Layar Indonesiana
Stroke
20 minutes | 2022 | Indonesia | Narrative | Indonesian | sub. English & Bahasa Indonesia | 13+

Synopsis
A father is becoming insecure and helpless after he had a stroke. Being surrounded by family due to the pandemic made the situation even worse, the instability of the head of the family is becoming apparent. It got even more heated when a man who was an old friend of his wife suddenly came and helped fix a broken water pump.
Director
Bernardus Raka
Production Company
People Film
Director's Profile

Bernadus Raka
Bernardus Raka, started his career as a director in 2016 and won the “Best Director” category in one of the prestigious national short film competitions. He also won several major national competitions, and was a finalist in the Young Film Director Award category at Citra Pariwara in 2019 and 2021. He founded and worked as Creative Director at People Film, a production house that has been trusted by various brands to work on commercial projects such as advertisements, webseries, or music videos. After a long time working on a commercial project, he wants to realize his dream of making a film again.

The Backstage Story
22 minutes | 2022 | Indonesia | Narrative | Javanese | sub. English & Bahasa Indonesia | 13+

Synopsis
Haryo (35 years old) plays the role of both father and mother for his only son, Riyan (10 years). Haryo works as a mobile rice mill worker. Haryo has a loyal customer named Etik (36 years old), a rich widow and a prominent grain collector in his village who likes Haryo.
Besides that, Haryo is a wayang orang artist, (classical Javanese dance theatre). In his role as a performer, Haryo boasts to his son that he always gets to play Arjuna. Haryo always indoctrinates his son to imitate the character of Arjuna, because he wants his son to become a real man in the future. But in reality, Haryo never invites Riyan to watch the performance. Because Haryo doesn’t want Riyan to know a secret.
Director
Jihad Adjie
Production Company
Komunitas Jogja Action Film (JA Film)
Director's Profile

Jihad Adjie
The first student from ISI Yogyakarta whose final project was in the form of a short film entitled “Kelas 5000an” which he wrote and directed, won the Citra Awards in 2010. After that, Jihad Adjie directed mostly fiction short films and documentaries within the framework of commercial projects. His latest work in Film Industry, Jihad Adjie became the Co.Director of the famous director Hanung Bramantyo in the movie "Tersanjung: The Movie". Before working on "ARJUNA" with Kompro which is his comeback in the form of Idealist Film Works, in 2021 and 2022 Jihad Adjie worked on 4 short films for Indonesiana TV together with the Sangiran Ancient Human Site Conservation Center.

Flaring Crown
12 minutes | 2022 | Indonesia | Narrative | Indonesian | sub. English | All Ages

Synopsis
Tiwi (8) is disappointed in herself because she fails to get a part in a shampoo commercial. She thinks she must be ugly, and that is why she fails to earn the money to help her father repair his three-wheeled motorbike. One afternoon, Tiwi and her father, Candra (40), are on their way home from his work when they see an advertisement on a banner that announces a kite-flying competition with the total prize of five million rupiah. That’s when she gets the inspiration to help her father. Because she doesn’t want to trouble her father, she decides to make her own kite and create her own string from her own hair. She has learnt how to tie hair into strings because she has been accompanying her father to tie strands of hair as his side job every night. But Tiwi ties the hair secretly while her father works as a hair washer at a nearby salon
Director
Dian Tamara
Production Company
Pancaran Sinema
Director's Profile

Dian Tamara
Dian Tamara is a director who is quite active in making music videos. Music groups and musicians such as The Upstairs, Diskoria, Bilal Indrajaya, FLEUR!, and The Panturas, often work with Tamara as their music video director. Besides music videos, another work that Tamara has directed is an episode of a documentary series entitled, 'Paras Cantik Indonesia', with Visinema. In the short film, 'Flaring Crown', Tamara pours her voice through the script that she wrote as well as visualizes it.

Pabaruak
13 minutes | 2022 | Indonesia | Narrative | Minangnese | sub. English & Bahasa Indonesia | 13+

Synopsis
A kid who is the son of pabaruak (owner of coconut picking monkey) is trying to get rid of a monkey, which is to blame for the bullying he has faced
Director
Indah Septy Elliyani
Production Company
Malayapura Films
Director's Profile

Indah Septy Elliyani
Indah Septy Elliyani, graduated from the Jakarta Arts Institute in 2012 and has known film since high school. She started her career as a soap opera writer, sitcom and co-ordinator for several big screens. She has also joined several film festivals such as Plaza Indonesia Film Festival and Madani International Film Festival as an assistant programmer. Currently based in Palembang, involved in the Layar Taman film exhibition community, Palembang Movie Club, and also has the opportunity to write and direct several short films and commercials.

Heirlooms
17 minutes | 2022 | Indonesia | Narrative | Indonesian | sub. English | 17+

Synopsis
A woman tries to escape from a Pocong ghost by hiding in a man’s house. But ultimately she realises that the man is scarier than the Pocong.
Director
Devina Sofiyanti
Production Company
QUN films
Director's Profile

Devina Sofiyanti
Devina Sofiyanti is a filmmaker and lecturer based in Jakarta. The woman who was born and raised in Bandung continued her studies at the Jakarta Art Institute and the New York Film Academy. While preparing for her film debut Heirlooms, Devina also teaches at the Binus Film Department and also writes several series. His series works that have been broadcast in general include: Sore: Istri dari Future (2017), Rewrite (Viu Original, 2019), Jadi Ngaji (GoPlay Original, 2020) and Ustad Millennial (WeTV Original, 2021). In 2019 he was also selected to participate in Full Circle Lab Indonesia LOCK 2019 and FLY Film Lab Busan 2019. Now he is also involved as a co-writer in Luhki Herwanayogi's Our Son project (Locarno Open Doors 2021).

Ah Gong Would Like Some Sugar in His Tea (Teh Tawar Untuk Akong)
Ah Gong Would Like Some Sugar in His Tea
13 minutes | 2022 | Indonesia | Narrative | Indonesian | sub. English & Bahasa Indonesia | 17+

Schedule
XXI 5 | MON 28 NOV | 13:15
Synopsis
Sherly, Viktor, and their infant child visit Sherly’s father’s house who recently became an Ah Gong (grandfather in Teochew dialect), they planned to hold a late tea ceremony because Sherly had a shotgun wedding a few years ago behind her father’s back. Ah Gong is too disappointed to accept the tea ceremony, but then Sherly realizes that she got the acceptance she was longing for in an unexpected way.
Director
Yonathan Lim
Production Company
Tora Creative
Director's Profile

Yonathan Lim
Yonathan Lim was involved in film making at the Omnibus FISFiC as a scriptwriter. After that, Lim decided to stay involved in making short films as an independent writer and director. Some of his works have been shown at Hellofest8, AVIFEST, and the Gi-Video Award. Lim has also created a web-series for the media company LayariaTV.

Always Until Victory!
12 minutes | 2022 | Indonesia | Narrative | Indonesian | No Subtitle | 13+

Synopsis
Set during an election year in Indonesia, Heni is a legislative council candidate in the middle of making a campaign video about a slum area on the outskirts of Jakarta. In the video, Heni will give a house to Satinah, an old widow, whom Heni objectifies just as a poor and miserable low-class citizen. Satinah’s inability to fake cry according to the needs of the video, frustrates Heni and makes her try every possible way to make Satinah cry naturally.
Director
Deo Mahameru
Production Company
Cinemahameru
Director's Profile

Deo Mahameru
Deo Mahameru is a filmmaker based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Deo started his career with the short film Calon (2015), and The Nameless Boy (2017), which the film selected at several festivals including Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival, Singapore International FIlm Festival, and FFD Jogja.

The Brother
11 minutes | 2022 | Indonesia | Narrative Indonesian - Makassar Traditional Language | sub. English & Indonesian | 13+

Synopsis
Uje’s new habit makes Iccang curious. This is the first time his older brother lets his beard get thicker. Not to mention Uje’s activities look odd day by day. Uje must be involved in the terrorist network. Iccang sets a strategy to save Uje from it!
Director
Muh. Nur Fallah Muzakir
Production Company
Waesinema
Director's Profile

Muh. Nur Fallah Muzakir
Moh. Nur Fallah Muzakir, was born in Barru on October 10. Completed his undergraduate study at ISBI SulSel, film and tv study program. Now he is a postgraduate student at ISI Surakarta. Has worked on a short film with the title "Hujan Datang Pergilah” in 2015, which was one of the nominees for Makassar Film Week 2015. Fallah participated in the "Scene Incubation" held by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy in 2021. He was also one of the program coordinators at the South East Asian Screen 2020 held by Rumata Art Space.

Bloody Rose
11 minutes | 2022 | Indonesia | Narrative | Indonesian – Malay – Kupang | sub. English & Bahasa Indonesia | 13+

Synopsis
Alvian (11) and Toni (11) are trying to find sanitary napkins for their disabled friend, Rose (11) who has had her first period in elementary school. Rose’s disability (deaf) becomes a challenge for them to communicate when she is facing this new situation. The lack of access to sanitary napkins at the school and the long distance to find a shop from the school become their challenge. At the same time, Alvian and Toni are challenged by a male friend who wants them to look macho. The dilemma between looking macho and helping their best friend is a reality they have to deal with.
Director
Elsy Grazia
Production Company
Komunitas Film Kupang
Director's Profile

Elsy Grazia
Elsy Grazia, met and became acquainted with the Kupang Film Community (KFK) since 2018 and began to be actively involved as a volunteer in every activity. In the same year, she debuted as a screenwriter in the film “Tiga Batu” by director Emilianus U.K Patar and will continue to learn and grow.
