DE BALIE
Rong
KELIK SRI NUGROHO | INDONESIA | 2018 | 34’ | INDONESIAN SPOKEN | ENGLISH SUBTITLES
28-year-old Ningsih suddenly becomes possessed by the demon Ratu Dhemit on her wedding day. Her fiancé Aminudin, her parents, her in-laws, they all are powerless. Then Pak Soekardjo makes his appearance...
MON 19 AUG 18:45h | RIALTO
Sandy Sugar
SARAH ADILAH | INDONESIA | 2017 | 14’ | INDONESIAN SPOKEN | ENGLISH SUBTITLES | ORIGINAL TITLE: GULA DAN PASIR
Iko and his younger sister Ila keep getting into fights, whether it be about a kite, the change from their cookie-selling mother, or whatever. One day they are sent to buy a bag of sugar...
SAT 17 AUG 21:15h & WED 21 AUG 21:30h | RIALTO - DIRECTOR ATTENDING
Subur is Honest
GELORA YUDHASWARA | INDONESIA | 2018 | 16’ | INDONESIAN SPOKEN | ENGLISH SUBTITLES | ORIGINAL TITLE: SUBUR ITU JUJUR
Honesty really is the best policy. 12-year-old Subur is a fat kid who has to take a running test at school. Many of his fellow students cheat, but not Subur. This doesn't go unnoticed!
SUN 18 AUG 21:15h & TUE 20 AUG 16:30h | RIALTO
Ulfie Pulang Kampung
NITTA NAZYRA C. NOER, DAUD SUMOLANG | INDONESIA | 2009| 45’ | INDONESIAN SPOKEN | ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Transgender Ulfie lives and works in Jakarta, while her family still resides in Aceh. After many years she decides to go back only to find out that many of her friends have died of AIDS. Ulfie herself is HIV positive.
SUN 18 AUG 17:15h | RIALTO
