Docs By The Sea 2020 | 01 Table of Contents

02 Table of Contents 24 Docs By The Sea 2020 Storytelling Lab Participants

03 Introduction to Docs By The Sea 2020 102 Docs By The Sea 2020 Editing Lab Participants

04 Forewords 144 Docs By The Sea fresh wave introduction 06 Docs By The Sea Prizes

178 Committee 07 General Schedule

179 About the Organizers 08 Public Webinar

180 partners logo 20 Story Development and Editing Lab Mentors 182 Index

02 | Docs By The Sea 2020 Introduction to Docs By The Sea 2020

Docs By The Sea is the only international forum that focuses on creating a supportive ecosystem for documentary ilms in Southeast Asia. It is hosted by the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy in partnership with In-Docs, a non-proit organization committed to foster an open society through documentary ilms.

This year, Docs By The Sea provides an eight-day mentoring in storytelling and editing, as well as a three-day pitching forum and opportunities to meet one-on-one with funders, buyers, festivals, distributors and many other potential partners. The Storytelling Lab and Editing Lab runs from August 13th – 24th, 2020, while the pitching sessions take place from August 26th – 28th, 2020.

Twenty nine projects from eight countries have been selected to participate in Docs By The Sea’s labs and pitching sessions. Docs By The Sea 2020 also presents a brand new Fresh Wave section, where curated freshly completed documentaries from Southeast Asia meet one-on-one with industry guests who are looking for most current ilms from the region. In order to accommodate diferent time zones and more meetings needed, Docs By The Sea extends the one-on-one meetings until September 1st, 2020.

Despite the limitation of online sessions and the non-physical presence, Docs By The Sea is still committed to build cross-cultural understanding and collaborations that elevate genuine and creative storytelling from Southeast Asia.

Docs By The Sea 2020 | 03 Forewords

Docs By The Sea was initiated together by In-Docs and the Indonesian Creative Economy Agency (BEKRAF) in 2017. Since its Inaugural edition, Docs By The Sea has become a unique and enriching space for both Southeast Asian documentary talents and the international industry that is reaching out to our corner of the world. It is a great honor for the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy to preserve Docs By The Sea’s legacy and enhance its mission.

As the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, I believe strongly in the power of storytelling and the potentials of a great story. Inluential nations around the world invest heavily in their ilm industry to win the hearts and minds of the global audience. It is also my mission to build a strong Indonesian ilm industry with a global outlook. I see Docs By The Sea as an important way for Indonesian ilmmakers to engage with their peers in Southeast Asia, to exchange knowledge and experiences with industry Wishnutama Kusubandio experts, and to gain an international stage together with MINISTER best talents from the region. Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy

It is unfortunate that I am unable to welcome you all in this year. Due to COVID-19, Docs By The Sea is delivered to the virtual world. However, I do wish that you all have productive labs, meetings, and pitching sessions at Docs By The Sea. Best of luck, and I’m looking forward to see your projects go beyond any boundaries.

Sincerely Yours, Wishnutama Kusubandio Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Republic of

04 | Docs By The Sea 2020 Forewords

COVID-19 has shaken the world. Our world demands a new way of seeing and a new way of doing things. It is precisely now; when we cannot be together, when we cannot see, touch, taste, or smell something in person; we need to tell our stories. It is precisely now when documentary ilms are needed to keep the world connected.

It is a great pleasure to welcome the twenty nine selected projects from eight countries in Southeast Asia to participate in the special virtual edition of Docs By The Sea 2020. In-Docs is extremely proud to bring Docs By The Sea 2020 into reality to support the works of brave and resilient ilmmakers from Southeast Asia who are committed to creative storytelling. We are very grateful to the league of world-class mentors that bring in in-depth consultancy and decades of experience into Docs By The Sea’s storytelling lab and editing lab. This year, we are also excited to welcome the biggest number of industry guests in Docs By The Sea’s short history. They represent Amelia Hapsari funders, broadcasters, curators, ilm festivals, sales agents, PROGRAM DIRECTOR distributors, digital platforms, cultural organizations and In-Docs institutions that are committed in empowering non-iction ilmmaking.

Docs By The Sea is designed to be a safe space for everyone to exchange equally, to help each other generously, and to be open for new possibilities. I hope you will ind new discoveries and build strong relationships at Docs By The Sea. Let me know how we can possibly help to improve your experience here. We are always looking forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely Yours, Amelia Hapsari Program Director In-Docs

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Docs By The Sea Prizes

Dok Leipzig Award Selection of one project for online participation at DOK Co-pro Market 2020

IDFA Award Selection for the most promising project to participate in the online IDFAcademy or participation as an observer in the online IDFA Forum, with the support from the festival to arrange additional meetings.

06 | Docs By The Sea 2020 General Schedule

All dates and time below are in UTC+7 *Open for registered public observers

Storytelling & Editing Lab Pitching Forum

Time Varies Wednesday, 26 August 2020 19:30—23:00 Pitching Session #1*

Thursday, 27 August 2020 Public Webinars* 19:30—23:00 Pitching Session #2 Friday, 14 August 2020 13:00—14:30 Friday, 28 August 2020 Co-Production with South Korea 19:30—23:00 Pitching Session #3 Friday, 14 August 2020 20:00—21:30 Documentary Storytelling in the New World

Tuesday, 18 August 2020 One-on-One Meetings 13:00—14:30 Documentary Collaborations in Taiwan Takes place virtually according to both parties' time slots availability from 26 Aug—1 Sep Wednesday, 19 August 2020 13:00—14:00 Co-Production with Japan

Wednesday, 19 August 2020 20:00—21:30 Co-Production with

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Co-Production with South Korea

Friday, 14 August 2020 | 13:00—14:30 (UTC+7, time)

In the past decade, South Korea has risen globally as prime producers and market for ilms and television. With the Oscar victories of Parasite, South Korea has placed itself at the center of the international market. This success can be attributed to comprehensive cultural strategies that are implemented by the whole nation. In the documentary side, South Korea has grown some producers who have taken a global stage with ilms like Planet of Snail, My Love, Don’t Cross That River, and recently In the Absence who was nominated for the Oscar for Short Documentary category.

It is very encouraging that notable documentary producers from South Korea have begun collaborating with Asian ilmmakers as a co-producer. What does co-production with South Korea look like? What kinds of funding can South Korean producers unlock when they are co-producing Asian documentaries? What are recent productions that can open imaginations and more ways of collaborations?

Join this webinar to listen and discuss with Heejung Oh, a South Korean producer who recently co- produced a documentary ilm with an Indian ilmmaker, and Ellie Jo, the Executive Producer of DMZ Industry, an international documentary forum and ilm festival.

English – Bahasa Indonesia simultaneous translation and Indonesian sign language interpreter is available.

Moderator AMELIA HAPSARI IN-DOCS

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Speaker HEEJUNG OH FOUNDER/PRODUCER Seesaw Pictures

HEEJUNG OH was a sales agent specialized in the Asian market and started producing feature documentaries in 2016. She has been working with strong Asian talents and has expertise in theatrical distribution as well as international co-production. Her irst feature documentary For ’s Sake (2018) has won many awards in Korea, and other titles such as The Plan (2017), Intention (2018) had big box oice successes. The latest title, Pearl of Speaker the Desert (2019) is selected for the feature-length ELLIE JO competition at IDFA. She also produced video art EXECUTIVE PRODUCER installations Porosity Valley 2: Tricksters’ Plot (2019) DMZ Industry at National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art which was also selected for Forum Expanded at Berlinale 2020. She is dedicated to challenging the ELLIE JO is the Executive Producer in charge of DMZ form of cinema and exploring various platforms to Industry at the DMZ International Documentary meet international audiences. Film Festival (a.k.a DMZ Docs). She has pursued a career in the production/distribution of ilms and documentaries, ilm events, and publication, for more than a decade, with a focus on independent and art house ilms. DMZ Docs showcases ilms dealing with 'peace, co-existence and reconciliation' accompanied by events like seminars, conferences and the pitch program for DMZ Docs.

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Documentary Storytelling in the New World

Friday, 14 August 2020 | 20:00—21:30 (UTC+7, Jakarta time)

COVID-19 requires us to work diferently and ind diferent pathways for our stories to be made and to reach the audience. This panel is intended to open the imagination of ilmmakers so they can take their stories to diferent dimensions and art forms.

Tamara Shogaolu is an Amsterdam-based artist. She mixing and infusing documentary stories with archival materials, animation, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and other magic that takes the audience through diferent ways inside the story. Find out how Tamara discovered the arts and the ecosystem of these exciting new ways to tell non-iction stories.

Audible is an Amazon’s company that is unleashing the power of the spoken words. In the time of COVID-19 (but also way after it is inished), audiobooks and audio documentaries can emerge as ways for people to obtain entertainment, information, and inspiration. Find out how Audible works with creators and elevate their works.

English – Bahasa Indonesia simultaneous translation and Indonesian sign language interpreter is available.

Moderator AMELIA HAPSARI IN-DOCS speakers

Speaker BEN NAPARSTEK DIRECTOR OF CONTENT Audible Australia Speaker TAMARA SHOGAOLU CREATIVE DIRECTOR BEN NAPARSTEK is Director of Content Australia for Ado Ato Pictures Audible, the world's largest creator and provider of downloadable audiobooks and spoken word entertainment. He joined Audible in 2018 after nearly TAMARA SHOGAOLU is the founder and creative a decade's experience managing cross-functional director of Ado Ato Pictures. She is an international teams across content, marketing and emerging director and new media artist who strives to share technology. He headed up online at the Australian stories across mediums, platforms, and virtual and public broadcaster SBS, where he oversaw a near- physical spaces in order to promote cross-cultural doubling of audience over two years, and served as understanding and challenge preconceptions. With the head of digital for the Australian operation of a track record in featuring her work at ilm festivals, Edelman. Previously Ben served as editor-in-chief of galleries, and museums worldwide, such as the Fairfax Media’s (now Nine Entertainment’s) lagship Tribeca Film Festival, the Museum of Modern Art magazine Good Weekend and Australian national in New York and the National Gallery of Indonesia, current afairs magazine The Monthly. her innovative approach to storytelling has led to sources like The Guardian, Forbes Magazine and Vogue naming her as a leader in the ield of new and immersive media. She was a 2018 Sundance Institute New Frontier Lab Programs Fellow, a 2019 Gouden Kalf Nominee, is a 2020 Creative Capital Award Recipient, and a 2020 Sundance ABOUT AUDIBLE New Frontier John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Grantee. Tamara was a Burton Lewis Audible is the world’s largest producer and provider Endowed Scholar for Directing at the University of spoken-word entertainment and audiobooks, of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, enriching the lives of our millions of listeners every where she graduated with an MFA. Shogaolu was day. With its technological innovation and superior also a Fulbright Scholar in Egypt, a Luce Scholar programming, Audible has reinvented a media in Indonesia, and an Academy Nicholls Fellowship category, and is the driving force behind today’s Semiinalist. audio entertainment revolution. Audible’s People Principles celebrate who we are and where we’ve been, and guide the way we work shoulder to shoulder to enhance the lives of our customers.

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Documentary Collaborations in Taiwan

Tuesday, 18 August 2020 | 13:00—14:30 (UTC+7, Jakarta time)

Stefano Centini is a Taiwan-based producer who is originally from . He has established a long-term collaboration with Lau Kek-Huat, a Malaysian born ilmmaker who is also based in Taiwan. Fan Wu is a Taiwanese producer/director who founded Svemirko Film Productions together with Venice Atienza from the Philippines. They both are creators of Last Days at Sea.

Both Stefano and Fan Wu are sharing how they establish and maintain cross-cultural ilm production and how they make their journey enriching and meaningful. Join this lively panel and discuss what you think about cross-cultural collaborations.

English – Bahasa Indonesia simultaneous translation and Indonesian sign language interpreter is available.

Moderator MUNING LAI TAIWAN DOCS

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Speaker STEFANO CENTINI PRODUCER

STEFANO CENTINI is an Italian-Taiwanese producer. His works range from TV documentaries for broadcasters such as NGC, History, HBO, BBC to indie and auteur-driven feature ilms and docs. In 2016, he produced Absent Without Leave, which was in competition in Busan IFF (Wide Angle) and won the Audience Award in Singapore Film Festival. His company Volos Film is involved in several international co-productions with Asia and Europe, Speaker including Singaporean debut ilm Tomorrow is a FAN WU long Time and Huang Hui-Chen’s Loma-Our Home. PRODUCER He is a member of EAVE and alumni of Berlinale Svemirko Film Tokyo Talents.

FAN WU is an independent ilmmaker from Taiwan. She is an alumna of IDFAcademy and DOC NOMADS Joint Master Degree in Documentary Filmmaking. In 2019 she co-founded SVEMIRKO FILM with Filipino documentarist Venice ATIENZA to produce author-driven creative documentaries. She is producing LAST DAYS AT SEA, dir- Venice ATIENZA, and AFTER THE SNOWMELT, dir- LO Yi-Shan. She is now participating CIRCLE - Women Doc Accelerator 2020 with her irst feature, XIXI. She is a member of DAE- Documentary Association of Europe and Taipei Documentary Filmmakers' Union.

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Co-Production with Japan

Wednesday, 19 August 2020 | 13:00—14:30 (UTC+7, Jakarta time)

Japan is one of Asia’s biggest funders for non-iction storytelling. Its enormous public broadcasting company NHK collaborated with productions and other broadcasters across the globe to provide Japanese audience with various stories that can enable them to understand the world they live in and beyond. Information, knowledge and soft diplomacy are the tools that Japan use to maintain its comparative advantages against other Asian giants.

Collaborations with Japan have signiicantly advanced many Asian documentary ilms. Sunday Cinderella (the Philippines), Rising From Silence (Indonesia), A Man with 12 Wives (Indonesia), and many other titles create stepping stones with a collaboration with Japan to reach more ambitious artistic goals.

Join a panel of key Japanese experts from TokyoDocs industry members that will talk about diferent opportunities and platforms you can participate in order to unlock funding and distribution from Japan.

English – Bahasa Indonesia simultaneous translation and Indonesian sign language interpreter is available.

Moderator SEIKO KATO PRESIDENT, IMPLEO

Moderator IMAMURA KEN-ICHI EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, NHK ENTERPRISES INC., ADVISOR, TOKYO DOCS

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Speaker Speaker AKIKO TABAKOTANI YOKO IMAI PRODUCER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION Documentary Japan NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and NHK Enterprises

Joined Documentary Japan,Inc. in 1997. Has worked YOKO has joined NHK as a TV program director on a variety of program genres since becoming a in 1992. She has worked on various genre and producer 2018. Produced My Little Dancing Shoes, formats including documentary, news programs, an international co-production with the Philippines, and magazine shows. Her main focus of interest has in 2018, and A Step Forward in the same year, for been in international afairs, human interests and release in 2019. produced numerous programs including the NHK Special series and "World Documentary. She moved back to NHK Enterprises recently, this time to the production headquarters as an executive producer in charge of developing co-production projects.

Speaker Speaker MAYU HIRANO RUMI ONO PRODUCER DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITION & PRODUCER TEMJIN CO., Ltd. TV MAN UNION, INC.

She produces documentary on Social Issues, Life- RUMI ONO joined production company TV MAN Style and Arts & Culture. She has been involved in UNION, INC. in 1996 after majoring in media international co-production, such as the ilm of a education at graduate school in the University of young Estonian Sumo and irst time candidates in Wisconsin. Along with acquisition and programming Kenya's General election. of international ilms for Japanese TV networks, Rumi is an active documentary producer. She also runs the theatrical and digital distribution division at her company.

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Co-Production with France

Wednesday, 19 August 2020 | 20:00—21:30 (UTC+7, Jakarta time)

France is a country with the densest cinema per capita. As a country of cinema lovers and cinema makers, France has a very strong infrastructure that equips French producers to create ilms, to co- produce ilms, and to exhibit ilms from all over the world.

In this very special panel, Docmonde; the organizer of a documentary writing residency program Asiadoc; is presenting a talk with French producers that have collaborated with Southeast Asian ilmmakers and are successful in delivering successful ilms directed by Southeast Asian directors. Join Co-Production with France to ind out how the collaboration has been carried out and how to ind a French co-producer and how to maintain a great working relationship in the co-production ecosystem.

English – Bahasa Indonesia simultaneous translation and Indonesian sign language interpreter is available.

Moderator FRÉDÉRIC VIOLEAU DOCMONDE speakers

Speaker Speaker QUENTIN LAURENT PHILIPPE DJIVAS PRODUCER PRODUCER Les ilms de l’oeil sauvage Dynamo Production

In Paris and Marseille, Les Films de l’œil Sauvage Funded in 2003, Dynamo Production is an is an art-house production company founded in independent French company dedicated to 2015 by Frédéric Féraud and QUENTIN LAURENT. international production of documentary ilms. The We have a major focus on creative documentaries company has for main objectives to support authors made for TV (Arte, France TV, RTS, RTBF, Al Jazeera...) through ambitious artistical projects and to ind and cinema, regularly selected by world-renowned partners allowing those projects to become ilms international Festivals. We develop projects that and to be screened. emphasize a strong, inventive and committed author’s standpoint, and we attach great importance to the emergence of new authors.

Speaker XAVIER ROCHER ABOUT PRODUCER DOC La Fabrica Nocturna cinema MONDE

Paris-based production house La Fabrica Nocturna Docmonde supports documentary ilmmakers Cinéma driven by Marina Perales Marhuenda in each stage: writing, inding producers and and XAVIER ROCHER aims to produce innovative screenings. Training programs and international cinema opening up frontiers to creation from all co-production meetings have been set up in 6 around the world, and recently produced Marcelo regions of the world: Africa, Eurasia, South-East Asia, Martinessi’s Berlin prize-winner “The Heiresses,” and Amazon-Caribbean zone, Paciic zone, Indian Ocean. acclaimed Cannes' Quinzaine "The Orphanage" by Shahrbanoo Sadat. The political challenge is to encourage the emergence of authors' views on their societies, to professionalize directors and producers by sustainably structuring local production chains within a global network.

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Story Development Lab Story Development Lab ULLA SIMONEN ISABEL ARRATE DIRECTOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR AVEK IDFA Bertha Fund

ULLA SIMONEN was educated as a ilm editor but has ISABEL ARRATE FERNANDEZ inished her MA in Film since the mid-nineties worked in various positions: Studies from the University of Amsterdam in 1996, and producer, tutor (Berlinale Talents, dok.Incubator, DBTS, worked in festival production, programming and ilm among others), commissioner, and festival director. inancing before joining IDFA to head the IDFA Bertha Her ilmography of over 50 titles is a collection of Fund. Since 2020 she is de deputy director of IDFA iction and documentary, short works and features. in charge of the Filmmakers support department. As Be it producing or tutoring, she is dedicated to ind, such she is responsible for the IDFA Bertha Fund (IBF) enhance and support ilmmakers’ vision. She is using and oversees the Talent Development programs. She all of her experience to guide now AVEK as a home for is a member of the IBF selection committee, actively the audiovisual art. AVEK supports works, productions involved in the mentoring of documentary projects, and projects of audiovisual industry professionals. and regularly participates as consultant in workshops Ulla is also a gardener, beekeeper, knitter and a and pitching forums. She is a member of Academy of passionate about various sports. Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

Story Development Lab Story Development Lab MIKAEL OPSTRUP JANE MOTE DOCUMENTARY FILM ADVISER & CONSULTANT CONSULTANT EDITOR The Whickers Fund

MIKAEL OPSTRUP is a specialist in international JANE MOTE is a journalist, storyteller, TV executive project development, trailer consultancy, co- and champion for the power and accessibility of productions, workshop planning and tutoring. documentary. As Consultant Editor for documentary As Head of Studies at European Documentary funding foundation The Whickers, she nurtures and Network (EDN) in 2011–19, among other things supports new audio and ilm documentary-makers he created and edited the EDN Co-production who share a curiosity for the world. The former Guide and worked as a tutor and moderator for UK MD of Al Gore’s documentary channel Current IDFA, Hot Docs, Nordisk Panorama, the Institute of and Executive Editor - BBC London, has worked for Documentary Film, Baltic Sea Docs, Docs Barcelona, Discovery, Turner, BBC Worldwide, UKTV and the and Dox Box. He has developed a number of Africa channel. She is also Director of UK-based international workshops and worked for more than beechtobeach ltd. 40 documentary events all over the world.

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Story Development Lab Editing Lab DON EDKINS IIKKA VEHKALAHTI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRODUCER STEPS Rough Cut Service

DON EDKINS is a South African documentary IIKKA ILMARI VEHKALAHTI is the Executive ilmmaker and producer based in Cape Town. He Producer of IV Films Ltd, Rough Cut Service and has produced various documentary ilm projects Dare To Dream Asia. He was the Commissioning that have been broadcasted around the world and Editor for the Finnish Broadcasting Company, earning multiple international awards, including an YLE Documentaries, Finland 1998-2015 and the Oscar for TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE, and the Special Executive Producer for STEPS FOR THE FUTURE and Teddy Award at the 63rd Berlinale for STEPS FOR THE one of the Series Producers for WHY DEMOCRACY?. FUTURE. He is the Executive Producer of AfriDocs, He was also a visiting professor in Tampere the irst weekly prime time documentary strand University 2011-2012. across sub-Saharan Africa, and of Dare to Dream, a documentary series with Asian ilmmakers.

Story Development Lab Editing Lab PAUL PAUWELS OLLIE HUDDLESTON MANAGING DIRECTOR EDITOR Congoo bvba Rough Cut Service

PAUL produced international documentaries for 20 OLLIE HUDDLESTON is an award-winning ilm years. Later he became a commissioning editor, then editor with over 30 years of experience in cinema the director of a Media institute and inally director and television documentaries. He has won two of the European Documentary Network (until early Royal Television Society editing awards and twice 2019). Paul Pauwels still teaches Documentary been nominated for a BAFTA. He has collaborated Production at the LUCA School of Arts in Belgium. with Kim Longinotto, Adam Curtis, Sean McAllister In 2012-2013 he became the managing director and and Aliona Van der Horst on ilms that have won in a later stage the owner/producer of production BAFTAs, BIFAs, Griersons in the UK, and also prizes company Congoo BVBA, combining international at international festivals such as Cannes, IDFA, and production with activities as an expert, moderator Sundance. He has edited and consulted on award- and tutor for training organizations. winning documentaries, sat as festival jury, and participated in editing workshops & masterclasses worldwide.

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Editing Lab ANNE FABINI EDITOR Rough Cut Service

ANNE FABINI is the editor of the oscar-nominated documentary OF FATHERS AND SONS and Sundance Film Festival World Documentary Grand Jury Award winner RETURN TO HOMS. Among her iction credits are the Berlin Film Festival 2020 competitor ONE OF THESE DAYS, Sundance Film Festival 2016 Award winner MORRIS FROM AMERICA, and Independent Spirit Awards 2019 nominee THE TALE. She has won for Best Film Editing and been Editing Lab nominated for Best Film Editing at the German Film SALLY FRYER Awards. She hosts a series of lectures in Berlin and SENIOR EDITOR tutors at international documentary workshops. Shark Island Institute

SALLY FRYER (ASE) is Senior Editor at Shark Island Editing Lab Institute. She was a founding Director of the HATA TAKESHI Documentary Australia Foundation, and a Co- EDITOR, PRODUCER Producer of three Good Pitch Australia events. She has 30 years experience as a ilm editor both in London and Sydney. She has edited over 100, some of which are Ellie awards for PAUL KELLY — STORIES Born 1973 in Tokyo, HATA began directing and editing OF ME, AFI Award for THE OASIS, Emmy Award for TV programs and ilm trailers professionally during WATERGATE, and the recent THE FINAL QUARTER, his university years. Going freelance in 1999, his which won Best Editing in a Documentary at the main work is ilm editor for theatrical documentaries 2019 AACTA’s and also received an Ellie from the ASE and trailers. His ilmography includes ilms by Sato for Best Editing in a Documentary Feature. Makoto such as HANAKO (2001), MEMORIES OF AGANO (2004), and OUT OF PACE: MEMORIES OF EDWARD SAID (2005); POWER AND TERROR (2002) by John Junkerman; CHOKORA! (2008), DRYADS IN A SNOW VALLEY (2015) by Kobayashi Shigeru; TRACE OF BREATH (2017) by Komori Haruka; SENNAN ASBESTOS DISASTER (2017) by Hara Kazuo; OF LOVE AND LAW (2017) by Toda Hikaru.

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Docs By The Sea 2020 presents nineteen exemplary short documentary projects from Southeast Asia for our Storytelling Lab that showcase the most important stories with unique creative vision to tell from the region. These projects represent the voice of ilmmakers from 8 diferent countries that have been curated by our international juree members.

Due to the COVID19 pandemic, the Storytelling Lab will be conducted virtually from 13 to 24 August with ive international mentors Ulla Simonen, Mikael Opstrup, Paul Pauwels, Isabel Arrate, Jane Mote and Don Edkins. The Pitching Forum, which will be open for Decision Makers from all over the world will be held from 26 to 28 August 2020 . Additionally, Decision Makers will be given the opportunity to meet with the ilmmakers on the one-on-one meeting session to discuss further about the project during the pitching forum.

• The Altar Boys (pg. 26) • The Last Sea Nomads (pg. 66)

• Aluk (pg. 30) • A Memoir (pg. 70)

• Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava (pg. 34) • Making Up (formerly Permanent) (pg. 74)

• The Ballad of Clove Village (pg. 38) • The Social Media (pg. 78)

• Bantay Bukid (Forest Guards) (pg. 42) • Some Women (pg. 82)

• Breaking the Cycle (pg. 46) • The Tongue Of Water ( ) (pg. 86) អតទឹក • Buried Dead Mountain (pg. 50) • The Treasure of (pg. 90)

• A Distant Call (pg. 54) • Voice of Baceprot (pg. 94)

• A Dying Business (pg. 58) • Voyage to the Past (Sebuah Perjalanan Panjang) (pg. 98) • The Journey to the East (pg. 62)

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Philippines, Vatican, USA The Altar Boys

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The Altar Boys

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME MANILA MONTAGE INC. START PRODUCTION 90 MINUTES 2021 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 116,800 USD 1,000 USD 20,000

A mother of former altar boys and a Catholic priest are ready to face a seemingly David-and- Goliath battle against all odds.

This documentary begins with the story of appointed Vatican prefect Luis Antonio Cardinal former altar boys who were allegedly abused Tagle condemned the culture of cover-up to by American priest Fr. Kenneth Hendricks, who protect the perpetrators from the church. Tagle has served as a missionary to Biliran, Philippines urged church leaders not to shy away from for almost four decades. Nenita, mother of acknowledging the pain of victims. The ilm ends Camilo and RJ, iled a sexual abuse case against with the outcome of Nenita and Tagle’s ight to Hendricks. Meanwhile, in a recent Vatican end sexual abuse in the church. summit, a former Manila Archbishop and newly

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BRYAN KRISTOFFER BRAZIL DIRECTOR [email protected]

BRYAN KRISTOFFER BRAZIL is a TV documentary producer and director with more than 10 years of storytelling experience. His irst independent ilm won Best Documentary Film at CCP Independent Film and Video Competition. It was also recognized by International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Malaysia. His ilm, MY LITTLE DANCING SHOES won Best Pitch at Tokyo Docs 2018, and World Vision award at EBS International Documentary Film Festival 2019 in South Korea. ANTONIO LOU CHUA He participated at IF/Then Southeast Asia by PRODUCER In-Docs and Tribeca Film Institute, and Australian [email protected] International Documentary Conference.

ANTONIO LOU CHUA is a Filipino media practitioner who has been creating video content for more LEA PAZ TORRE than a decade. Some of his projects have received PRODUCER local and international awards. His irst stint as an [email protected] independent documentary ilm producer has earned recognitions from prestigious organizations such as Tokyo Docs and EBS Korea. His latest documentary LEA PAZ TORRE is a Filipino producer and digital about empowering undocumented children has content creator. She has produced diverse projects been recognized by ilm forums including the IF/ including award-winning television content, and Then Southeast Asia 2020, a partnership project short documentaries commissioned by international between In-Docs and the Tribeca Film Institute. humanitarian organizations and government. Her recent ilm projects were recognized by In-docs and Tribeca Film Institute at IF/Then Southeast Asia 2020, and Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival in Malaysia in 2019.

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Indonesia Aluk

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STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME DOGMILK FILMS START PRODUCTION 80 MINUTES 2021 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 200,000 USD 40,000 USD 60,000

In the isolated highlands of Toraja, the ancient animist tradition Aluk-To-Dolo is living its inal days. Elder Ne Minda confronts a future at odds with the traditions of the past.

ALUK will explore the seismic cultural shift that Gerisa and Marsel, gives us crucial insight Toraja is currently undergoing and the ancient into the evolution of Torajan identity at this way of life that’s at stake. pivotal juncture. As we explore their individual relationships, as well as their relationship to the Ne Minda, one of the last followers of Aluk-To- community and their environment; the stakes of Dolo (The Way of The Ancestors), laments the this evolution become all the more evident. The changes he is seeing in his community. The world and culture that Ne Minda comes from ancient animism that he practices rests upon two and practices is in its death throes. central pillars: a connection to the ancestral realm and environmental harmony. This philosophy is With the famous Torajan funeral ceremonies what is at risk of being lost forever, as the Torajan as a backdrop, the grieving process mirrors Ne population increasingly abandons Aluk-To-Dolo. Minda’s own coming to terms with the changing cultural identity of Toraja. The beautiful His family, ancient beliefs and ritual customs mountainous scenery the setting, ALUK will are confronted with an increasingly be a sensorial and intimate exploration of the westernised global culture and economy. This Torajan attitude towards death and community intergenerational family dynamic between at a moment of critical cultural shift, viewed rebellious-spirited Ne Minda, his daughter, through the eyes of an ageing knowledge man hardworking matriarch Ma Adel, and her children and his family.

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WAHYU AL-MARDHANI DIRECTOR, EDITOR [email protected]

WAHYU is a highly imaginative ilmmaker with ive years of experience making a variety of videos and ilms. He studies Communication Sciences at Hasanuddin University in Makassar. As co- founder of young Makassar-based ilmmaking collective 180 Dalam Kota, Wahyu explores the city’s issues through documentary. Wahyu has extensive technical knowledge of cameras and is an accomplished editor. His interest in documentaries has deepened since working on Aluk, as well SAM HEWISON as being the assistant director and editor of a PRODUCER documentary about the nautical heritage of [email protected] Makassar. He recently returned from Australia.

SAM is a producer and assistant director, largely working between France and Australia. He has CHRIS COCHRANE-FRIEDRICH worked on various international projects for the past DIRECTOR 5 years, most notably as an AD on Robin Campillo's [email protected] award-winning 120 BPM, as well as under the guidance of Justin Kurzel on two major features. Sam has gained substantial experience in a very A young and ambitious ilmmaker, CHRIS is primarily short period of time, having worked on countless interested in the space between narrative and ilm sets in France and Australia. Taking the mantle documentary ilmmaking working as a director, as in-house producer for Dogmilk Films, Sam is cinematographer and editor. With degrees in Film dedicated to making the independent ilms of his and Television and Fine-Art, he’s worked on many collaborators come to fruition. projects that occupy the spaces of experimental ilm and spatial-sound. Having worked as a cinematographer and editor on many short ilms, clips and feature documentaries, he continues to hone his craft and diversify his approach to ilmmaking. Chris has a particular interest in documentary that bridges cultural divides, and is very excited to direct with Wahyu.

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Vietnam Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava

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Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME FLANEUR FILM, HANOI DOCLAB START PRODUCTION 90 MINUTES 2022 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 92,015 USD 10,015 USD 82,000

A conservative mother, schizophrenic daughter, and gay son recounts the intertwinement and divergence of their lives as they welcome a newborn baby to the family.

KIM CUC (55) is a typical Vietnamese tiger mom, illness and hide his sexual orientation. Living whose life has been devoted to maintaining away, the more independent he gets, the less he the model image of her family. She wants her wants to conform to being an obedient son. children to also meet social expectations when it comes to marriage and career, but her core values When MAI gets pregnant unexpectedly, the are challenged when MAI- her daughter - is three ind themselves transitioning to the new diagnosed with schizophrenia, and QUANG - her roles of mother, grandmother, and uncle. While son - comes out as gay. Cuc researches about the unknown efect of anti psychosis on infant development, Quang picks MAI has diiculty diferentiating between reality up the camera and documents their journey. and visions. A 30 years old with the maturity of a As the youngest family member, he’s the only teenager, she's full of half baked ideas but getting one knowing what it’s like to grow up under a pregnant before marriage was never one of them. schizophrenic inluence. Despite people’s doubt about her ability to be a mother, MAI iercely tries to prove that she can BABY JACKFRUIT BABY GUAVA is a family take care of her own child. memoir exploring the cycle of motherhood and individuality, plotted by current timeline and Growing up, QUANG (23) slowly detached from incidents with stories and sound of the past. the family to deal with Mai's undiagnosed mental

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QUANG NONG DIRECTOR [email protected]

QUANG made his irst documentary about gay dating app when he was 18. Although this ilm was banned in Vietnam, it led to his participation in the Queer Asia project, where he directed two documentary shorts about Vietnamese LGBTQ history and drag culture. Quang is now working as a freelance director. He has directed documentaries for Taiwanese streaming platform GagaOoLala and Singapore's United Subversive, as well as NGOs like British Council. Quang is an LELAND EVANS alumnus of American Film Showcase 2019 and IF/ ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Then Southeast Asia 2020. [email protected]

LELAND is a media content creator that has worked in television and live event production for NGO’s TRANG DAO and private companies since 1996. His professional PRODUCER experience includes work as broadcast editor and [email protected] video journalist at ABS-CBN, N.A., developer for music video distribution platforms, and editor for a weekly LGBTQ news program. TRANG DAO currently works as a professional screenwriter/director/producer for both commercial Leland is currently focusing on ilm production, with and independent ilm and involved intensively in interest to LGBTQ issues, childhood development producing TV programs in Vietnam for European stories, and mental illness related projects. channels. Her short animation and ilms have won in various ilm festivals, both domestically and internationally. Trang is an alumna of AsiaDoc’s workshop for documentary producers, NAFF Fantastic Film School, Docs By The Sea, HANIFF Talent Campus, Southeast Asian Film Lab.

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Indonesia The Ballad of Clove Village

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The Ballad of Clove Village

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME KAWANKAWAN MEDIA DEVELOPMENT/RESEARCH 90 MINUTES 2022 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 90,000 USD 15,000 USD 75,000

A quiet village turns vibrant during clove harvest season. The farmers, clove pickers, everyone are dancing and singing to celebrate it while a mining company taking their land illegally.

Lede, a quiet village surrounded by the sea and are selling the clove plantation land to the mining clove plantation hill in Talibau Island, North company without permission from the clove Moluccas turns vibrant and hectic during clove farmers. The farmers try to take these cases to harvest season. Thousands of people from far the court but they don’t have the money to hire a away islands arrive to pick clove. Most of them good lawyer. The farmers are concerned that they stay in the hut or tarpaulin tent among the won’t be able to hand over the clove plantation trees inside of the clove plantation without any to their grandchildren and the workers fear they electricity and running water. But they always will lose their seasonal job. ind their way to entertain them self, with their ukulele and jimbe they sing and line dance Three characters that represent the story of the around the bonire every night. Single men and village will be followed in observational way: a women look for soul mates there by visiting other farmer who lost almost all his land to the mining camps or joining dance parties. company, the clove picker who tries his luck to ind a soul mate, and a 15- year old tomboy girl At the back of the clove plantation hills, a mining who helps her family in the irst harvest of their company is taking more and more plots of land clove plantation. illegally. The local corrupt government oicials

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DWI SUJANTI NUGRAHENI DIRECTOR [email protected]

HENI is one of founder Festival Film Dokumenter, one of oldest documentary ilm festival in Indonesia. She is alumni of some international workshop such as IDFA Summer School 2012, Berlinale Talents 2014, Talents Tokyo 2015. Her irst feature documentary ilm DENOK & GARENG was premiered & compete at IDFA 2012. It was screened in Yamagata International Film Festival 2013, Salaya International Documentary Festival 2013, Dok Fest München 2013. She won best feaure documentary AMERTA KUSUMA ilm in Festival Film Indonesia 2013, and Silver PRODUCER Hanoman Award in Jogja-Netpac Asian Film [email protected] Festival 2013.

A self-taught ilmmaker, In 2015 AMERTA made a short documentary ilm entitled DEAR MY HOMELAND as a director and screened in Festival Film Dokumenter. In the same time, he started to produce a short iction ilm ON THE ORIGIN OF FEAR which screened in Venice International Film Festival 2016, Toronto International Film Festival 2016, and Rotterdam International Film Festival 2016. Currently he works as producer for documentary feature ilm YOU AND I directed by Fanny Chotimah and a short documentary ilm GOLEK GARWO directed by Wahyu Utami.

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Philippines Bantay Bukid Forest Guards

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Bantay Bukid Forest Guards

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME DIINSIDER DEVELOPMENT/RESEARCH 60 MINUTES 2022 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 126,665 USD 2,700 USD 123,965

Indigenous forest guards in Mindanao commit their lives to protecting the last stronghold of the world’s rarest eagle, the Philippine eagle.

Matanam Delin and Joan are both indigenous Delin recently developed glaucoma. He has forest guards, who have devoted much of their been seeking inancial support for his surgery; lives protecting the world’s rarest eagle, the otherwise, he will lose his vision forever. Joan Philippine Eagle, from a horde of threats to its and her tribe are threatened by intruders that natural habitat, the Mt. Apo in the island of extracted around 80 hectares of forest cover in Mindanao. The island loses 40, 000 hectares of their domain. They continue to ight for justice forests every year. by building evidence for their recently iled case.

Delin uses his sharp eyes to spot nesting sites. He The documentary revolves around the has worked for decades to protect his ancestral individual and communal conlicts besetting domain and monitor Philippine Eagles in the indigenous forest guards, as well as the political, wild. On the other side of the mountain, Joan economic, and personal issues surrounding leads the tribe in all forest foot patrol, while doing the protection of the Philippine Eagle and its regular inventory counts of the trees and wildlife. wildlife defenders.

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PIA DURAN PRINCESS TAROZA DIRECTOR, WRITER DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY [email protected] [email protected]

PIA DURAN is a Mindanao-based documentary PRINCESS TAROZA is a Mindanao-based ilmmaker whose works gear towards social justice. cinematographer whose works focus on stories and She directed and wrote short videos in coordination struggles of Mindanao and its peoples. Her lens with the Philippine Eagle Foundation, UK Whitley integrates art and social justice through storytelling. Fund for Nature, Australian Aid and the USAID. Pia Princess has cinematography works with Philippine directed and wrote her irst documentary ilm about ilmmakers, International Non-Government human rights defenders in the Philippines. The ilm Organizations and Government agencies. was screened during the 42nd General Assembly of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

GLADYS LLANES TIMOTHY JOHN BIASONG PRODUCER EDITOR [email protected] [email protected]

GLADYS LLANES is a documentary ilmmaker/ TJ BIASONG is a cinematographer and editor based producer based in the Philippines. She produced in Manila, Philippines. In 2017, his ilm Marissa was documentary ilms and short videos across Asia- awarded as the best ilm during a documentary Paciic focusing on social justice. She covered a ilm festival in his home city Marikina, Philippines. wide range of stories from small farmer’s life to the He worked with multi-awarded ilms that went to nightly coverage of the Philippines’ war on drugs. various festivals notably the Busan Film Festival. Currently, Gladys is a full-time producer/director of Currently, TJ works as a full-time cinematographer her company, Development Innovation Insider. and editor in Manila.

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Thailand Breaking the Cycle

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Breaking the Cycle

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME VERTICAL FILMS IN PRODUCTION 90 MINUTES 2022 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 263,050 USD 84,735 USD 50,000

Following the journey of a new blood politician who attempts to free Thailand from the cycle of military coups when the internet becomes new territory in Thai political games.

87 years after the introduction of Thai democracy, Eventually, the party wins the 3rd place in Thailand has been caught in an endless cycle of the election and TJ becomes a prime minister military coups and 'democratic' governments. candidate against the latest military coup We have had 13 coup d’etats in those 87 years. d’états leader. Constitutions have been written, torn up, and re- written over and over. Not long after the election, FFP was called to dissolve by the constitutional court. TJ is The recent coup d’etat happened in 2014. After charged with a 10-year ban from participating 5 years under this military government, an on any political party’s executive committee. election is inally arranged. A young billionaire, The gushing fame of TJ’s gradually faded from Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit (TJ), forms the scene. the Future Forward Party (FFP), and publicly proclaims to stand against dictatorship. His Whilst Breaking the Cycle captures the journey bold vision turns him into a star for the people, of FFP and TJ, it also guides a path to seeing the especially for the new voters. characteristics of contemporary movement of Thai politics. Through the lens of two young TJ’s popularity became a irework when a student Thai ilmmakers, we attempt to shed the light ilmed him and shouted “Daddy, Fah loves daddy.” on multiple shades of the phenomenon. In the video, TJ turns around and smiles. This marks the new chapter of Thai political history when a politician becomes a pop igure on the internet.

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AEKAPHONG SARANSATE DIRECTOR [email protected]

AEKAPHONG SARANSATE is an emerging director and an editor specialised in documentary ilmmaking. His debut short documentary THE SEA RECALLS (2018) won the Best Short Documentary at the 11th DMZ International Film Festival. The ilm was also competing at the 29th Singapore International Film Festival.

Aekaphong is also an editor of SOIL WITHOUT LAND (2018), a feature documentary directed by Nontawat NOORAHAYA LAHTEE Numbenchapol. The ilm premiered at the 50th PRODUCER Visions du Reel International Film Festival. [email protected]

NOORAHAYA LAHTEE began her career as a post producer at White Light Studio, and worked on THANAKRIT DUANGMANEEPORN several Thai and international projects, such as DIRECTOR RAILWAY SLEEPERS (2016), BY THE TIME IT GETS [email protected] DARK (2016), POP AYE (2017), and CALL ME BY YOUR NAME (2017). She was selected to participate as a producer in the Asian Film Academy 2019, where THANAKRIT DUANGMANEEPORN has been working she received the President's Special Recognition collaboratively with Aekaphong since 2015. Their Award from the Motion Picture Association (MPA) for irst collaboration is FON (2015), a short iction her project pitching. Most recently, Noorahaya has directed by Aekaphong and shot by Thanakrit. been developing documentary and iction projects Thanakrit continued working as a cinematographer at Vertical Films. for Aekaphong’s irst short documentary THE SEA RECALSS. In the same way, Aekaphong also has been Thanakrit’s editor for most of his works including EVERYBODY'S FINE (2017), a short iction directed by Thanakrit. The ilm won Second Prize for Best Short Film at 21st Thai Short Film & Video Festival.

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Thailand Buried Dead Mountain

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Buried Dead Mountain

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME DREAM SEQUENZE DEVELOPMENT/RESEARCH 70 MINUTES 2022 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 186,252 USD 17,000 USD 5,000

While the Eastern seaboard of Thailand was established as the base for driving its economy, four districts ight against the waste mismanagement crisis in the wake of an environmental catastrophe.

An overcast sky looms over a mountain in illegal dumping of toxic wastes. Jorn Naowa- Sri Racha, Chonburi. The mountain has been opas has since continued his brother’s work for accumulating 3 million tonnes of trash over communities all over the eastern region. forty years. A strong stench has permeated the community surrounding the dumpsite. Yet In 2019, thirty new licenses were issued by the the district’s only response has been spraying Department of Industrial Works to allow waste deodorizers to lessen the smell. recycling factories to be built in Ko Khanun, Chachoengsao. The terrible stench of melting In Krok Somboon, Prachin Buri, toxic chemicals electronic wastes pervades and poisons every and leachate from the landill inside a waste- village in the district. While Ko Khanun is to-energy facility have contaminated nearby quickly transformed into ‘The Factory Village’, water sources. With the help of environmental villagers lock themselves up in their homes, watchdogs, villagers embark on an extensive trek hiding in fear. to map out the courses of the toxic water, as an attempt to protect their agricultural community. Since the systematic impact of waste mismanagement is long-term and extensive, The community of Nong Haen, Chachoengsao its perilous efects are not readily seen. The commemorates the 7th anniversary of Prajob documentary aims to capture the ‘silent threats’, Naowa-opas’ passing. The former village chief dangers that slowly and silently penetrate into was murdered while leading the ight against the people’s lives and our ecosystems.

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PRIMRIN PUARAT ONARISA SAPSOMPONG DIRECTOR ASSISTANT PRODUCER, ASSISTANT RESEARCHER [email protected] [email protected]

PRIMRIN PUARAT is an independent ilm director ONARISA SAPSOMPONG graduated from and producer. She graduated her Bachelor’s Degree the Motion Picture and Still Photography in Film from Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty Department of Chulalongkorn University in of Communication Arts. She is an alumnus of 2019. Onarisa has assisted the development of American Film Showcase’s ASEAN Regional Short documentaries and iction projects at Dream Documentary Production and Story Development Sequenze and Diversion, and is working closely Workshop in Luang Prabang, Laos. Primrin is with emerging Thai ilmmakers Primrin Puarat developing her latest short documentary project and Pom Bunsermvicha. A director herself, MOUNTAIN OF TRASH into her irst documentary Onarisa is interested in experimental ilms and feature. creative forms of storytelling through cinema.

POM BUNSERMVICHA TANWARAT SOMBATWATTANA PRODUCER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT PRODUCER [email protected] [email protected]

POM BUNSERMVICHA is an independent ilm TANWARAT SOMBATWATTANA graduated from the director and producer. She graduated from Motion Pictures and Still Photography Department Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts degree of Chulalongkorn University in 2019. Embarking in Modern Culture & Media Studies. During her on her career as a ilmmaker, Tanwarat has been semester abroad in Prague, she attended FAMU working closely with emerging ilmmakers in and directed her 35mm short 10:10 (2015), which Thailand, including Pom Bunsermvicha, Puangsoi was screened at BFI Flare and Inside Out Toronto. Aksornsawang, and Primrin Puarat. As a director, Her documentary thesis short ilm E-PO (A Tanwarat is interested in telling mundane, delicate SECOND CHANCE) premiered at the LAAPFF 2018 stories that shed light upon underlying issues of and competed at the 34th Hamburg International identity and power relations. Short Film Festival. Pom is an alumna of the Berlinale Talents and Tribeca Film Institute.

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Indonesia A Distant Call

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A Distant Call

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME DEVELOPMENT/RESEARCH 85 MINUTES 2022

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 75,000 USD 6,000 USD 20,000

The last ‘gender-transcendent’ leader of an ancient way of life must choose between his faith or his culture.

In an isolated village in Indonesia lives the last By the 21st century, the numbers of Bissu leader of an ancient way of life. have declined dramatically after years of increasing persecution. As the atmosphere In this culture, there are 5 genders: man, becomes increasingly hostile, fewer people woman, trans-man, trans-woman, and Bissu. have been willing to pursue their calling as Bissu is the revered “gender transcendent” who Bissu. encompasses all other genders and shepherds these people. With no successor to lead his people, the life of this culture is in the final Bissu’s hands. This This culture has long been persecuted for its documentary closely follows this Bissu as heis unconventional perspective on gender, as far confronted with the pressures of gender as the events of 1965, when a religious identity, religious belief, and the extinction of fundamentalist movement slaughtered non- his culture. binary people in the region. They tortured, forcibly shaved Bissu’s heads, and ultimately As well as exploring how an ancient way of decapitated them and displayed their heads in life challenges the modern mainstream public if they refused to dress and act like men. perception of gender, the film also captures a The role of Bissu was pushed to the edges of critical point in the existence of an society. endangered culture tightly tied to Indonesia’s complex history.

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ANDREA SUWITO DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [email protected]

ANDREA SUWITO is an independent documentary ilmmaker from Central Java, Indonesia. After graduating from architecture school, she worked at VICE Indonesia where she helped produce immersive documentary series about the weird, wild, and wonderful cultures that make up modern Indonesia. She also attended USC School of Cinematic Arts for MFA in Film and Television and was the recipient of the prestigious Harold Lloyd Memorial Fund Scholarship. FINBAR SOMERS PRODUCER, DP [email protected]

FINBAR studied BSc Film and Television Production at the University of York before working freelance in the UK for projects including BBC documentary series RIVER WALKS. He currently resides in London working as a producer, director, and cinematographer.

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Philippines A Dying Business

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A Dying Business

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME DEVELOPMENT/RESEARCH 60 MINUTES 2021

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 180,000 USD 2,000 USD 30,000

An undertaker and the grieving families of North Manila get entwined in their struggles to survive: the funeral home must stay aloat and the dead wait to be buried.

The act of bargaining happens in every corner ones some semblance of dignity as they send of North Manila. But recently, the most popular them of. But how to do this when the rates of commodity is a hole in the ground and the a burial are out of reach? whole precarious journey of getting there. The struggles of Mang Orly and the grieving Speculations about proiting from the families run in parallel with each other. We government's use of excessive violence are rife, follow them through an underground maze but with only half of the bodies being claimed of illicit business dealings as they hustle and with families too poor to pay, the situation to keep the funeral home open and give a puts Mang Orly’s funeral business in danger. decent burial to their dead. We discover mass The corpses continue to pile up at the back and graves, fake wakes, holes to rent, and other the families haggle for the lowest price. schemes tied together by a community that is struggling to survive. On the other side, these killings are leaving a trail of orphans and widows in its midst. Losing This is a story of survival. Of a community a loved one is hard, but losing them in a brutal gripped by violence, a family who needs to manner is unimaginable. These families now bury its dead, and a man who refuses to lose scramble for a last chance to give their loved out on what has become a dying business.

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CHONA M. DIRECTOR [email protected]

CHONA is a documentary ilmmaker interested in inding compelling ways of portraying the human experience, particularly those that touch on social justice and cultural identity.

She was a recipient of the Monbukagakusho Scholarship Award and inished her studies in Japanese Language and Photography in Tokyo.

Her debut ilm IN SANTA ANA, about the elderly women at the only public institution for people with intellectual disabilities in the Philippines, won the Best Film Award at the Sorok Short Film Festival and was selected to compete at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.

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Indonesia The Journey to the East

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The Journey to the East

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME TUMBUH KEMBANG FILMS START PRODUCTION 80 MINUTES 2022 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 45,000 USD 5,000 USD 40,000

A disabled female athlete who wants to realize a dream , ighting stigma with achievement, among challenges the condition of her family.

Sutiayah (39) is a polio suferer. However, She all the needs of her family. Moreover, the Covid 19 tries to become a weightlifter. This sport becomes pandemic added to the diicult situation a challenge for her as well as a hope for her to survive. She lives with her husband, her father She decided to become a weightlifter even in law, and her son. Sutiyah had to take care of though she had to get ridicule from her neighbors. Hartono, her husband, who was permanently Living in all its limitations and pressure does not disabled. She also had to take care of her father make Sutiayah discouraged. Since one year ago, in law who had dementia. In addition, she has to she has been prepared herself to participate in the work to pay for the studies of her son who is still national paralympic event in 2021 in Papua. She in elementary school. Sutiyah works by sewing wants to prove herself as a formidable athlete who clothes, while her husband serves the repair of success in the event and she hope can will take electronic devices. This job certainly cannot fulill home the gold medal.

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MARJITO ISKANDAR TRI GUNAWAN DIRECTOR [email protected]

M ISKANDAR TRI GUNAWAN is a documentary ilmmaker born in Jakarta who now lives in a village near Merapi mountain. His documentary was oicially selected in several internationnal festival, among others: SNEAKY ROBBERS (2009), THE CRESCENT IN DRAGON VILLAGE (2015), THE LIGHT OF HOPE (2017), and THE FIGHTER (2018) which was selected in Visual Documentary Project, Japan. ALI MINANTO PRODUCER [email protected]

ALI MINANTO is a lecturer, researcher, and documentary ilmmaker. He became a producer for some documentary ilms: THE CRESCENT IN DRAGON VILLAGE (2015), which got an award in NU Film Festival (Indonesia) and in Freedom Film Festival Malaysia (2017), and THE FIGHTER (2018) which was a winner in Visual Documentary Project in Kyoto and Tokyo (2018)

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Malaysia The Last Sea Nomads

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The Last Sea Nomads

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME THOUSAND SAILS PICTURES LIMITED DEVELOPMENT/RESEARCH 90 MINUTES 2022 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 140,250 USD 7,500 USD 10,000

Family members of a stateless sea nomads family are separated in order to struggle for survival and identity.

Just beside the luxurious resorts on Mabul as soon as possible. In search of independence, Island, there is a sordid and ilthy village which she decided to leave the family and work in accommodates hundreds of Bajau Lauts, the Sea Semporna, a developing town in order to Gypsies. They used to live on the boat and travel improve the quality of living. Being the only hope between Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, of the family, she is yet still too young to face but now they are restricted from living on the sea. challenges living in a city. Living in the territory of Malaysian government does not make them considered as citizens. Momjobi is the younger brother of Pria, who is meant to be a isherman. However, he starts Edi is the father of a Bajau Laut family. He has working in the resort on Pulau Mabul as a helper. ive children to feed but his health condition is He spends his money on bicycles and cellphones getting worse now. Given his stateless identity which make him want to leave Pulau Mabul. he can only use the traditional spear to catch ish secretly every day. This family in Pulau Mabul sketch an image of the stateless people in Malaysia, who are forced Pria is his eldest daughter. Edi is worried about to abandon the traditional lifestyle or even their her future and insists she should get married home on the sea.

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KOK RUI LAU DIRECTOR [email protected]

KOK RUI LAU is a Hong Kong-Based Malaysian writer-director. Graduated from the 11th Golden Horse Film Academy in 2019, his shorts were selected by various ilm festivals, such as Asian American International Film Festival (USA), Taipei Golden Horse International Film Festival (Taiwan) and Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival (Hong Kong). He is currently developing his debut feature ilm THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET, which has won Script Service Award in Film Lab of Hong HING WENG ERIC TSANG Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum. PRODUCER [email protected]

HING WENG ERIC TSANG is a Hong Kong-based ilmmaker and artist. Graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, his short ilm A THOUSAND SAILS (2019) was selected by Sundance Film Festival, Busan International Short Film Festival and won the 2019 Sundance Film Festival Hong Kong Short Film Competition Jury Award. Another short ilm THE UMBRELLA (2018) earned several awards including Fresh Wave Award in Hong Kong. Funded by The 5th First Feature Film Initiative, Eric is now preparing for his debut feature ilm THE WINTER SOLSTICE.

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Myanmar A Memoir

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A Memoir

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME BURMACAT FILMS DEVELOPMENT/RESEARCH 80 MINUTES 2022 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 76,800 USD - USD 10,000

Deining ilmmaker’s childhood memories through signiicant places and buildings of his hometown.

1987 in Taungoo, small town of Myanmar, Min After leaving his hometown for fourteen years, Min Hein was born to a Muslim mother and a Min goes back to his hometown to confront the Buddhist father who was in the police force. In his confusion he had. He visits back to the places and early age, Min naturally learns about the role of buildings: the hospital he was born in, houses race, religion and politics. The most challenging he resided, schools, his father duty stations part is growing up being confused upon his (police forces), mosques and pagodas. He meets existence and his identity. his childhood friends as well as people who are residing or related to those places at the moment. For Min, places and buildings in his hometown Those places, buildings and people reveal the carry his personal history. They are the living look of his childhood. proofs which intimately witness his existence. These places open up chapters of his ordinary A memoir brings back memories and identity childhood as well as the confusion he felt for of the ilmmaker; a young man born in the late being born and raised under multiracial and eighties and raised under military dictatorship in multi-religious doctrines. These places remind Myanmar. The visits to the places and buildings him of the fear which grows inside his head, and surface his personal interpretation on political, the freedom he was not able to interpret. racial, gender and religious norms in Myanmar.

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MIN MIN HEIN DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [email protected]

In 2013, MIN MIN began his career as a ilm director and producer with a short documentary ilm titled MONKS. He produces and directs several short narrative and documentary ilms including A TREASURE OF DRY ZONE (2014), AT THE HORIZON (2014), HOPE (2015) and LISTEN (2017). He is a directing fellow of Asian Film Academy 2014 mentored by Hungarian auteur Bela Tarr, and he is an alumnus of Zurich Film Festival Academy 2019. Min has earned MFA in Film at the City College of New York through Fulbright scholarship in 2017.

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Indonesia MAKING UP (formerly PERMANENT)

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MAKING UP (formerly PERMANENT)

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME 08 PICTURES DEVELOPMENT/RESEARCH 52 MINUTES 2022 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 70,000 USD 1,000 USD 69,000

A son helps his father to face the people who are still traumatized by his most controversial 1984 masterpiece, for the irst time.

September 30th 1965 is the night that changed required to watch the ilm that apparently Indonesia forever. That night led to Indonesia’s continues to haunt most of them to this day. irst president, Sukarno, being ousted from the oice, as military General Suharto took control of Adlino (25 years old) has always seen his father, the government, and went on ruling for 32 years. Subarkah (62 years old), an artist who is behind this most controversial ilm in Indonesian In 1984, the event was made into a docudrama cinema history, as a role model that he could ilm, Pengkhianatan G 30/S PKI (The Betrayal of always look up to. Until decades later, when the Communist Party), which depicts the period Adlino starts to wonder how the ilm has leading up to the coup and several days after it, impacted people for a long period of time, he all with the violence, gore images, and terrifying also begins to discover the real power of art details. 14 years towards the end of Suharto’s by helping his father to face what he always regime, millions of Indonesian children were rejects: the truth.

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ADLINO DANANJAYA BUNGA INEZA DIRECTOR CO-PRODUCER [email protected] [email protected]

ADLINO spent 4 years at the Jakarta Art Institute After graduating from Université de Caen-Basse majoring in documentary ilm and has worked Normandie, France, INEZ went back to Jakarta to in the ilm industry as a freelance. He is also work in the ilm industry and has been speciically continuing his education for a master's degree doing ilm sales and distribution for 5 years. She at the Jakarta Institute of Arts graduate school. co-founded Indonesia on Screen, an Indonesian Recently, Adlino was involved in working on ilm Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, and organized an production with Vice Indonesia. Indonesian Film Week in La Rochelle, France, in cooperation with Université de La Rochelle. Recently she is working on two documentaries: SCULPTING THE GIANT and DON'T TALK ABOUT FREEDOM, and also one iction ilm: SURGA DI BAWAH LANGIT.

DAMAR ARDI ANINDHITA BUNGA AYODHYA PRODUCER CO-PRODUCER [email protected] [email protected]

DAMAR ARDI currently lives in Jakarta. Since ANINDHITA spent 3 years in Université de Caen, 2009 he works at several ilm festival and ilm France, majoring Performing Art and has been organization in Indonesia, such as Jakarta working in ilm industry for 5 years doing ilm sales International Film Festival, Jogja-NETPAC Asian and distribution. She was also organizing , Europe on Screen, In-Docs, and Super ilm week in La Rochelle, France and co-founded 8 MM Foundation. In 2017 he produced a feature Indonesia on Screen in Berlin, Germany, small ilm documentary titled BALADA BALA SINEMA which festival that is focusing on Indonesia. Recently Dutti screened at Singapore International Film Festival is working for documentary ilms SCULPTING THE and Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film festival. GIANT and DON'T TALK ABOUT FREEDOM, and a iction ilm SURGA DI BAWAH LANGIT.

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Myanmar The Social Media

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The Social Media

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME KEFKA FILM PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT/RESEARCH 100 MINUTES 2021 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 170,225 USD - USD 170,225

Since social media become part of our daily life, how are they using it as a powerful medium to address the inding of justice and truth to the people?

A media researcher who has to works in front of the help of social media reach an audience than the computer for several hours. Usually, he will the traditional way. go through diferent social media accounts and pages to collect information later he tracks do of A social activist and colleges are working this information to their sources and ind which together to get more freedom of expression in are the real news and which are not. End of the the country and also ighting to get justice for day, he can deliver all of it to the public to give several cases. Social media become one of their them aware of these fake news and not to spread big platform and many people get involved with among their network. them on their journey to ight for justice.

An investigative journalist who writes highly Social media become one of the big platforms for sensitive social and political news for his reader these three people somehow there is a law that and has some experiencing life threading cases is limiting for them. Will they ind another way to but never stops working on what he loves. With overcome this obstacle?

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TIN WIN NAING DIRECTOR, CINEMATOGRAPHER [email protected]

TIN WIN NAING started as a ilmmaker in 1995 at a local Myanmar TV station. He has ilmed countless documentaries and won numerous awards. In 2008, he was one of the cinematographers on the award-winning feature documentary NARGIS: WHEN TIME STOPPED BREATHING. He also was the cinematographer on the Myanmar’s irst art-house feature iction ilm THE MONK, which has been screened at the festivals all over the world. In 2016, he directed IN EXILE which premiered at TIFF and SOE ARKAR HTUN has screened at numerous festivals around the PRODUCER world, including Busan, IDFA, and won the Human [email protected] Rights Award at Boston Film Festival.

SOE ARKAR HTUN is a ilm producer born and based in Myanmar. The irst short documentary he directed A Political Life won the Watersprite ilmmaker of the future award and nominated for Best ASEAN documentary at Salaya Documentary Film Festival in Thailand. He is an alumna of Asiadoc documentary producer workshop, Locarno Open Door Lab, HANIFF Talent Campus, FIFF Talent Campus, Yangon Film School and Busan Asian Film School where he graduated with the BFC Award.

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Singapore Some Women

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Some Women

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME TIGER TIGER PICTURES START PRODUCTION 90 MINUTES 2021 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 120,000 USD 48,000 USD 72,000

A director, Quen Wong, reconciles with her trans status while making a documentary about Singapore's most famous transwomen communities ranging from the 'Bugis Street' era to present day.

Some Women is a documentary that is part When her husband passed away, Sonia was observational, part participatory, centering on forced to become the sole breadwinner of the trans-women from diferent walks of life. family. A jack of all trades, Sonia does all kinds of odd jobs to raise her 10-year-old son. He Anita is one of the transgender sex workers knows her sacriices but he does not know her who had put Bugis Street (the 50s - 80s) on the trans status yet. Now that he’s coming of age, international map! Anita reminisces on those how will she reveal it to him, and what would glorious days with rose-tinted lenses. She now his reaction be? awaits her opportunity to escape the country, but how can she, as a retiree with inancial and Helming this documentary as its director, Quen family woes. is confronted by a conundrum: can she ask her transgender ilm subjects to out themselves In 2017, Cassandra, a then 20-year-old student, before the camera when she’s not prepared to had challenged societal norms by declaring, “I out herself, even in life. Through intimate diaries am trans, will you take a photo with me?” Now, and pseudo-realistic devices, we see how Quen she wants to challenge the state with a protest deals with her guilt and shame to ultimately march to introduce gender-neutral restrooms. embrace her transwoman status. However, will the state laws prevent her from doing that irst?

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ZI QI LOW WAN PING LOOI PRODUCER DOP, EDITOR [email protected] [email protected]

LOW ZI QI is a Singaporean ilmmaker and alumnus LOOI WAN PING is a founding member of ilm from The Puttnam School of Film. Under the collective, 13 Little Pictures. He was conferred mentorship of Tan Bee Thiam (Founding Executive the Young Artist Award in 2012, Singapore’s Director of the Asian Film Archive), she has worked highest award for young arts practitioners. with renowned Asian directors like Royston Tan and Besides Singapore IFF, Looi's body of works has Anthony Chen on varying capacities. As a producer, been presented at international ilm festivals in her most recent work is SINGAPORE CINEMA: Rome, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong and more. His BETWEEN TAKES, a documentary commissioned latest feature, I DREAM OF SINGAPORE, had its by the Singapore Film Commission about the international premiere at Berlin IFF 2020. Looi Singapore ilm movement. She is currently was in 2016's edition of Berlinale Talents. He was producing 2 feature-length documentaries, SOME mentored by Hou Hsiao-Hsien at the Busan Asian WOMEN directed by Wong Quenyee, as well as I AM Film Academy 2008 and also worked on Tsai Ming WALKING, directed by Chan Sze Wei. Liang's 2009 feature, FACE.

QUENYEE WONG GLEN GOEI DIRECTOR, WRITER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER [email protected] [email protected]

QUENYEE WONG is a Singaporean ilmmaker, GLEN GOEI is one of Singapore’s leading ilm and directing BUILDING BRIDGES (2018), a short theatre directors. He is a graduate from Cambridge ilm created for Pink Dot 10’s online campaign. with a Masters of Art in History. Goei’s ilm, FOREVER Quenyee’s body of work also includes POWER AND FEVER (1998), was the irst local ilm to screen at PIETY and UNDERCOVER ASIA - works that have Sundance and achieve worldwide commercial been syndicated on National Geographic, BBC and release. His second ilm, THE BLUE MANSION (2009) AETN Asia. Previously, Quenyee was an award- premiered at Busan. His latest directorial work winning content creator with National Geographic REVENGE OF THE (2019) was released Channel Asia, clinching Promax/BDA (Asia) Gold to huge acclaim, clinching the highest box oice Awards for Best Interstitia: Nat Geo’s Top 30 Winner record Singapore has seen for a Malay language ilm (2009), and Best Script: Preserve our Planet (2008) in recent years. Goei executively produced I DREAM among others. SOME WOMEN is her irst feature ilm. OF SINGAPORE, that premiered at Berlin IFF 2020.

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Cambodia The Tongue Of Water អតទឹក Docs By The Sea 2020 | 87 Storytelling Lab Participants

The Tongue Of Water អតទឹក STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME LES FILMS DE L'OEIL SAUVAGE DEVELOPMENT/RESEARCH 90 MINUTES 2021 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 80,000 USD 20,000 USD 60,000

A quiet observation of a slowly changing life of an indigenous family after a hydropower dam's reservoir swallowed their native village and forest.

Almost everything is gone for Neang: her branch. Despite the pain, she maintains her relationship, her son, nature, and her entire integrity towards her ancestors and love for village, ever since the construction of a nature, alongside her struggle to remain still in hydropower dam has began on a Mekong river’s the indigenous land.

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POLEN LY DIRECTOR [email protected]

As a self-taught ilmmaker, POLEN paused his studies in medicine to pursue his ilmmaking path in 2012. His short ilms and documentaries often explore stories of humanity and nature. In 2015, his short ilm COLOURFUL KNOTS won irst prize at Tropfest SEA in Malaysia. In 2018, Polen Ly was selected for the Asian Film Academy in Busan, Korea. He is currently also in production on the short documentary CEMETERY OF GREEN SOULS, which won an Honorable Mention prize at Tribeca Film LUCAS SÉNÉCAUT Institute’s IF/Then Shorts Global Pitch at IDFA in the PRODUCER Netherlands. [email protected]

After a master's degree in Law, LUCAS completed his training with the master's degree in production in Montpellier, managed by the producer from Les Films d'Ici, Serge Lalou. In 2017, he moved to Cambodia and joined the Bophana Centre, a national audiovisual centre created by Rithy Panh, who also produced Lucas' irst feature documentary, KHMERICA. Currently working as a producer for the Paris-based production company Les Films de l'Oeil sauvage, he has worked on award winning documentaries such as ASWANG (IDFA) and DOWNSTREAM TO KINSHASA (Cannes 2020 oicial selection).

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Indonesia The Treasure of Sumatra

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The Treasure of Sumatra

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME KAWANKAWAN MEDIA DEVELOPMENT/RESEARCH 55 MINUTES 2021 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 63,618 USD 4,407 USD 59,211

A ilmmaker is following the journey of tiger ranger who tracking Sumatran Tiger in the dense rainforest. Not only ind the tiger, in this expedition they found their truly self.

We heard more and more news about human- conservation efort, he hoped by following tiger conlict in Sumatra. This condition makes a Haray he can understand why Haray choosing tiger ranger named Haray dedicate his life try to this way of life and try to understand the mediate human-tiger conlict and to postpone importance if this conservation activities for the extinction of endangered Sumatran Tiger. Haray, can he live his life without this? To ind This time, Haray’s journey is a bit diferent than and ilm wild tiger in their habitat is a very usual, there is a ilmmaker following his activities. long journey that takes time and great efort, Haray is exploring Sumatran rainforest in attempt in their wait both Haray and ilmmaker get the to mapping the tiger’s movement, hope by chance to relecting about their self and about doing this he can learn about tiger’s behavior their goals in this journey deep in Sumatran and why the tiger is more often came to the rainforest. It seems that with their efort to village near his habitat. A ilmmaker interested understand about themselves, they can start to in Haray’s activities and try to documenting the understand about the tiger.

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DENNIS ANGGA HERMAWAN DIRECTOR [email protected]

DENNIS ANGGA graduates from University of Indonesia with Bachelor Degree in Psychology. He also studied Animation Graphics and then works in the ilm industry since 2007. Since 2016 he focused on developing his own production house, Artofact Media and producing content for international NGOs such as UNHCR, UNDP, WWF, WHO, Asia- Europe Foundation, Hivos, while in the same time he also contribute in journalism works for RTL German TV, and Süddeutsche Zeitung German newspaper. AMERTA KUSUMA He participated in TokyoDocs 2019 and AsiaDocs PRODUCER Documentary Storytelling Workshop to strenghten [email protected] his sense of documentary ilmmaking.

AMERTA KUSUMA is self-taught ilmmaker. In 2015 he made a short documentary ilm entitled DEAR MY HOMELAND as a director and screened in Festival Film Dokumenter. In same time he started to produce a short iction ilm ON THE ORIGIN OF FEAR directed by Bayu Prihantoro Filemon which screened in Venice International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival. His irst feature ilm as an associate producer SOLO, SOLITUDE directed by Yosep Anggi Noen was premiered in Locarno.

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Indonesia Voice of Baceprot

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Voice of Baceprot

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME KAWANKAWAN MEDIA IN PRODUCTION 90 MINUTES 2021 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 220,000 USD 120,000 USD 100,000

Voice of Baceprot is a three-members, hijab-wearing heavy metal band. The members are schoolgirls: Firda, Siti,Widi. We will follow their daily life from the village they live in to the stages they perform on.

Three Indonesian schoolgirls hijab wearing noticed their already viral video performance of Firda (19), Siti (19), Widi (19) formed a heavy one of RATM’s song. The band make headlines metal band called Voice of Baceprot in 2014. everywhere.

Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim Prayers from mosque orchestrated the activities nation and also a place where pluralism of adolescent in the village. Some of them and religion often rub against each other, it dream big, but most can only dream of escaping happened and getting bigger. poverty by marriage. Firda, Siti and Widi decide that they are one of the dreamers; to be Imagine a valley, sterile from an ear-splitting city, professional musicians. They set an example three young girls carry cheap electric guitars into to dream big to the adolescent villagers, that a bedroom turned studio with a brick supported life is an endless choice. There’s an eager drum set. They practice music every day after empowerment in the midst of metal genre school for two-three hours in their humble stigmas. studio. No wonder they are better musicians compared to teenagers their age. One day, Tom VoB travels a long and winding road, from tiny Morello (guitarist of Rage Against the Machine) stages, school gigs and inally prestigious stages.

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YULIA EVINA BHARA PRODUCER [email protected]

YULIA EVINA BHARA is the founder of KawanKawan Media, a production company based in Jakarta, Indonesia. She produced the short ilm On the Origin of Fear (2016, dir: Bayu Prihantoro Filemon), premiered in Venice Orizzonti 2016. Her feature ilm debut is Solo, Solitude (2016, dir: Yosep Anggi Noen), premiered in the Locarno’s Filmmaker of the Present. Recently, she produced The Science of Fictions (2019, dir: Yosep Anggi Noen), premiered at Locarno main competition and won special YOSEP ANGGI NOEN mention award. DIRECTOR [email protected]

Indonesian ilm director YOSEP ANGGI NOEN studied Communications at the Socio-Politics Faculty of Yogyakarta's Gadjah Mada University. His irst feature PECULIAR VACATION AND OTHER ILLNESSES (2012) premiered at Locarno. His short ilm A LADY CADDY WHO NEVER SAW A HOLE IN ONE (2013), won the Best Short Film at Busan FF. SOLO, SOLITUDE (2016), his second feature, premiered in the Concorso Cineasti del Presente at Locarno. His third feature ilm THE SCIENCE OF FICTIONS have its world premiere and won special mentionaward at concorso internazionale of Locarno 2019.

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Indonesia Voyage to the Past Sebuah Perjalanan Panjang

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Voyage to the Past Sebuah Perjalanan Panjang

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME TRUE COLOURS INDONESIA START PRODUCTION 99 MINUTES 2022 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 90,000 USD 5,000 USD 85,000

Tired of waiting for years, three ex-political prisoners and a writer in their late seventies with lives of diferent paths take a humble decision - visit their similar pasts.

Tumiso’s everyday life as a caretaker of a senior around 1965. This intersects with Bejo, who for house for ex-political prisoners seems to end. years collects data about concentration camps One by one, seniors there dies. The 78-year reveals his next trip. All leave their houses. On old man announces that he wants to leave all the loors of the senior house we see emptiness, behind and trip to Buru island where he was unoccupied bedrooms, folded wheelchairs and imprisoned. Shocking decision compared to his crutches, closed communist books, broken beds usual quiet life but colored by his attendings and a pile of rotten black umbrella laying on the human rights events such Kamisan - weekly webbed, dusty dark and humid second loor. protest in front of presidential palace wearing They are, in diferent ways visit the island but black t-shirt and black umbrella where he meets stop at Greg’s painting exhibition in Surabaya, people like the youngsters, Bejo and Martin. At “Buru Island in Sketches” and to say condolences a humble launching of writer Martin’s memoir for the death of his wife. The long voyage to the where Bejo, 79, congratulates Martin for his island, three days, is a contemplation where we consistency in his writing. Meanwhile Martin, ind all conversations, paintings, sketches, songs 77, tells about his writing a new story about intersect at one point or another during the dark and old house with a touch of the genocide and the after years of waiting.

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PATAR SIMATUPANG DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [email protected]

PATAR SIMATUPANG, director and lecturer, began his career as a reporter at a television station. He moved to Canada to study and made his irst ilm titled AN EXTRAORDINARY MOTHER, which was nominated for the Best FFI Documentary in 2017, then in Nepal and Italy in 2018. A short self- expression ilm titled KEPADA BAPAK DI RUMAH (DEAR DADDY), 2019, was also the nominee for the best 2019 Maya Cup documentary ilm. Currently Patar is completing several projects. For him, IWAN BAX documentary ilm is an eye-and-heart opener to EDITOR many good causes. [email protected]

IWAN SETIAWAN a.k.a IWAN BAX began his career working as an audio-visual librarian for a news ENDRO AJI PURNOMO department of the biggest private television station CINEMATOGRAPHER in Indonesia before going on to editing. Until now, [email protected] Iwan has worked for the station for more than 20 years, edited various projects. That long experience took him and team to win Adinegoro Awards 2018, For 15 years, ENDRO AJI PURNOMO has been for television category, for their regular election involved in commercial and news productions programs. His irst ilm, CATHARINA IN A COUNTRY with various roles, from cameraperson to director. OF CHOIRS, a music documentary by Patar Various entertainment programs, news and Simatupang, participated in the Editing Lab of Docs television magazines he has stepped into. He was by the Sea Incubator 2019. a cameraman for a famous television program PORTRAIT OF NO BOUNDARIES , a special program for one of the largest private television stations in Indonesia. As a senior videographer of a well- known online media Endro is responsible as a content creator, cameraman, producer, editor and live streaming events.

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Docs By The Sea 2020 presents ten exemplary short documentary projects from Southeast Asia for our Editing Lab that showcase the most important stories with unique creative vision to tell from the region. These projects represent the voice of ilmmakers from 8 diferent countries that have been curated by our international juree members.

Due to the COVID19 pandemic, the Editing Lab will be conducted virtually from 13 to 24 August with ive international mentors Iikka Vehkalahti, Ollie Huddleston, Anne Fabini, Hata Takeshi, Sally Fryer. The Pitching Forum, which will be open for Decision Makers from all over the world will be held from 26 to 28 August 2020 . Additionally, Decision Makers will be given the opportunity to meet with the ilmmakers on the one-on-one meeting session to discuss further about the project during the pitching forum.

• 206 Unearthed (pg. 104) • Love, Hate, and Reason (Antara Cinta dan Benci) (pg. 124) • Al Awda (The Return) (pg. 108) • Planet of Love (pg. 128) • First Cuts Are the Deepest (pg. 112) • Soebertono Mote (pg. 132) • The Flame (Bara) (pg. 116) • Soundtrack of the Bare Life (pg. 136) • Hours of Ours (pg. 120) • Wiretapping My Grandparents (pg. 140)

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South Korea, Thailand 206 Unearthed

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206 Unearthed

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME SONAFILM ROUGH CUT 90 MINUTES 2020 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 177,634 USD 123,214 USD 54,420

Former TRC investigators uncover a site where civilians were massacred during the Korean War. With hundreds of skeletons unearthed, they grapples with civic responsibility to record the country’s brutal past.

At dawn on the 25th of June 1950, the Korean Accounts of the massacres point to both South War broke out. More than a million South Korean and American soldiers. But so far no one Koreans died. Now, almost seventy years later, has been held accountable. Haunted by the the full extent of the atrocities committed unsolved murders and gripped by their civic during the war remain unknown. But there are responsibility to accurately record history, these bones in the ground that can reveal what really former investigators and the bereaved families happened. restarted a project at various areas to uncover the truth on their own. In 2005, a South Korean government-appointed Truth and Reconciliation Commission (a.k.a. TRC) As they dug into the ground, scorched black uncovered 168 massacres that happened during soil spilled out. Beneath the soil laid bones. the Korean War. More than nine thousand family Mostly women, the elderly and children. What members have asked for help in inding the really happened? Can we have peace without remains of their loved ones. But by 2010, the confronting the truth of the past? Using in verite commission was shut down. The conservative style and archive footage, 206 Unearthed focuses party, the military, and the police who were on the recovery operation of the massacre site highly involved in these massacres feared the while examining how we as humans keep record, investigations were being exploited for the collectively remember, and sometimes willfully opposition’s political beneit. forget our own history.

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CHULNYUNG HEO DIRECTOR [email protected]

Born in 1986 in Seoul, South Kroea, CHUL-NYUNG HEO studied Broadcasting and Documentary ilmmaking at the Korea National University of Arts. His irst feature documentary, REMANENT PEOPLE, which delicately portrayed the desire of a family in the midst of redevelopment project in Seoul, was oicially invited in the DMZ International Documentary Festival and Seoul Independent Film Festival in 2012. His newest ilm, THE WHISPERING TREES was screened at various ilm festivals PAILIN WEDEL including Busan International Film Festival 2017. CO-PRODUCER [email protected]

PAILIN is a half-Thai, half-American journalist and ilmmaker who grew up in Bangkok. PAILIN works on SONA JO documentaries that focus on themes of faith, trauma PRODUCER and the clash between the east and west. HOPE [email protected] FROZEN, her irst feature-length documentary ilm as director/producer, is about a Thai-Buddhist family of scientists who decided to cryopreserve their SONA JO studied Fine Arts and Social Sciences at two-year-old daughter after she died. It won Best Yonsei University. Her career in ilm production International Documentary Feature at HOTDOCS, began with a Belgium-Korean co-production the largest documentary ilm festival in North project, REACH FOR THE SKY, where she was a America, qualifying it for the Oscars. production manager. She has produced mainly feature documentaries. The very recent ilm she produced is UNTOLD (A WAR OF MEMORIES), which is about the civilian massacre committed by Korean military during the Vietnam War. It was screened in Busan International Film Festival and got the special mention. Her works are mostly about conlict, trauma, and women.

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Singapore Al Awda The Return

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Al Awda The Return

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME ROUGH CUT 90 MINUTES 2021

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 84,392 USD 62,374 USD 22,018

On the Mediterranean Sea, the boat Al Awda is sailing towards Gaza, under blockade by Israel since 2007. The activists on Al Awda prepare themselves for the inevitable confrontation.

Palermo, Italy. Chants of “Free, Free Palestine” the toilet become diicult. Dr Ang and several greet the arrival of Al Awda, a 19-meter boat. The others sufer from sea sickness. mayor gives a stirring speech and the activists are introduced. 71-year-old Dr Ang Swee Chai stands Halfway through the journey, the atmosphere out by virtue of her small size. Dr Ang says that intensiies as Al Awda sails closer to Gaza. The even if the boat is hijacked by Israel, the mission activists conduct rehearsals and discuss what to will bring hope to the Palestinians. do when they come face-to-face with the Israeli navy. The discussions give us an idea of how the In the next two days, the activists attend classes confrontation will play out. in non-violent resistance. Ann Wright describes her experience on the solidarity mission of 2010. July 29. 60 nautical miles from Gaza. The That year, 10 activists were killed when Israeli phone rings with the warning that Al Awda is commandos stormed their passenger ship, the trespassing into Israel. The accusation is repeated Mavi Marmara. over and over. Deckhand Mikkel replies each time that the boat is in international waters, and that July 22. Al Awda sets sail. The rolling of the boat “we have no business with Israel”. The activists is extreme for those not used to the sea. Simple put on life jackets and move into position. On the activities such as walking, eating, and going to horizon, Israeli warships surround the boat.

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JASON SOO DIRECTOR [email protected]

JASON SOO is an artist-ilmmaker and recipient of the Jacques Derrida Exhibition and Prize (Melbourne, 1999). His irst short ilm explores the genesis of the student movement in 1950s Singapore. His next ilm presents the ordeals of 22 people accused of participating in a Marxist conspiracy to overthrow the Singapore government. The ilm AL AWDA continues the activist theme of the earlier works. Taken as a whole, they constitute the irst installments of a long-term project focusing on activism in Singapore and other regions.

Docs By The Sea 2020 | 111 Storytelling Lab Participants

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Thailand First Cuts Are the Deepest

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First Cuts Are the Deepest

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME DREAM SEQUENZE ROUGH CUT 90 MINUTES 2020 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 126,110 USD 88,150 USD 37,960

Throughout the year, First Cuts Are the Deepest follows the emotional ride of three irst-graders as they deal with daily obstacles and discover the magic of childhood.

In Thailand, where oicial education still a new life at an unfamiliar Islamic school. He neglects the unique learning development recently moved from Chiangmai, a northern of early childhood, the irst step into the province, to Besar, the southernmost compulsory school system can be literally town near the Malaysian border, to live with his life-changing. First Cuts are the Deepest is mother's new Muslim husband. an intimate portrait of three irst-graders as education afects their growth and shapes their Nut and a group of friends enrol at a boarding future. school away from the city. It is a school with an emphasis on Sai Baba's doctrine, focusing on Tee is a repeat irst-grader with hyperactivity human compassion and a shared community. disorder and learning diiculties. He spends The spiritual teachings are integrated into every his days at a school in the middle of Bangkok's aspect of the children's daily lives. largest slum area, famous for criminal and drug- driven activities. In a school illed with children From the irst day of school to their last, the ilm habituated to violence, Tee is the target of follows the lives of the irst-graders as twists and bullying by his peers. turns of the smallest events gradually mold the lives of the children. As the year draws to a close, In a new home surrounded by radically diferent we feel almost as if we can tell what their future cultures and religions, Potter struggles with will become.

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SOPAWAN BOONNIMITRA PRIMRIN PUARAT DIRECTOR PRODUCER [email protected] [email protected]

SOPAWAN BOONNIMITRA is an independent PRIMRIN PUARAT is an emerging producer and ilmmaker with over 15 years in the ield of ilm director based in Bangkok, Thailand. Her work- and arts, both internationally and nationally. She in-progress documentary short BURIED DEAD started her career in ilm as an assistant director MOUNTAIN was awarded honorable mention in the and continued to be involved in cinema. In the IF/Then Shorts Global Pitch at IDFA 2019. Primrin last ten years, she has been involved in visual arts has worked closely with Anocha Suwichakornpong as both a curator and an artist. She was a research and Nontawat Numbenjapol. She now works at curator for Guangzhou Triennial 2012 and artist in Purin Pictures. residence at BAK in Utrecht. She is currently head at the Department of Motion Pictures and Still Photography at Chulalongkorn University and has a Ph.D. in Visual Arts from Lunds University.

PEERACHAI KERDSINT JOHN BADALU DIRECTOR PRODUCER [email protected] [email protected]

PEERACHAI KERDSINT began his career as an JOHN BADALU has worked as a journalist, lecturer, assistant director. He has experience producing and arts programmer for Goethe-Institut, Istituto TV documentaries. He is currently Dean, School of italiano di Cultura and British Council before he Communication Arts at Bangkok University. became a full-time ilm enthusiast. He has worked as Delegate and Programmer for various ilm festivals Sopawan and Peerachai’s irst feature ilm, THE and co-produced feature ilms that premiered at ISTHMUS (2013), was selected for the New Currents Sundance, Locarno and Rotterdam. section at the Busan International Film Festival. The ilm has been screened at various international ilm festivals.

Docs By The Sea 2020 | 115 Editing Lab Participants

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Indonesia The Flame Bara

Docs By The Sea 2020 | 117 Editing Lab Participants

The Flame bara

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME CINERIA FILM EARLY POST-PRODUCTION 72 MINUTES 2020 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 84,000 USD 29,000 USD 55,000

Iber (77 years old), is risking the remaining years of his life in order to take his ancestral forest. But his family believes that he is too old to ight.

As a native Dayak of Borneo, Iber Djamal (77) has crop land. Iber Djamal was part of indigenous witnessed two decades of ecological disasters communities who opposed this project that have destroyed Borneo’s forest. With the unsuccesfully. But now, with the expansion of time he has left in his life, he is ighting to obtain palm oil plantations, indigenous Dayak people a legal title for the remaining customary forest like him are asked to sign an agreement for surrounding his home. the companies to further encroach their forest. Although his children encourage him to go with In 1996, one million hectares of Borneo’s the low, Iber Djamal insists on pursuing the forest was destroyed for Mega Rice Project. only legal way to protect the forest by obtaining The large-scale government project aims to a legal customary forest title for the remaining convert Borneo’s rainforest into agricultural forest in his area.

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GITA FARA PRODUCER [email protected]

GITA FARA has produced 2 feature ilms that have been circulating within the International Film Festival circuit. She has also produced several short ilms. Her latest ilm, THE SEEN AND UNSEEN by Kamila Andini won numerous international awards, from Berlinale’s Grand Prix Awards for Generation Kplus to Tokyo Filmex.

ALINE JUSRIA EDITOR [email protected]

ALINE JUSRIA is a famous Indonesian ilm editor who won as the best editor at Indonesia Film Festival in ARFAN SABRAN 2010 and 2011 and her works always be a nominee DIRECTOR every year at the same festivals. She began to be [email protected] known publicly in 2005 after editing a feature ilm titled ALEXANDRIA, after working as editors for many documentaries since 1999. Aline won the ARFAN is a respected Indonesian documentary Eagle Awards for Best Documentary Editing through ilmmaker. Born in Makassar, his debut the ilm in 2006. documentary won Best Film at the Eagle Awards in 2006. Arfan’s ilms are known for having a strong visual aesthetic and for uncovering powerful, unique and colorful characters that audiences feel a personal connection with.

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Thailand Hours of Ours

Docs By The Sea 2020 | 121 Editing Lab Participants

Hours of Ours

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME VERTICAL FILMS EARLY POST-PRODUCTION 80 MINUTES 2021 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 187,550 USD 27,900 USD 50,000

After living six years with uncertainty in Thailand, a young Sudanese family receives a call about their resettlement to Canada, but the news was not all that they hoped for.

In one of Bangkok’s low-income neighborhoods, However, before their departure, the parents must the Ibrahims, a young Sundanese family who be detained at Bangkok’s dreaded Immigrations evacuated from their home country since 2013, Detention Center for one month without their live among other Thais, Asian migrants and children. In this inal month, the children move refugees. into an NGO shelter house for young asylum seekers. Staying apart from their parents and with After years of attending the local Thai school, the this new environment, the children come to realise children, Amira (10), Khalil (8) and Khalid (7) grow their true situation in Thailand. up and absorb the local language and culture while their parents, Aswera and Hashim, try to The departure day arrives. The Ibrahims inally accomplish a stable life and avoid trouble from reunite and say goodbye to their friends. Thai authorities. Happiness, sadness, hopes, and fears which are shared become precious memories. As they leave One day, the family receives an important call that Thailand, they begin to restart their search for their resettlement has been accepted by Canada. ‘home’.

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KOMTOUCH NAPATTALOONG DIRECTOR [email protected]

KOMTOUCH NAPATTALOONG is a ilmmaker based in Bangkok. In 2015, his short ilm MOTHERLAND premiered at Austin Film Festival (US) and screened at LA Asian Paciic Film Festival (US), Salento International Film Festival (Italy) and Thai Short Film and Video Festival (Thailand). His produced documentary, “Soil without Land(2019)”, premiered at Visions du Réel Film Festival (Switzerland) and received the Special Mention award at Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival (The Philippines). NOORAHAYA LAHTEE He also works as the Lab Manager for SEAFIC and PRODUCER the ilm programmer for the SAC Anthropology [email protected] Center in Bangkok.

NOORAHAYA LAHTEE completed the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree in Film Producing AEKAPHONG SARANSATE where the short ilm she produced, THE KNOW EDITOR (2019), premiered at Tallinn Black Night Film Festival [email protected] (Estonia). She began her career as a post producer at White Light Studio and worked with Thai and international projects such as RAILWAY SLEEPERS AEKAPHONG SARANSATE is a director and an (2016), POP AYE (2017), and CALL ME BY YOUR editor specialised in documentary ilmmaking. NAME (2017). She was awarded the President's His short documentary, THE SEA RECALLS (2019), Special Recognition Award from the MPA for her won the Best Short Documentary award at DMZ documentary project pitching at the Asian Film International Film Festival. The ilm formerly Academy in 2019. Now, she is a ilm producer at received the Best Documentary Award at Thai Vertical Films based in Bangkok. Short Film and Video Festival, and competed in Singapore International Film Festival and SeaShorts Film Festival. Saransate has also recently edited a feature documentary of Sopawan Boonnimitr, the director of THE ISTHMUS (2013).

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Indonesia Love, Hate, and Reason Antara Cinta dan Benci

Docs By The Sea 2020 | 125 Editing Lab Participants

Love, Hate, and Reason Antara Cinta dan Benci

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME TRUE COLOURS INDONESIA EARLY POST-PRODUCTION 90 MINUTES 2020 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 75,000 USD 15,000 USD 60,000

In healing an unspeakable grief Dini, 47 years, becoming a humanist of her own making inds something else more important, a thing she hates.

Everyone has way to deal with grief, so does time. All become a seemingly complex mission. Dini. She helps people with any thing she can She always repeats, “I don’t do this for any as this psychology lecturer and consultant she religion group or company. I'm no politician helps herself. Before, after a long time being a doing a race!” Among many experiences, this single mother, this victim of domestic violence time she cannot resists Tina, a 17-year old girl from her irst husband she took a dare decision, with mental problem and baby Sisca with weak marrying a caring person. A year living in love, backbone who lays on bed since born. Trying he died. Doing all the things she does is for him. to heal an intense sorrow of Clerry's death Without knowing the result after some years: the but what she sees are fragile human beings; more she does this the more people she sees disabled, adults and children with HIV/AIDS, in need of helps. People living in islands wait elderly, you name it. Bringing beautiful lower for her to bring them wheelchairs, books, food, bouquet every year to Clerry's grave located money for school. Often she is asked to cancel near the kitchen of his parents, this time of the trip for bad weather - big waves however Valentine's, Dini comes with a note for Clerry Dini, as usual, insists for she doesn’t have much asking when this will end.

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YOGI FUAD EDITOR [email protected]

YOGI FUAD started out in 2012 and two years later he edited his irst ilm. He has edited three feature ilms and 20 short documentaries. One of his projects, ANGIN PANTAI SALENKO (STILL SWAY ON SANLEKO) was nominated best short documentary for Citra Awards at the Festival Film Indonesia 2018. He edited DOWNFALL, 2020, a ilm directed by Andre Vltchek, a TV documentary for Telesur. Yogi was born in 1987 in Ponorogo, East Java. He studied of Ethnomusicology at Yogyakarta Indonesian PATAR SIMATUPANG Institute of the Art. DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [email protected]

PATAR SIMATUPANG, director and lecturer, began his career as a reporter at a television station. He moved DAVID DARMADI to Canada to study and made his irst ilm titled AN CINEMATOGRAPHER EXTRAORDINARY MOTHER, which was nominated [email protected] for the Best FFI Documentary in 2017, then in Nepal and Italy in 2018. A short self-expression ilm titled KEPADA BAPAK DI RUMAH (DEAR DADDY), 2019, DAVID DARMADI is a cinematographer and director was also the nominee for the best 2019 Maya Cup from Padang who currently lives in Jakarta. Some of documentary ilm. Currently Patar is completing his ilms have been screened at several international several projects. For him, documentary ilm is an events such as the 24th Images in Toronto, 50th eye-and-heart opener to many good causes. Visions Du Reel International Festival De Cinema Nyon Switzerland, 26th Sheield Doc/Fest UK, 11th DMZ South Korea, 38th Uppsala in Sweden, and 38th Jean Rouch International ilm Festival. In 2018 David's work with Lidia Afrilita, DIARY OF CATTLE won the IF/Then Prize for funding production and funding for ilm distribution from the Tribeca Film Institute, in Docs by the Sea 2018.

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Indonesia Planet of Love

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Planet of Love

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME RUMAH DOKUMENTER ROUGH CUT 80 MINUTES 2021 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 136,369 USD 80,029 USD 56,340

A grandma cares for her HIV positive grandson full time and eventually has to let him go, but she continues her life caring for other children with HIV.

Ngatiyem (65) wants to make sure that her Cemetery Complex. Not long after that, Okta grandson, Okta (9) gets whatever he needs to and 13 other children are expelled from their survive, especially health care and education. school due to their HIV status. Because of this, She decides to move to Solo and work as they spend their time studying at home, playing a nanny, lleaving her village on the slopes and ishing in the cemetery pond. Partly because of Mount Merbabu so she can be with her of too much physical activity, Okta's condition grandson. In Solo, they live in an orphanage for worsens rapidly until eventually he passes children with HIV called Lentera. The place hosts away. Ngatiyem mourns on her return home children and nannies who are all HIV positive for Okta's funeral. After all that has happened, except Ngatiyem. Because of the discrimination circumstances call for Ngatiyem to return to from the neighbours, less than a year later Lentera and witness the same cycle of life Lentera is relocated by the local government repeating itself in the orphanage. to a new secluded place inside the Veteran's

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IKA WULANDARI DIRECTOR [email protected]

IKA WULANDARI started ilm making in 2014 as the camera person for YOU AND I a feature-length documentary which is currently in Post-Production supported by DMZ Documentary Film festival South Korea Post Production Fund 2017. Her directorial debut titled PLANET OF LOVE was selected for Yamagata Rough Cut! from Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2019. Beside ilmmaking, she is also a professional translator specialized in ilm for multiple Indonesian independent TONNY TRIMARSANTO ilmmakers and International television channels PRODUCER such as Channel News Asia and NHK World Japan. [email protected]

During the 25 years of his career, TONNY TRIMARSANTO's ilms have been selected for various GREG ARYA International ilm festivals such as DMZSouth Korea; EDITOR Luang Prabang Film Festival; Miami International [email protected] Film Festival; San Francisco International Film Festival, IDFA and many more. He has also won several awards including the Earth Vision Excellence GREG ARYA started his editing career in 2012 and Award from Tokyo International Film Festival, Best participated in various workshop and editing Feature Documentary at Indonesian Film Festival residency programs such as Documentary Film 2017 and he was selected for competition in Un Workshop by Goethe Institute (2008), IDFA Summer Certain Regard, Festival De Cannes 2006. He also School (2012), Berlinale Talents-Editing Session directed and produced TV documentaries for (2015) and Yamagata Documentary Dojo (2018). His AstroTV and NHK-World. latest work won in multiple award categories at Festival Film Indonesia (FFI) including Best Editor. He has worked with several big names in Indonesian Cinema, both documentary and iction, such as , Edi Cahyono, and Dwi Sujanti Nugraheni.

Docs By The Sea 2020 | 131 Editing Lab Participants

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Indonesia Soebertono Mote

Docs By The Sea 2020 | 133 Editing Lab Participants

Soebertono Mote

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME ROUGH CUT 65 MINUTES 2020

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 35,000 USD 3,000 USD 10,000

As a disciple of Father Bert himself, the ilmmakers are often challenged with critical thinking that Father himself taught in the past relecting his departure from Papua.

Lambertus Henricus Hagendoorn, also known triggered a retrospective views within his 45 as Father Bert is a priest that has been serving in years long period. Exploring his irst encounter several cities in Papua for 45 years is retiring and with Christianity, and why he devoted to be a now is going back to his homeland, Netherlands. Priest and live as a Celibate and his irst time Through multiple eyes: his disciples, local igures coming to Indonesia. This continues with and his own, we are capturing the process of interviews from his disciples and people around him going home. As someone who already him. We also challenged his views on politics, as got an Indonesian nationality due to his long a Priest and a member of Fransiscan order, he period of stay and his status, Father Bert has refused to be involved in practical politics but known Indonesia, especially Papua like the back went through the activism way. Founded Yapeda, of his hand. Throughout December 2018 until an organization concerning AIDS in Papua. On a July 2019, we are following him going through more personal level, we also raised the question: a heartbreaking process, grief that was felt by his deinition of home. The ilm ends with footage leaving place he has called home his whole life, of him going home, which he recorded himself obtaining visa in order to go back to Netherland and meet the remainder of his family. and leaving all the people around him. This also

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RENDY RIZAL PRODUCER [email protected]

RENDY NUR RIZAL is a ilm producer based in Timika, Papua, who has been working long time with Yoikatra as a lead research programmer and ilm studies, before decided to produce his very own ilm.

YONRI REVOLT DIRECTOR [email protected]

YONRI SOESANTO REVOLT is a ilmmaker based in Timika, Papua. Working with forumlenteng, a community based in Jakarta to do more democratic approach in art and ilmmaking and pioneering Yoikatra, a media study community based in Timika, he has been making ilm since 2014 and is going to do so until god knows when.

Docs By The Sea 2020 | 135 Editing Lab Participants

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Singapore Soundtrack of the Bare Life

Docs By The Sea 2020 | 137 Editing Lab Participants

Soundtrack of the Bare Life

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME EARLY POST-PRODUCTION 90 MINUTES 2021

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 90,000 USD 5,000 USD 20,000

Set in Singapore, Soundtrack of the Bare Life follows the lives of musicians from the migrant worker community as they navigate institutional, economical and cultural struggles.

Malay Ghosh is a migrant worker from induce a sense of community and home, FTWA Bangladesh who is actively involved with the has managed to provide workers with activities Bengali community as he teaches his music to such as football games and music sessions. The Singaporeans from the Bengali community. U creation of the space has also enabled migrant Than Naing is a Myanmarese migrant worker who workers who wish to continue with their studies came to Singapore with his brother in search of a to further their ambitions. Banglar Kantha is a better life for their family. He co-founded GHSG, newspaper run by Editor-in-chief AKM Moshin. an online guitar club where members of the He has opened up the oice of the oice and Burmese community can gather to share their named it Dibasharam. With the intention of love of music. Hossain Billal is a talented musician preserving Bangladeshi culture, Moshin's who works in the shipyard sector. Billal has since Dibasharam has welcomes workers to practise moved to a diferent dorm located next to the music, poetry and theatre performances. They Pandan reservoir where we were irst introduced are also encouraged to socialise and read. With to him. Friends of Thai Workers' Association was this comes the notion of space being a vital factor irst initiated in Singapore to provide sanctuary of the workers' well being. Without space, the for Thai migrant workers in Singapore. Helping to workers are not able to practise their music.

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ERIC LEE DIRECTOR, EDITOR [email protected]

ERIC LEE makes videos in Singapore. His recent short, CHINX WITHOUT SWORDS won best experimental short ilm at the Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival.

Docs By The Sea 2020 | 139 Editing Lab Participants

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Philippines Wiretapping My Grandparents

Docs By The Sea 2020 | 141 Editing Lab Participants

Wiretapping My Grandparents

STATUS ESTIMATED LENGTH COMPLETION TIME AMBAG-AMBAGAN EARLY POST-PRODUCTION 90 MINUTES 2021 [email protected]

TOTAL BUDGET FINANCING IN PLACE REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION USD 73,000 USD 5,000 USD 68,000

The shy grandson of two former underground activists ventures forth on an uncomfortable personal pursuit to unearth his grandparents’ stories that have since remained unspoken between them.

Growing up, Miguel had always been aware be able to keep up with his grandmother’s fast- of his grandparents’ role in the Philippine paced lifestyle and his grandfather’s intellect. leftist movement, but only peripherally. After his Grandpa sufered a near-fatal illness, he The ilm is a series of his interactions with his decided to begin trying to understand who his grandparents and the people around them: grandparents really were. sitting in at his Grandpa’s PhD lectures, helping make a trendy online video for a socialist However, this is more diicult than he organization, the visit of Grandpa’s US-based thought. Miguel, a sound recordist by trade, is sister who’s married to a former Ferdinand Marcos comfortable in the shadows, hidden from the crony. With so much to digest, Miguel attempts to camera. The vulnerability of being in front of learn in bite-sized pieces. As he seeks to rebuild the camera keeps him from connecting with his this broken link in his family’s history, he also grandparents. He is too awkward and too slow to confronts his country’s.

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JULIÀN MIGUEL HERNANDEZ DIRECTOR, CINEMATOGRAPHER [email protected]

MIGUEL is a sound designer and documentary ilmmaker from the Philippines. His documentary short MACHO GWAPITO (2015) received Best Documentary awards in Likha Adarna (Philippines) and Asian Youth Independent Film Festival (Malaysia). As a sound designer and sound recordist, Miguel has worked on ilms such as People Power Bombshell: THE DIARY OF VIETNAM ROSE (2016) and NEVER TEAR US APART (2018). In 2019, he received the Gawad Urian Best Sound award for his work on CHE TAGYAMON Never Tear Us Apart. EDITOR [email protected]

CHE graduated from the University of the Philippines with a degree in Film. Her animated ALYSSA SUICO short LOLA LOLENG (2016) has been screened PRODUCER in local and international festivals including the [email protected] Singapore International Film Festival, Los Angeles Asian Paciic Film Festival, Fajr International Film Festival in Iran, and the Cinemalaya Independent ALYSSA SUICO is a freelance ilmmaker from the Film Festival to name a few. Her most recent short Philippines. She worked for both mainstream ilm ilm, JUDY FREE, won Best Short Film at the 2019 and television after graduating from university. QCinema International Film Festival and was a She shot and produced documentaries for project developed under the Berlinale Talents' Short groups such as Oxfam sa Pilipinas, European Form Station earlier that same year. Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Department’s Disaster Preparedness Program, National Historical Commission of the Philippines, and CNN Philippines under Ninjadog Studios Inc. Currently, she is the Public Engagement director of Active Vista Center, the learning center of DAKILA - Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism. She assists in organizing the Active Vista Human Rights Film Festival.

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fresh wave introduction

Apart from our regular Docs By The Sea Lab and Pitching Forum, this year we bring you Docs By The Sea Fresh Wave, a program intended to expand the visibility of documentary ilms that have attended Docs By The Sea as well as documentary ilms that we believe the world should see. We are proud to have selected 8 Completed Documentary ilms from our alumnis that speaks on important issues.

Decision Makers will be given the opportunity to meet with the ilmmakers on the one-on-one meeting session to discuss further about the project during the pitching forum.

• Dreaming in the Red Light (pg. 146) • A House in Pieces (pg. 162)

• Elehiya sa Paglimot • Sculpting The Giant (pg. 166) (An Elegy to Forgetting) (pg. 150) • The Silhouettes (pg. 170) • For Me And Others Like Me (Thila Shin) (pg. 154) • Unteachable (pg. 174)

• Help Is On The Way (pg. 158)

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Philippines Dreaming in the Red Lightt

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Dreaming in the Red Light

DURATION PABELLE MANIKAN 63 MINUTES PFP [email protected] PRIOR SCREENING DMZ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019 (SOUTH KOREA) *86 MINUTES VERSION FESTIVAL LES ÉTATS GÉNÉRAUX DU FILM DOCUMENTAIRE 2020 (FRANCE) DAANGDOKYU DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2020 (THE PHILIPPINES) TRAILER

In the world-famous sex hub in the Philippines, we get inside the lives of two women, intimately observing how they make choices when options are few and far between.

Angeles City, Philippines is one of Asia’s top sex customer. We follow their separate daily lives as tourism destinations. Men all over the world they make small everyday choices to improve lock to this place because everything is cheap, their conditions-- from their work to their especially sex. What tourists do not see is the relationships-- while remaining close to the Red reality behind these glitzy bars. Light District.

This ilm takes us inside this hidden reality A ilm that intimately observes how women through two women: AMY , a former sex worker make choices when their options are few and far and TISAY , Amy’s teen daughter from a German between.

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PABELLE MANIKAN DIRECTOR, CINEMATOGRAPHER, EDITOR [email protected]

After getting her bachelor’s degree in Digital Filmmaking, PABELLE has been actively making cinematic documentaries relating to Philippines’ sociopolitical and cultural traditions. Her irst documentary DAWN OF HOPE (2012) was screened in prestigious local festivals. She has also edited full-length documentaries that were awarded and recognized internationally. ON THE BRINK (2016) was awarded at the San Francisco International Film Festival and CRESCENT RISING (2016) which won WENA SANCHEZ Best Documentary at Busan Film Festival. She aims PRODUCER to keep creating documentary ilms with social [email protected] relevance.

WENA SANCHEZ is a ilmmaker from Manila. In 2014, she co-directed NICK AND CHAI—a documentary feature which competed at IDFA, Busan IFF, and other festivals. In 2018, she inished her second ilm, ALL GROWN UP, which won Best Documentary at the FAMAS 2019. Wena wants to make intimate ilms that capture the human condition as closely as possible, especially that of women and children.

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Philippines Elehiya sa Paglimot An Elegy to Forgetting

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Elehiya sa Paglimot An Elegy to Forgetting

DURATION KRISTOFFER BRUGADA 72 MINUTES BRIGADE PRODUCTIONS [email protected] PRIOR SCREENING [email protected] GOLDEN GOBLET AWARD OFFICIAL SELECTION - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020 (CHINA) TRAILER

A ilmmaker gives a irst-hand look at how his family dealt with his father’s worsening Alzheimer’s disease and eventual death, leading him to realizations about memory, familial relationships, and mortality.

An Elegy to Forgetting documents a ilmmaker’s relationships, and his own mortality. The ilm experience with his father’s death due to delves into the importance of memories in the Alzheimer’s disease. Taken from a personal human experience – how the ability to remember perspective, the ilmmaker gives a irst-hand look makes us feel alive, how its power can hold us, at how his family dealt with his father’s worsening and how memory gives us what we need to feel Alzheimer’s disease and eventual death, leading and be human. him to realizations about memory, familial

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KRISTOFFER BRUGADA DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [email protected]

KRISTOFFER BRUGADA is an independent ilmmaker and professional lecturer in Manila. He has over a decade of experience in Philippine media and has led several documentary productions that have won awards from international award-giving bodies such as the George Foster Peabody Award, the New York Festivals, and Japan Prize. A ilm graduate of the University of the Philippines, his recent documentaries include his irst full-length AN ELEGY TO FORGETTING, and the short documentaries CHARENA ESCALA DREAMING OF MY HOMELAND and BULLET-LACED PRODUCER, EDITOR DREAMS, which was supported by the Tribeca Film [email protected] Institute and In-Docs.

Director/Producer CHA ESCALA is an award-winning documentary ilmmaker, producer and editor from the Philippines. Her irst feature-length ilm NICK AND CHAI has competed at international ilm festivals such as International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, Busan and New Caledonia Film Festivals. Cha has attended numerous ilm workshops and pitching fora such as Berlinale Talent Campus, Docsport Incheon, Tokyo Talents, AsiaDoc, among many others. A ilm graduate of the University of the Philippines Fim Institute, her thesis ilm INTOY'S CHRISTMAS was awarded best production thesis in 2007.

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Myanmar For Me And Others Like Me Thila Shin

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For Me And Others Like Me Thila Shin

DURATION SEIN LYAN 30 MINUTES PS FILMS [email protected] PRIOR SCREENING WORLD PREMIERE - DOCEDGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020 (NEW ZEALAND)

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Fourteen year old Buddhist nun Eaindra Wadi from Naga populated part of the country wants to go to University of Medicine to become the irst Buddhist nun doctor in Myanmar.

A 14 years old Buddhist nun, EAINDRA WADI, question to Head of monk, her curioristy will go comes from NAGA Land where can be considered through to the Ministry of Education and Ministry one of the most uneducated and backward of Health. Between her daily nun duty and study, people ethnic groups in Myanmar. As being a she will need to study hard. She is planning to nun, She wants to study at University of Medicine write a letter to Ministry of Education for their to become irst ever NUN-Doctor. But nuns have rights for education but she is afraid of losing less chance in education. After Eaindra raised the hope. Will her dream come true?

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SEIN LYAN TUN DIRECTOR [email protected]

SEIN LYAN TUN is an emerging ilmmaker from Myanmar, and his documentary work UNSILENT POTATO is well recognized in Myanmar and Southeast Asia. In 2015. His irst short documentary ilm CHARRED BRICK was premiered in One World Human Rights Film Festival in Prague, He won the People Choice Award from One World in Kyrgyzstan and India. He also directed and co-produced TV documentary titled BORDER BOY for Inside Lens, NHK World in 2016 and titled DREAM OVER MONSOON for Color of Asia, Southeast Asia Program NHK in 2017, and WE ARE NUNS for Inside Lens, NHK World in 2019.

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Indonesia Help Is On The Way

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Help Is On The Way

DURATION MICHAELA CAJKOVÁ 91 MINUTES FILMOTOR [email protected] PRIOR SCREENING EBS INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2020 (SOUTH KOREA) ASIAN VISIONS COMPETITION - TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2020 (TAIWAN) WINNER OF BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - FESTIVAL FILM INDONESIA 2019 (INDONESIA) TRAILER

Within corrupt systems of recruitment, training and placement, millions of Indonesian women place their hopes in domestic care roles overseas. Can competent help be delivered when the path is broken?

Help Is On The Way brings to the screen a busy escape their family or to experience a sense of training center in West Java, that prepares independence and excitement. Negotiations women to work overseas as domestic workers. with family are carefully handled, as they are not Every year, hundreds of women like Sukma, always happy to see their loved ones go abroad, Meri, Muji and Tari are recruited by agents who for what will be years, whilst other families are are remunerated after successfully enrolling happy. While the women bring income that can recruits in training centers. They are among the alleviate their family poverty, at what cost and are many women from rural areas aspiring to work in they really improving their lives? countries like Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. They enroll in a school and learn language Help Is On The Way explores the lives of the skills and elderly care, preparing themselves various women during training and development, for the work they will undertake overseas while following them from their village to the school, completing their paperwork and waiting for into Jakarta and eventually working abroad in placement. Taiwan. It is at times an emotional journey, but also funny, enlightening and a little competitive, There are many reasons for women to work ofering a unique insight into a lifestyle not often abroad, such as; to support their family, seen on screen.

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ISMAIL LUBIS DIRECTOR [email protected]

Upon graduating from Institut Kesenian Jakarta in 1993, ISMAIL directed several Indonesian drama series before switching to documentary in 1998. As a cinematographer, Ismail has worked with ilmmakers including Leonard Retel Helmrich and Cathy Henkel. He has also worked as a tutor for Documentary Master Classes at the Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFEST) in 2006 and 2007.

Ismail has directed two feature documentaries; NICK CALPAKDJIAN MASKED MONKEY: THE EVLUTION OF DARWIN'S PRODUCER THEORY (2014) and TARLING IS DARLING (2017), [email protected] which premiered at Busan International FIlm Festival.

NICK is a producer based in Indonesia and since 2010 has produced and edited documentary, drama, online and television projects for regional broadcasters, cinema and Australian television.

In 2013 Nick co-produced and edited Timor Leste's irst native language feature ilm BEATRIZ'S WAR with FairTrade Films. The ilm premiered at the Adelaide International Film Festival before winning Best Film at the 44th annual India International Film Festival amongst other festival appearances. The ilm was screened at select cinemas in Australia as well as East Timor and broadcast on SBS.

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Philippines A House in Pieces

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A House in Pieces

DURATION JEAN CLAIRE DY 65 MINUTES STORIES BEYOND [email protected] PRIOR SCREENING WORLD PREMIERE (WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON)

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A war between government and ISIS-ailiated jihadists forced hundreds of thousands to lee from Marawi, Philippines. After the war, residents struggle to rebuild homes and lives in a deformed city.

A war between government and ISIS-ailiated wealthy woman, has to cope with her loss of jihadists in Marawi, Philippines, forced hundreds home in an evacuation shelter where she will of thousands to lee from their homes. After the have to remain for years. An anonymous driver war, residents struggle to rebuild their homes and with striking insights shuttles back and forth lives in a deformed city. between places and stories around a city which will never be the same again. Displaced couple Yusop and Farhanna and their children yearn for freedom, income, and comfort The ilm accompanies its protagonists for two after returning to their city. But even to return years through fear, worry, and hope, towards a to normalcy is already a struggle. Nancy, a once new beginning on their long journey.

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JEAN CLAIRE DY DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [email protected]

JEAN CLAIRE DY is a third-generation Filipino- Chinese writer, educator, and ilmmaker from the Southern Philippines. Currently an Assistant Professor of the University of the Philippines Visayas, Claire holds a Master of Arts in Media Studies and Film degree from the New School in New York City. She founded Stories Beyond (stories-beyond.com), an initiative that envisions to tell restorative and transformative narratives of communities, beyond the "single story”. MANUEL DOMES DIRECTOR, PRODUCER [email protected]

MANUEL DOMES is a ilmmaker from Germany, standing on a second leg in the Philippines. Before embarking fully on his second career as a documentary ilmmaker in 2017, Manuel has worked on conlict transformation projects in Mindanao, Philippines for diferent international organizations. As a ilmmaker, Manuel is interested in the intersections of conlict, identity, and migration. As a consultant, he helps NGOs to use ilm in their advocacies and monitoring.

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Indonesia Sculpting The Giant

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Sculpting The Giant

DURATION INEZA BASTAMAN 87 MINUTES PHIWEDARI [email protected] PRIOR SCREENING (NOT YET SCREENED / COMPETED AT ANY FILM FESTIVAL)

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A balinese sculptor embracing his fate through 28 years endeavor of building one of the largest statue on earth.

Nyoman Nuarta, a Balinese sculptor was ofered Soeharto fell. Things took a turn for the worse to build a statue in Bali. He only wanted to build when Nyoman and his family had to deal with large statues and managed to convince everyone, fraudulent business partners because Nyoman including President Soeharto to let him build a was too easy in trusting other people. In these monumental statue in Bali. times, the integrity of his promise to build his dream becomes threatened. Rising over 121-meters tall and weighing 3000 tons on top of Ungasan, Bali, the majestic giant Nyoman said he dreamt about building a Garuda contravenes Balinese local norms, purported to statue when he was just a boy and told his be a part of a corruption scheme, and opposed mother about it. In 1997 he came back to tell his by cultural experts. On the other hand, GWK mother about the grand plan of GWK only for is projected to be one of Indonesia’s greatest her to realize this was his son’s destiny. Twenty- tourism assets. eight years later, the statue was inished after Nyoman decided to let go of the entirety of GWK In 1997, Nyoman projected the statue will be ownership to a private investor. He realized he completed in 3 years with the help from the and his family never wanted to own GWK, but government. One year later, the Asian inancial only to build it. crisis hit, and the 32-year dictatorship regime of

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MAULANA AZIZ PRODUCER [email protected]

AZIZ studied Communication Studies in one of the best state universities in Indonesia. He had worked under ilm and advertising industry experts such as and Robin Moran.

In 2015, Aziz joined Seeds Motion to become the only producer in the team. He created the groundwork for Seeds Motion to thrive in the commercial industry, putting Seeds Motion in the industry’s radar. By 2017 he was appointed as a BANU WIRANDOKO co-founder of Seeds Motion alongside the directors, DIRECTOR Rheza Arden Wiguna and Banu Wirandoko. [email protected]

BANU fell in love with audiovisual storytelling since high school and has been creating content ever RHEZA ARDEN WIGUNA since. With a degree of visual communication design DIRECTOR in one of Indonesia’s best Fine Art schools, Banu has [email protected] a sharpened sense of visual storytelling. His 2015 short ilm traveled around local college-level ilm festivals and won awards such as Best Scriptwriting, SCULPTING THE GIANT will be RHEZA’s irst feature- Best Cinematography, Best Film, to Audience’s length documentary alongside his co-director and Choice award. Combined with the visually-whimsical college mate Banu Wirandoko. With a background imagination of a co-director and college mate Rheza in Fine Arts, Rheza has a reined taste for visual Arden Wiguna, they make a great team of directors. arts. His passion for motion picture has started since he was young, following the works of the legendary Ghibli Studio. He is known for his child- like whimsical visual imagination, instilling organic visual discoveries in his works. Combined with the keen musical sense and sensitivity towards storytelling of the co-director; Banu Wirandoko, they make a great team of directors.

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Iran, Philippines The Silhouettes

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The Silhouettes

DURATION AFSANEH SALARI 79 MINUTES CINEMA IS INCOMPLETE / DOCMANIACS [email protected] PRIOR SCREENING JURY SPECIAL MENTION FOR BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - VISION DU RÉEL 2020 (SWITZERLAND) YOUNG TALENT DIRECTOR'S CHOICE AWARD - IRANIAN FILM FESTIVAL ZURICH 2020 (SWITZERLAND) TRAILER

The Silhouettes is the story of the Safari family, three-generation refugees in Iran, and the youngest son's journey to ind his future in the homeland he never knew.

At the height of the USSR’s invasion of status, navigates outside the protective walls of Afghanistan in 1982, 1.5 million Afghans took his family to trace his identity and the doors to a long journey to the border of Iran to lee war. his future in the homeland he never knew. As war TAGHI, born after that generation, and unwilling continues to rage in Afghanistan, what future to inherit the limitations of his parents’ refugee awaits him in which land?

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AFSANEH SALARI DIRECTOR [email protected]

AFSANEH SALARI is an Iranian ilmmaker and producer based in Tehran and Paris. She is the co-founder of Docmaniacs, a collective of ilmmakers based in Tehran. Afsaneh has a BA in ilm from Tehran university, a master degree in creative directing and cinematography from Paris 8 university and a master degree in documentary directing from Docnomads joint masters. She has directed several short documentaries in Iran and Europe, recently released her irst feature JEWEL MARANAN ilm THE SILHOUETTES (2020), and produced PRODUCER THE FORBIDDEN STRINGS (2019) by the Afghan [email protected] ilmmaker Hasan Noori.

JEWEL MARANAN is a documentary producer, ilmmaker and cinematographer. Her deep interest is in ilms that relect on history through ordinary life. She is the founder and artistic director of Cinema Is Incomplete which has productions in the Asian region. Her producing and directing works have received support from the Asian Cinema Fund, Doha Film Institute, IDFA Bertha Fund, Sundance and Purin Pictures and Visions sud est, among others.

She is also the co-founder of FilDocs, a pioneering documentary organization in the Philippines and one of the festival directors of Daang Dokyu.

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Singapore Unteachable

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Unteachable

DURATION SHULING YONG / LISA TEH 77 MINUTES MEDIA FOR SOCIAL CHANGE [email protected] PRIOR SCREENING [email protected] WINNER OF AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD - 30TH SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (SINGAPORE) TRAILER

‘What could the joy of learning look like?’ Through a teacher’s journey to bring empathy to classrooms, she empowers teenagers to rise above labels and rekindle their love for learning.

Unteachable follows Teacher Meixi as she tries The director's vision and cinematographic out Tutorial Relationships, a teaching acumen coolly observes the workings of an method from Mexico, in Normal-Technical Stream institution, and the nuts and bolts greasing its classes in Singapore. smooth but often cruel operation, exposing the pragmatism that exists alongside students’ For Damian and his classmates, learning in Meixi’s earnest ambitions. classroom is a deviation from what they’re used to. But he soon discovers the challenges his Unteachable captures the labours of teaching teachers face, having had the chance to step into and learning over a 4-year school period, giving their shoes. a rare insight into the lives of teenagers seldom seen or heard, their fears of past failures, dreams Teacher Meixi’s attempt at helping her students for the future, and awareness of their place in ind meaning in their learning is met with society. resistance and she struggles to ind her place in the local system.

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SHULING YONG DIRECTOR [email protected]

YONG SHU LING is a Singaporean documentary ilmmaker with over 10 years of experience. She has played key crew positions on ilms such as BECOMING (Michelle Obama Documentary, Netlix, 2020), THE FEELING OF BEING WATCHED (Tribeca, 2018), IN TIME TO COME (Visions du Réel, 2017, dir. Tan Pin Pin), and GROWING ROOTS (Discovery Channel, 2015). Shuling is a Tribeca Film Institute Alumni, Kartemquin Films Diverse Voices in Docs Fellow, DocNet Southeast Asia Alumni and Doc LISA TEH Society’s Queer Impact Producers Lab Fellow. She PRODUCER was also selected as an honouree for DOC NYC’s 40 [email protected] Under 40 List 2019.

LISA TEH is a writer-producer based in Singapore. She is a story editor for pre-school television programs at the award-winning animation company, Omens Studios. Lisa produced and co- directed Growing Roots, which premiered on the Discovery Channel in 2015. With more than 7 years of media advertising experience, Lisa is well-versed in the local media landscape, having worked on multiple award-winning campaigns across various industries. Her skills in storytelling and pitching have also contributed to winning the Best Pitch award at the CNEX Chinese Documentary Forum 2017 for UNTEACHABLE.

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THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM In-Docs AND CREATIVE ECONOMY

Amelia Hapsari MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CREATIVE ECONOMY Varadila Wishnutama Kusubandio Zakiah Obe Wida VICE MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CREATIVE ECONOMY Dwi Herawati Angela Tanoesoedibjo Mia Indreswari Riani Singgih DEPUTI CHAIRMAN FOR INDUSTRY AND INVESTMENT Evi Cecilia Fadjar Hutomo

ACTING DIRECTOR FOR FINANCIAL ACCESS WEB DESIGNER Hanifah Designata HEAD OF PUBLIC FUND SUB DIRECTORATE, GRAPHIC DESIGNER DIRECTORATE FOR FINANCIAL ACCESS Rizla Herdaru Herbert Pasaribu

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Since 2002, In-Docs has conducted documentary workshops in 13 cities in Indonesia, discovering raw talents and producing documentaries from unlikely places with a quality that is widely recognized among the Indonesian and international ilm scene. In-Docs has also conducted ilm screening programs in more than 30 cities in Indonesia, collaborating with schools, universities, and ilm communities.

In 2015, In-Docs revitalized its strategies by focusing on developing talents, building a supportive ecosystem, outreach, and continuous learning in order to expand the impact of documentary ilms. Together with STEPS, In-Docs is the co-creator of Dare to Dream Asia program, where award-winning Asian documentary ilmmakers received funding and mentorship for their ilms. In-Docs is the co-initiator and organizer of Docs By The Sea, an international documentary forum that connects Southeast Asian documentary ilms with the international industry -- in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy. In-Docs is also the organizer of Good Pitch Southeast Asia 2017 and Good Pitch Indonesia 2019 -- in partnership with Doc Society. IF/Then Southeast Asia is also co-initiated by In-Docs and Tribeca Film Institute. in-docs.org

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy Republic Of Indonesia is responsible for the development of tourism and creative economy in Indonesia and has the duty of organizing government afairs in the ield of tourism and creative economy to assist the President in organizing state government. The presidential regulation No 69 of 2019 explained that Ministry Tourism and Creative Economy Indonesia is led by a Ministry/ Chairman, assisted by a Vice Ministry / Vice Chairman, the ministry secretary, and seven deputies. These deputies are Deputy of Strategic Policy, Deputy of Resources and Institutions, Deputy of Development for Destinations and Infrastructure, Deputy of Industry and Investment, Deputy of Marketing, Deputy of tourism products and organization of events, Deputy of digital economy and creative products.

Each deputy then translates the duty through various excellent programs that can be implemented in the context of the tourism and creative economy. The creation of Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy is the government’s optimism that the tourism and creative economy will surely become the backbone of the national economy. kemenparekraf.go.id

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# E 206 Unearthed | 103, 104, 105, 106 Elehiya sa Paglimot | 145, 150, 151, 152 Endro Aji | 101 A Eric Lee | 139 A Distant Call | 25, 54, 55, 56 A Dying Business | 25, 58, 59, 60 F A House in Pieces | 145, 162, 163, 164 Finbar Somers | 57 A Memoir | 25, 70, 71, 72 First Cuts Are the Deepest | 103,112, 113, 114 Al Awda | 103, 108, 109, 110, 111 For Me and Others Like Me | 145, 154, 155, 156 Adlino Dananjaya | 77 G Aekaphong Saransate | 49, 123 Gita Fara | 119 Afsaneh Salari | 172, 173 Gladys Llanes | 45 Ali Minanto | 65 Greg Arya | 131 Aline Jusria | 119 Aluk | 25, 30, 31, 32, 33 H Alyssa Suico | 143 Hata Takeshi | 23, 103 Amerta Kusuma | 41, 93 Help is On The Way | 145, 158, 159, 160 Andrea Suwito | 57 Hing Weng Eric Tsang | 69 Anindhita Bunga Ayodhya | 77 Hours of Ours | 103, 120, 121, 122 Antonio Lou Chua | 29 I Arfan Sabran | 119 IDFA | 6, 180 B In-Docs | 3, 5, 178, 179 Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava | 25, 34, 35, 36 Iikka Vehkalahti | 22, 103 Bantay Bukid - Forest Guards | 25, 42, 43, 44 Ika Wulandari | 131 Banu Wirandoko | 169 Isabel Arrate | 21, 25 Breaking the Cycle | 25, 46, 47, 48 Ismail Lubis | 161 Bryan Kristofer Brazil | 29 Iwan Bax | 101 Bunga Ineza | 77 J Buried Dead Mountain | 25, 50, 51, 52 Jane Mote | 21, 25 C Jason Soo | 111 Charena Escala | 153 Jean Claire Dy | 164, 165 Che Tagyamon | 143 Jewel Maranan | 173 Chona M | 61 K Chris Cochrane-Friedrich | 33 Komtouch Napattaloong | 123 Chul-Nyung Heo | 107 Kristofer Brugada | 152, 153 D L Damar Ardi | 77 Lau Kok Rui | 69 Trang Dao | 37 Lea Paz Torre | 29 Dennis Angga Hermawan | 93 Leland Evans | 37 DOK Leipzig | 6, 180 Lisa Teh | 177 Don Edkins | 22, 25 Love, Hate, and Reason | 103, 124, 125, 126 Dreaming in the Red Light | 145, 146, 147, 148 Low Zi Qi | 85 Dwi Sujanti Nugraheni | 41 Lucas Sénécaut | 89

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M T Manuel Domes | 176, 177 Tanwarat Sombatwattana | 53 Making Up | 25, 74, 75, 76 Thanakrit Duangmaneeporn | 49 Marjito Iskandar Tri Gunawan | 65 The Altar Boys | 25, 26, 27, 28 Maulana Aziz | 169 The Ballad of Clove Village | 25, 38, 39, 40 Miguel Hernandez | 143 The Flame | 103, 116, 117, 118 Mikael Opstrup | 21, 25 The Journey to the East | 25, 62, 63, 64 Min Min Hein | 72, 73 The Last Sea Nomads | 25, 66, 67, 68 The Silhouettes | 145, 170, 171, 172 N The Social Media | 25, 78, 79, 80 Nick Calpakdjian | 161 The Tongue of Water | 25, 86, 87, 88 Nong Nhat Quang | 36, 37 The Treasure of Sumatra | 25, 90, 91, 92 Noorahaya Lahtee | 49, 123 Tin Win Naing | 81 Timothy John Biasong | 45 O Tonny Trimarsanto | 131 Ollie Huddleston | 22, 103 Onarisa Sapsompong | 53 U Ulla Simonen | 21, 25 P Unteachable | 145, 174, 175, 176, 177 Pabelle Manikan | 148, 149 Pailin Wedel | 107 V Patar Simatupang | 101, 127 Voice of Baceprot | 25, 94, 95, 96 Pia Duran | 45 Voyage to the Past | 25, 98, 99, 100 Planet of Love | 103, 128, 129, 130 Polen Ly | 89 W Pom Bunsermvicha | 53 Wahyu Al-Mardhani | 33 Primrin Puarat | 53, 115 Wena Sanchez | 149 Princess Taroza | 45 Wiretapping My Grandparents | 103, 140, 141, 142 Wishnutama Kusubandio | 4, 178 R Wong Quenyee | 85 Rendy Nur Rizal | 135 Rheza Arden Wiguna | 169 Y Yogi Fuad | 127 S Yonri Soesanto Revolt | 135 Sally Fryer | 23, 103 Yosep Anggi Noen | 97 Sam Hewison | 33 Yulia Evina Bhara | 97 Sculpting the Giant | 145, 166, 167, 168, 169 Sein Lyan Tun | 157 Shuling Yong | 176, 177 Soe Arkar Htun | 81 Soebertono Mote | 103, 132, 133, 134 Sona Jo | 107 Some Women | 25, 82, 83, 84, 85 Sopawan Boonnimitra | 115 Soundtrack of the Bare Life | 103, 136, 137, 138

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