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A Long Day

In a forest, a young man managed to escape from the rampage of a mob of community riots in his village. He survived by throwing himself into the river water. He is the only one left and is a living witness to the death of his entire family. Suddenly in the forest, he meets his friend who also survived the mass pursuit. Both are victims who each have a different background from the conflicting community.
With a sense of trauma that just happened to both cultivate a sense of suspicion and fights. Water providers carried with bamboo to survive by the young man had become a trigger fight between them, because his friend thought it was a tool or a weapon to finish him off.
But they are still victims who do not know the cause of the conflict. His friend was shot dead by firearms by people who kept chasing the young man who plunged into the river. His friend was considered to protect the young man. The young man survived the chase by the rain pouring rain, he is a living witness.

  • Saifullah Mechta
    Director
  • Saifullah Mechta
    Writer
  • Saifullah Mechta
    Producer
  • Mariano Ombo
    Key Cast
  • Sahrul Ramadhan
    Key Cast
  • Nirwan Latowale
    Cameraman
  • Kiki Prik
    Cameraman
  • Sirajudin Sidora
    Art Director
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 10, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    750 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Indonesia
  • Country of Filming:
    Indonesia
  • Language:
    Indonesian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16 : 9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Saifullah Mechta

Born, grew up, and lived in Poso. After completing his studies at the Academy of Communication of Indonesia Yogyakarata Advertising Department, in 2002 formed “Kayu Hitam” community as a forum to pour ideas in order to form a network of fellow lovers and film actors in Poso.

At the beginning of the stand, with an unfertilized territorial situation and minimal equipment trying to make the first short film titled "Matahari di Matahati". Up to now active in film activities together with film network friends in Central Celebes, Indonesia especially in the Poso region.

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Director Statement

Live and feel the effects of horizontal conflicts on the ground of birth and place of growth and together with victims and perpetrators.
They are my neighbors, my friends, and even my own family. without conscious, making all the stories that happened at that time began to summarized in my head.

Then slowly began to pour in the form of ideas to write and make it into a movie.
That's exactly 9 years ago, but at that time I have not been able to. This script is always unresolved. I admit it is very depleting emotions that squeeze feelings.
Because the story of this film is very representative of all that is around and the environment where I live. Many times my heart can not.
The movie script abandoned with a single paragraph for years.

Film A Long Day begins

Finally at one point I was able to spend the entire script of this film. I found the flow, the symbols, and the dialogue to reflect everything into a movie and get around with the budget
I have this.
Thanks to the support of my family and my great friends until the whole process is over, and in early November 2016 the A Long Day begins to be produced.

In the movie A Long Day I raised the story of one of the survivors (witnesses) told the story when the conflict occurred. On that day I brought it together with a friend who and equally save themselves in the jungle.
Both of which each have a different background from the conflicting community.

I make this movie for everyone. I want to convey to everyone that conflict, disputes, or war (wherever it is) always sacrifice innocent people.
At that moment anger is the commander of the upheld and the elegant.

Hopefully the audience can feel the emotions and the situation and even enter into the victim self then touch the realm of consciousness as the essence of human beings to love each other, So we can start doing different things based on it

Regards

SAIFULLAH MECHTA