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Chaotic Of The Oskab

“Warung Oskab” Ms. Nur and “Warung Bakso” Ms. Wati are bakso (meatball) stalls opposite each other. These two bakso stalls want to be the best-selling in the area. The business competition between the two bakso stall Ms. Nur and Ms. Wati, has been going on for a long time. One day there was a misunderstanding and harsh accusations between them which made the cold war heated up. They insisted on accusing each other that a rival bakso stall was using "pesugihan" (deal with devil) to bring in customers. They look for each other for odd evidence that refers to pesugihan activities. Not just looking for evidence, Ms. Nur and Ms. Wati slandered each other on social media, leading to a big fight. After the big fight ended, they began to realize that the evidence found by Ms. Nur and Ms. Wati could be explained and investigated logically and not pesugihan activities. However, because no one wanted to make peace and felt that their good names were both tarnished, Ms. Nur and Ms. Wati decided to continue their conflict. In the end, Ms. Nur and Ms. Wati launched sabotage attacks between the stalls until there was no peace agreement. Not far from the two bakso stalls, there is another bakso stall called "Tumbas Bakso" which takes advantage of the momentum of the two bakso stalls fighting to start a big promo. Not only a massive promotion, this bakso stall has drone delivery order technology that is able to bring customers in the area. Including customers who often come to Ms. Nur and Ms. Wati bakso stalls.

  • Dzauqy Ilham
    Director
    No Signal No Score (2020)
  • Camelia R H
    Writer
  • Dzauqy Ilham
    Writer
    No Signal No Score (2020)
  • Devri Pramesti
    Producer
  • Ismaya Priska
    Key Cast
    "Nur"
  • Candra Devi
    Key Cast
    "Wati"
  • Dwi Mifanti
    Key Cast
    "Wiji"
  • Sania Oky
    Key Cast
    "Suliha"
  • Yudha Arinovian
    Key Cast
    "Andri"
  • LIngga Permadi
    Director of Photography
    A Closed Mouth Catches No Flies (2020, Ghulam (2020), Tinuk (2015)
  • Dimas Faj
    Editor
  • Joel Tampeng
    Sound Director & Music Director
    Rena Asih (2014)
  • Anfasa Rafi
    Art Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Oskab Geger Geden
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 28, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,400 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Indonesia
  • Country of Filming:
    Indonesia
  • Language:
    Indonesian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K MPEG-4
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Lake Toba Film Festival
    Medan
    Indonesia
    September 3, 2022
    Indonesian Premiere
    Best Picture
Director Biography - Dzauqy Ilham

Dzauqy F. Ilham is a young Indonesian filmmaker who was born in Metro in 1996. He is an alumnus of VIU SHORTS! Season 2 2020, a filmmaking workshop organized by VIU Indonesia. While completing his studies he was active in the film community in his hometown. After graduating from Bachelor of Communication Studies, he continued to pursue his interests in the field of directing and writing screenplays as well as working on making short films. His short films have competed and screened at several festivals, such as Indiskop Film Festival 2020, Viddsee Juree Awards Indonesia 2021 and Open Air Cinema JAFF 2022.

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Director Statement

This story is inspired by true stories about myths by word of mouth of people in Batu City in Indonesia. Bakso (meatball) are one of the native foods of this city. Every community almost sells bakso and competes to make bakso that are the most liked by the surrounding community. However, competition is often unhealthy. In Indonesia, a viscous mystical culture is still attached to the food trade world. Making each other gossip and accusing competitors of doing pesugihan (deal with the devil) is still common in various regions in Indonesia. Bakso sellers are one of those who are often affected by this pesugihan issue. The strange smell of fragrance in the stall, the sprinkle of rice in front of the stall, the activity of pouring water in front of the stall and rumors of underpants being given a spell that was put into the pot are mythical forms of pesugihan bakso sellers. When a nation out there tries to compete to develop the horizon of knowledge by flying as high as possible to explore outer space and dive as deep as possible into the ocean. A community in Indonesia is still debating and slandering "my neighbor is rich because of pesugihan?". For me this is a setback in human thinking. People should be able to focus on what they want to achieve without slandering others. The character of the third bakso owner, Pak Andri, is a depiction of a nation that focuses on its own sales and continues to excel in the way it sells its food. Meanwhile the characters of the first and second Bakso owners, Ms. Nur and Ms. Wati are depictions of a nation that argues and slanders each other without any end to the solution which is unconsciously harming themselves slowly.