Big Durian Big Apple
By juxtaposing footage from “the Big Apple” and poetic narration, Big Durian Big Apple is a visual love letter to my hometown of Jakarta, Indonesia (fondly called “the Big Durian” by its denizens).
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Azalia MuchransyahDirectorHalal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018), Blue Film (2018)
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Azalia MuchransyahWriterHalal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018), Blue Film (2018)
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Azalia MuchransyahProducerHalal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018), Blue Film (2018)
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Adhi AnugrohoProducerHalal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018), Blue Film (2018)
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Azalia MuchransyahDirector of PhotographyHalal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018), Blue Film (2018)
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Azalia MuchransyahEditorHalal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018), Blue Film (2018)
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Azalia MuchransyahVoiceHalal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018), Blue Film (2018)
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Project Type:Experimental, Short, Student
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Genres:Essay, Experimental
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Runtime:5 minutes 3 seconds
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Completion Date:September 19, 2018
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Production Budget:1,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Indonesia
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:Indonesian
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes
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12th International Tourism Film Festival "TOURFILM - RIGA 2019"Riga
Latvia
May 24, 2019
World Premiere
Official Selection -
VIVA FILM FESTIVAL 2019Sarajevo, Kakanj, Vareš, Lukavac, Mostar, Bijeljina, Ljubuški, Vitez, Bihać, Prijedor, Orašje, Kreševo, Goražde, and Odžak
Bosnia and Herzegovina
September 18, 2019
International Premiere
Official Selection -
BAM! Festival 2019Clute, Texas
United States
September 27, 2019
North America Premiere
Official Selection -
Buffalo International Film Festival 2019Buffalo, New York
United States
October 13, 2019
Western New York Premiere
Official Selection -
Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference 2019, (Re)Making Memory in Southeast Asia Artistic ProjectAnn Arbor, Michigan
United States
April 6, 2019
Official Selection -
Minikino Film Week 5, Bali International Short Film FestivalBali
Indonesia
October 5, 2019
2019 Short List -
Kino London presents "The People's Film Festival" 2019England
United Kingdom
April 2019 Semi-Finalist -
Lift-Off First-Timer Filmmaker Sessions 2019Pinewood
United Kingdom
Official Selection -
Inshort Film Festival 2018Lagos
Nigeria
Official Selection
Azalia Muchransyah is pursuing a Ph.D. in Media Study at University at Buffalo (SUNY). She is a recipient of 2017 DIKTI-Funded Fulbright Ph.D. Scholarship. Her area of interest is advocacy media, specifically AIDS Media in Indonesia. Her short films have been officially selected and screened in international festivals and academic conferences. In 2019, she is chosen as a Social Impact Fellow at University at Buffalo as well as a Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF) Diversity Scholar at Ithaca College. She is also a contributor for vcinemashow.com, an online platform for Asian film, media, and culture. To know more about her works, visit https://azalia.myportfolio.com/.
As part of an assignment in my experimental film class, I interviewed myself and my nostalgic feeling towards Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, where I used to live before I moved to the US. I noticed that Jakarta, the "Big Durian" is so much like the "Big Apple" New York City and, therefore, when I visited the city over the summer, I found myself longing to go back to Jakarta as I discovered my love-hate relationship with both of the metropolitan cities.