Joko Kemala is quit school and works as porter on the shop building to support his daily living cost and his blind father. There he meets Totok Janoko the owner, who is very powerful and exploits him sexually.
Two thieves are captured by angry neighbours. Although the theft is insignificant (an old TV) people are no less angry, and the punishment is extreme. Basically a crime in itself. A few minutes in the dark woods and their fate is sealed forever. Brief morality play.
Mbak Gede, a middle-aged woman, oversees the illegal life of the bus terminal with a watchful eye, as she is the lady in command, the one to be feared, until her husband arrive.
An engaged couple having a lunch in a cafeteria, and we follow their conversation as they go into minute detail about what needs to be organized for the upcoming wedding. This is a glimpse into the life of a modern young people struggling with their parents’ cultural legacy.
Charlie and Alex is classmate in the elementary school. They have been close friend since they are staying in the same class for 10 years; they continually failed for the next grade. One day, in their way home from the elementary school, they face something terribly scary and changes their life...
Agave Amica transports us to Indonesia in the midst of the pandemic. With an excellent eye and a unique form of narration, Gembong Nusantara follows the daily lives of workers and their toil both in graveyards and in flower fields, inviting us to a larger reflection on the contrast between day and...
An eighty years old Mbah Kancil talks about her past as a dancer and comedian in the traditional group of Ludruk performers and Remong dancers when she travelled to Jakarta together with Dagelan Pete group in the 60s, while reflecting on her life existence and her final wish.
A woman who has survived sexual violence has been on a journey from house to house throughout her life, until she decides to leave her mother and family behind to protect herself from the sexual predator, her stepfather.
Shinta Ratri, a 57-year-old Muslim trans woman, recounts her life experiences—childhood memories, struggles of growing up, marriage—and her journey as the founder of the Islamic Boarding School of Al-Fatah in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Six young wives and mothers join a Javanese dance group during the pandemic as a temporary escape from domestic life, to uncover deep-seated traumas and find healing through movement, shared experiences, and mutual support.
