98 minutes | 2022 | Indonesia | Documentary | Indonesia | sub. English | 13+
98 minutes | 2022 | Indonesia | Documentary | Indonesia | sub. English | 13+
XXI 3 | MON 28 NOV | 12:45
XXI 4 | FRI 2 DEC | 12:45
Ubay (50 years), a Dangdut musician and owner of a traveling Dangdut cart group in Lenteng Agung of South Jakarta. Together with his wife and dangdut cart member, he wanted to be able to record their songs. A long-held desire and must be realized before their age is getting older. Didiet (53 years) is Ubay’s old friend who is willing to help them to realize their dreams, even though he has only a simple recording device and an old computer. The process of recording was not entirely as well as they expected, many obstacles they faced. But in the name of Dangdut they don’t give up. Their great passion for dangdut music is the main reason for facing it all.
Director
Yuda Kurniawan
Director’s Filmography
2017
Balada Bala Sinema
2018
Nyanyian Akar Rumput
Production Company
Rekam Films
Contact:
info@rekamfilms.com
Yuda Kurniawan was born in Ruteng, NTT, Indonesia. He is the founder of Rekam Films, a film company based in Depok, West Java. He is also a film producer and director who has received the Citra Award, the highest achievement for Indonesian filmmakers given by the Indonesian Film Festival. Some of his films include: The Ballads of Cinema Lovers (2017) and The Song of Grassroots (2018), the film has been screened in more than 30 film festivals both domestic and overseas and has won several awards, one of them is NETPAC Award from Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2018. His latest documentary feature entitled “The Tone Wheels”.