Private Project

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).

  • Azalia Muchransyah
    Director
    Halal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018), Blue Film (2018)
  • Azalia Muchransyah
    Writer
    Halal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018), Blue Film (2018)
  • Azalia Muchransyah
    Producer
    Halal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018), Blue Film (2018)
  • Adhi Anugroho
    Producer
    Halal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018), Blue Film (2018)
  • Azalia Muchransyah
    Director of Photography
    Halal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018), Blue Film (2018)
  • Azalia Muchransyah
    Editor
    Halal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018), Blue Film (2018)
  • Azalia Muchransyah
    Voice
    Halal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018), Blue Film (2018)
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Essay, Experimental
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 3 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 19, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Indonesia
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    Indonesian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • 12th International Tourism Film Festival "TOURFILM - RIGA 2019"
    Riga
    Latvia
    May 24, 2019
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • VIVA FILM FESTIVAL 2019
    Sarajevo, 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 2019
    Clute, Texas
    United States
    September 27, 2019
    North America Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Buffalo International Film Festival 2019
    Buffalo, 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 Project
    Ann Arbor, Michigan
    United States
    April 6, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Minikino Film Week 5, Bali International Short Film Festival
    Bali
    Indonesia
    October 5, 2019
    2019 Short List
  • Kino London presents "The People's Film Festival" 2019
    England
    United Kingdom
    April 2019 Semi-Finalist
  • Lift-Off First-Timer Filmmaker Sessions 2019
    Pinewood
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • Inshort Film Festival 2018
    Lagos
    Nigeria
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Azalia Muchransyah

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/.

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Director Statement

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.