Private Project

Becoming Girl

ANTO (12) and BUDI (12) must take a responsibility how it feels becoming a girl name DARA (12) who experienced her first menstruation when they were playing football in abandoned field far away from the market.

  • SARAH ADILAH
    Director
    Cermin (2015), Sandy Sugar (2018)
  • SARAH ADILAH
    Writer
    Cermin (2015), Sandy Sugar (2018)
  • Novika Siregar
    Key Cast
    "Dara"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Menjadi Dara
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Kids
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 12, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    400 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Indonesia
  • Country of Filming:
    Indonesia
  • Language:
    Indonesian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Distribution Information
  • Sineman Films
    Country: Indonesia
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - SARAH ADILAH

Sarah Adilah was born in Palu on 21st of July, 1998. Since young, she has loved reading, writing, painting, and photographing before she explore filmmaking autodidactically. She eventually found out that film is a medium to explore her knowledge and interests. Her first short fiction film at Senior High School titled "Cermin" (2015) had screened and received national awards. She decided to enter film school at Multimedia Nusantara University by schoolarship to learn more about films.

She actives directing short films on campus and non-campus. At 2018, her latest short fiction film titled "Gula dan Pasir" selected for Short Corner at Festival De Cannes. And her short documentary film titled "Neraka di Telapak Kaki" is nominated by Indonesian Film Festival as best short documenter category. 2019 is her third year at film school and "Boncengan" will be produced soon as her thesis fiction film. Also she produced a documentary about mitigation disaster in Palu titled "Living On The Top of Fault" and will be finished in year 2020.

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Director Statement

"Becoming Girl" is a film about tomboy girl named Dara who experienced her first menstruation when playing football with her friends, Anto and Budi. Narrated through the perspective of boys. A naive portrait of the attitude of boys facing unexpected situations and trying to solve problem with their own way.

Through "Becoming Girl" I tried to give a new perspective through cinema by discussing taboo matters in Indonesia which are often covered up from public spaces, especially for teenagers who should get an education about hygiene and sex. Grounded in a small urban area that slowly without realizing there is massive development.