Archive of films Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly / Babi buta yang ingin terbang

Indonesia
2008, 77 min

Section: Another View
Year: 2009

A metaphoric, but emotionally intense movie about homosexuality and all those who want to fly. This open and intimate film, which took the FIPRESCI prize at the Rotterdam IFF, will especially interest fans of Taiwanese bad boy Tsai Ming-Liang and the minimalist humor of Roy Andersson.

Synopsis

Linda, Cahyono, and Salma are just a few of the characters in an intimate mosaic whose composition leads to an awakening of feelings of equanimity among the protagonists and even the audience. Although peopled with characters expressing their internal tension in nontraditional ways, the movie is a subtle work whose expansiveness transcends borders, despite being set in a specific geographical location. The story takes a close-up (though not voyeuristic) look at the lives of its characters, and comments on steps that Indonesian society has taken or should be taking. Progress and rigidity stand virtually side-by-side here, while director Edwin addresses the viewer through modern means, managing to elicit existential questions without resorting to speechifying. Similar to his numerous short films, the director displays a sense of detail and unfettered sexuality, and an ability to imbue ordinary objects with metaphorical significance, while telling complicated stories to the point.

About the director

Edwin (b. 1978, Surabaya) is a successful director of short films and one of Indonesia’s most promising filmmakers. He graduated in graphic design, then went on to film school in Jakarta. His film Kara, Daughter of a Tree (Kara, anak sebatang pohon, 2005) was the first Indonesian short to be screened at Cannes. He was inspired by the aesthetics of silent film in Dajang Soembi: The Woman Who Is Married to a Dog (Dajang Soembi: Perempoean jang dikawini andjing, 2004), and the raw digital work Trip to the Wound (2007) competed at the renowned short film festival in Clermont-Ferrand. Edwin also took part in the story showcase 98-08 (2008), a work which takes stock of reform efforts in Indonesia after the fall of Suharto. Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly, the director’s feature debut, won the FIPRESCI Prize at the festival in Rotterdam.

Contacts

Babibutafilm
CIrendeu Residence D1, Jl. Gunung Indah 5 RT1 RW11, Ciputat, 15419, Banten
Indonesia
Tel: +62 217 416 953
Fax: +62 217 416 953
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.rocketrainmovie.com

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About the film

Color, 35 mm

Section:	Another View

Director:	Edwin
Screenplay:	Edwin
Dir. of Photography:	Sidi Saleh
Music:	Windra Benyamin
Editor:	Herman Kumala Panca
Producer:	Meiske Taurisia
Production:	Babibutafilm
Cast:	Ladya Cheryl, Pong Harjatmo, Carlo Genta
Contact:	Babibutafilm

Guests

Edwin

Film Director, Film Director

Marnix van Wijk

Film Institution Rep.