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Blue Film

Blue Film is an essay experimental short-film that criticizes the monetization of the color blue. Why is blue identic with a male color, while in the beginning it was a female one? Why are porn called blue films? Why certain companies use the color blue to attract consumers? And, above all, why blue?

  • Azalia Muchransyah
    Director
    Halal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018)
  • Azalia Muchransyah
    Writer
    Halal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018)
  • Azalia Muchransyah
    Producer
    Halal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018)
  • Adhi Anugroho
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
  • Adhi Anugroho
    Original Score
  • Azalia Muchransyah
    Directors of Photography
    Halal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018)
  • Adhi Anugroho
    Directors of Photography
  • Azalia Muchransyah
    Editor
    Halal (2017), HIV/AIDS: Not A Death Sentence (2018), Alone, Together (2018)
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Experimental, Techno, Essay
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 11, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Indonesia
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • SEFF Binghamton: Student Experimental Film Festival in Binghamton 2018
    Binghamton
    United States
    November 16, 2018
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Zlat Voi Golden Eyes 23rd International Film Theory Students Film Festival 2019
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    May 24, 2019
    International Premiere
    Official Selection
  • NCCC Film & Animation Festival 2019
    Sanborn, NY
    United States
    May 4, 2019
    Sanborn Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Buffalo Infringement Festival 2019
    Buffalo, New York
    United States
    July 27, 2019
    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

In one of my classes, I was given five words of Blue, International, House, Coin, and Metal. The task was to make something out of it. After some discussions with my husband and attending a workshop by an essay-filmmaker, I came up with an idea of an essay film to critique the politicization and monetization of the color blue. My husband offered to compose an original score for it and I experimented with different editing effects. The result is this film which questions: Why is blue identic with a male color, while in the beginning it was a female one? Why are porn called blue films? Why certain companies use the color blue to attract consumers? And, above all, why blue?