Director
In Age of Blight, 12 Asian filmmakers capture and imagine life under the pandemic, from the hospital corridors of Marawi to protest rallies in the streets of Bangkok. The film mirrors light amidst the chaos and darkness, life in the face of death. Participating filmmakers are Mervine Aquino (Philippines), Bagane Fiola (Philippines), Daniel Rudi Haryanto (Indonesia), Hassanodden Hashim (Philippines), Gladys Ng (Singapore), Nontawat Numbenchapol (Thailand), Carla Pulido Ocampo (Philippines), Edmund Telmo (Philippines), Mark Lester Valle (Philippines), Ligaya Villablanca (Philippines), Takayuki Yoshida (Japan), and Abdul Zainidi (Brunei). Edited and assembled by John Torres (Philippines).
Director
한국, 인도네시아, 세르비아 출신 감독들이 서로에게 편지를 보낸다. 그들은 현대사의 파란 속에서 국경을 넘어야 했던 사람들의 삶에서 공통점을 발견하고 자신이 바라본 ‘경계’에 관한 이야기를 전한다.
Operator Taksi
어떤 희망도 없이 포르노에만 탐닉하던 택시기사 아마드는 옆집에 사는 아름다운 매춘부 키나르를 사랑하게 된다. 아마드에게 찾아온 사랑은 그의 삶에 한줄기 희망을 가져오게 되지만, 키나르를 옥죄는 또 다른 남자가 그들 사이를 방해하면서 그는 그녀에게 자유를 선물하기로 결심한다. [17회 부천국제판타스틱영화제]
Director
After the 2002 bombing in Bali, this documentary interviewed jihadists and victims. More broadly, it addresses the discourse on terrorism, jihad, Islam political movement, war on terror agenda, and how this discourse shapes the future of the children, both of perpetrators’ as well as victims.
Joko
Dewi, a Chef de Cuisine in a five star hotel in Bali, has been unlucky in love many times. Fredo, a Malaysian tourist, is moody and insulting to the hotel employees. For Dewi who believes that “there is no guest that one cannot deal with”, he becomes a challenge. But Dewi during the Nyepi (Day of Silence before the Balinese New Year) commemoration when they are supposed to remain indoors, Dewi and Fredo, are caught outside. For this, they receive a punishment of cleaning a temple for a few days. Their time together is a personal discovery that they have the same bad experiences in love. They become closer and more cheerful as they carry out their punishment. When they are finally ready to make a new beginning, Fredo’s ex-wife, Mae, comes to Bali and offers her love again. Fredo is faced with a dilemma, while Dewi wonders if her failure in love will happen again.
