JAFF X Lab Laba Laba – On Restoration
Marking its 10th anniversary, Lab Laba Laba spotlights three restored works, once neglected or unfinished, along with a visual artifact that captures the spirit of late 1970s film students. Filmed in 16mm and Super 8 with Jakarta Institute of the Arts’ Film Department equipment, these works were produced in an academic setting.
The restoration of these student films aims to expand the conversation around film restoration practices in Indonesia, which are often shaped by commercial interests or cultural policy.
Lab Laba Laba is exhibiting three works:
- Dajang Soembi: Perempoean Jang Dikawini Andjing (2004) by Edwin
- Cerita Tentang Eyang Putri Seno Sastroamidjojo (1978) by Marseli Soemarno
- Waiting (1978) by Seno Gumira Ajidarma
Schedule
Jadwal
Venue : Edelweiss Room ARTOTEL Suites Bianti – Yogyakarta
Date : Thursday, 4 December 2025
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Admission Fee: Free
Speaker:
Pembicara:
Rizki Lazuardi
Artist
Rizki Lazuardi (b. 1982) is an Indonesian artist and curator who works extensively with moving-image and expanded cinema. After completing his film studies at HFBK University of Fine Arts Hamburg, Lazuardi conducted artistic research on colonial archives at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. For the past decade, numerous of Lazuardi’s works have attempted to shed light on the power dynamics entangled in practices of archiving, whether at the formal-institutional or amateur-vernacular level. His work and curatorial programmes have been presented at Image Forum Tokyo, Berlinale Forum, EMAF Osnabrück, Jakarta Biennale, TOKAS, and the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. His latest multi-channel film installation, Operation Thunder Tooth, is one of the commissioned works by the Singapore Biennale 2025. In addition to his studio practice, Lazuardi initiated the Palapa Screening Program, a microcinema platform showcasing various left-field films in Bandung, Indonesia.
Edwin
Filmmaker
Edwin (b. 1978, Surabaya, Indonesia) is a filmmaker from Indonesia. He studied graphic design at Universitas Kristen Petra in Surabaya and later on film at Institut Kesenian Jakarta. In 2013, he got his Master of Arts in filmmaking from the Dutch Film Academy at the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten. In 2009, he was a guest at the Berlinale with his short film Trip to the Wound (2007). That same year, his feature film debut, Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (2008), received the FIPRESCI Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Postcards from the Zoo (2012) is his second feature film, for which he also wrote the screenplay. The film premiered at the 62nd Berlinale and was presented in the Competition section. With Posesif (2017), his third feature, he won the Best Director Award at the Festival Film Indonesia. His feature film adaptation of Eka Kurniawan’s Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash was awarded the Golden Leopard for Best Film at Locarno Film Festival 2021.
Moderator:
Rafael Marius
JAFF Archive
Rafael Marius is a film and art activist and a graduate of the Yogyakarta Institute of the Arts (ISI), majoring in Art Management. His work spans from organizing festivals to writing film reviews. He is currently active with Forum Lenteng and is a member of the Milisifilem Collective.
