BIFF 2023: OFFICIAL SELECTION OF SHORTS

Film: Outside the frame

World Premiere

Director: Micko Boanerges Ferdinandus

Country: Indonesia

Language: Indonesian

Duration: 05 min

Category: Official Selection

Synopsis: Two filmmakers record a traffic light in Jakarta for a college assignment, capturing their thoughts and commentary on passing vehicles and their surroundings.

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Film: Re-Calling

World Premiere

Director: William Adiguna

Country: Indonesia

Language: Indonesian

Duration: 17 min

Category: Official Selection

Synopsis: One night, a widowed single mother receives an unexpected phone call from her son who is studying in America.

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Film: Kala (Before it Rains)

World Premiere

Director: Giannina Trixie Lapian

Country: Indonesia

Language: Indonesian

Duration: 18 min 

Category: Short Narrative

Synopsis: A Woman seeks answers from her lover who one-sidedly ended their relationship.

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Film: Impostor in the last dance

Director: Harvan Agustriansyah

Country: Indonesia

Language: Indonesian

Duration: 16 min

Category: Short Narrative

Synopsis: A big question surrounding a missing queen forces the king to make a

difficult decision in order to find her.

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Film: The Sprayer

Director: Farnoosh Abedi

Country: Iran

Language: English

Duration: 09 min

Category: Short Narrative

Synopsis: Soldiers in a plant-less land discover a seed, sparking curiosity and igniting a revolutionary movement against the oppressive sprayers army.

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Film: Acung Memilih Bersuara

International Premiere

Director: Amelia Hapsari

Country: Indonesia

Language: Indonesian

Duration: 10 min

Category: Short Narrative

Synopsis: Acung, born in Pasuruan, becomes an activist after witnessing the discrimination towards ethnic Chinese. He speaks out, but pays the price with his freedom.

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Film: Red Lake

Asian Premiere

Director: Shaun Dunne

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Duration: 14 min

Category: Short Narrative

Synopsis: Sisters return to Red Lake for their father's funeral, but as tensions rise, Jess discovers that resentment can breed monsters and legends that may be real.

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Film: The Chicken Who Isn't There

World Premiere

Director: Hadafi Raihan Karim

Country: Indonesia

Language: Indonesian

Duration: 16 min

Category: Short Narrative

Synopsis: Ramar takes over the family chicken farm after his father's death. While coping with grief, he rediscovers his connection to the farm and his family.

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Film: Split Ends

Asian Premiere

Director: Alireza Kazemipour

Country: Iran

Language: Persian

Duration: 14 min

Category: Short Narrative

Synopsis: A bald woman and a man with long hair try to get out of paying fines when they are caught by traffic cameras for not wearing a hijab.

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Film: Victim

Asian Premiere

Director: Robin Summons

Country: Australia

Language: English

Duration: 14 min

Category: Short Narrative

Synopsis: A mother’s love for her son is tested by his increasingly alarming behavior.

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Film: The Art of Giving

World Premiere

Director: Mickael Couturier

Country: Indonesia

Language: English

Duration: 11 min

Category: Short Narrative

Synopsis: Three individuals in Bali - a young man, a little girl, and an artist - come together to combat poverty and plastic pollution.

NOTE :

*All non English language films will have English subtitles

*Program and Schedule subject to change