Asian Perspective Short 1
Goodbye!
31 minutes | 2021 | Japan | Documentary
Japanese | sub. English | 13+

Schedule
XXI 5 | SUN 27 NOV | 12:15
XXI 4 | MON 28 NOV | 13:00
Indonesia Premiere
Synopsis
Young filmmaker Fuka Natsuka lives in Shiga with her divorced mother. Fuka’s on the verge of leaving the nest to make her own way in life. She visits her older sister, who mentions that their father has recently purchased a new house. Intrigued, Fuka pays him a visit. He nonchalantly admits he hasn’t met his son and older daughter in years. There’s no ill will among the scattered Nakatsukas, but a general drifting apart. The youngest child of a family will often attempt to bring everyone together, as Fuka does while documenting her interactions. Her sister reveals an unexpected pregnancy via LINE chat, while a job offer from Tokyo arrives by snail mail. Fuka makes the move to a tiny apartment in the big city, swearing ″I’ll never go back…″
Director
Fuka Nakatsuka
Production Company
Self produced by Fuka Nakatsuka
Contact:
yuri.kubota@pff.or.jp
Director's Profile

Fuka Nakatsuka
Fuka Nakatsuka was born in Shiga Prefecture in 2000. She studied filmmaking at the Visual Arts College Osaka. "Goodbye!" is her graduation project. She currently works as an assistant director at a TV production company.
Daybreak
15 minutes | 2022 | Indonesia | Narrative | Indonesian | sub. English | 13+

Schedule
XXI 5 | SUN 27 NOV | 12:15
XXI 4 | MON 28 NOV | 13:00
Synopsis
A day in a life of a hardworking career woman named Dini. One day, her daughter is having a birthday, so she really wants to spend time with her daughter. However, that very awful day, she has so many errands to do, and on top of that, there was an emergency: Her boss’s daughter, tiara, got drunk and pass out in one of the downtown club, and she needs to take care of that. And she also needs to make sure that she will board the earliest plane to Singapore in the next morning. In the end, she didn’t get to meet her daughter on her birthday, and she felt really disappointed at herself. But the next morning, she comes home and find the daughter is still home waiting for her, even though it’s not her birthday anymore.
Director
Dian Sastrowardoyo
Production Company
Lynx Films
Contact:
gitafara@gmail.com
Director's Profile

Dian Sastrowardoyo
Born 16 March 1982, Dian is currently working as an actor, producer and director. Dian began her acting career in 2002 for movie "Bintang Jatuh" (Shooting Star, director Rudy Soedjarwo, 2000) and until now, she has appeared in more than dozen movies and has won many prestigious awards, both in Indonesia and Internationally.
Outside the limelight, Dian’s passion is always connected with humanity. In 2009 Dian founded Dian Sastrowardoyo Foundation, focuses on education, women empowerment, and supporting Indonesian culture and art. One of the foundation’s main program is Beasiswa Dian (Dian Scholarship), which supports young Indonesian women from unfortunate background to pursue their university degree by giving full scholarships.
A Worm, Whatever Will Be, Will Be
11 minutes | 2022 | Malaysia | Documentary
Cantonese | sub. English | 13+

Schedule
XXI 5 | SUN 27 NOV | 12:15
XXI 4 | MON 28 NOV | 13:00
World Premiere
Synopsis
Not knowing it’s the final three months for her dementia-ridden grandmother, a filmmaker records their daily interactions. Her intent gaze documents the grandmother’s physical changes and her belief that worms are living under her skin. After the passing, the filmmaker revisits her hometown in hopes of weaving reminiscences of their past memories. The unpleasant condition of the space confronts her with truths on ageing, change and mortality.
Director
Mickey Lai
Production Company
Transitional Cinema
Contact:
loke102312@gmail.com
Director's Profile

Mickey Lai
Born in Malaysia, Mickey Lai is an emerging filmmaker, who graduated with Master of Film and TV Production at Met Film School, London, UK. Her works revolve around the topics of diverse cultural values, mortality and the discovery of self-identity. Her previous debut thesis short film “The Cloud Is Still There” has travelled to international film festivals, these include Busan, Clermont-Ferrand, Shanghai, Jogja-NETPAC, SeaShorts, etc. Her upcoming short film has been selected for script development in Objectifs Short Film Incubator 2021 (Singapore) and presented in Torino Short Film Market (Italy).