Dead End
A desperate love song to Jakarta. Nocturnal wanderers lost in the maze of sex and religion, culture and loneliness. East and West fuse in the archetypal search for meaning across the many narratives of existence.
Una canción desesperada a Yakarta. Vagabundos nocturnos perdidos en el laberinto de sexo y religión, conocimiento y soledad. Oriente y Occidente fundidos en la búsqueda de sentido arquetípica.
Sebuah lagu putus asa untuk Jakarta. Para pengembara malam tersesat di labirin seks dan reliji, budaya dan kesendirian. Sang Timur dan Barat menyatu dalam penyelidikan makna melintasi banyaknya narasi eksistensi.
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Omar BerettaDirector
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Dwi Asrul FajarDirector
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Omar BerettaWriterShaman Express, Neither Totem nor Taboo, Tusi Taxi
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Dwi Asrul FajarWriter
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Omar BerettaProducer
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Omar BerettaKey Cast"Omar"Neither Totem Nor Taboo (Argentina)
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Dwi Asrul FajarKey Cast"Asrul"
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Nihal SinghsachathetMusicMoving over / Getting on
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Lens KryvCamera
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Nihal SinghsachathetEditionLate Night 2000
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Project Title (Original Language):Gang Buntu
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Project Type:Experimental, Short
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Runtime:8 minutes 6 seconds
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Completion Date:October 20, 2021
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Production Budget:5,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Indonesia
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Country of Filming:Indonesia
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Language:English
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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:Yes
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Student Project:No
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20th Minikino Open DecemberDenpasar, Bali
Indonesia
December 18, 2022
World Premiere
Short Film Screening -
4th Dimension Independent Film FestivalUbud, Bali
Indonesia
December 28, 2022
Winner Best First Time Filmmaker -
Cult Valley Global CinefestKolkata
India
December 22, 2022
Indian Premiere
Winner Best LGBT Film -
Nitiin International Flim FestivalPenang
Malaysia
December 16, 2022
Malaysia Premiere
Winner Best Debut Director -
Druk International Film FestivalParo
Bhutan
December 26, 2022
Bhutan Premiere
Winner Debut Filmmaker -
Cult Critic Movie AwardsKolkata
India
January 3, 2023
Winner Best LGBT Film -
Jaisalmer International Film FestivalJaisalmer
India
January 6, 2023
Winner, Best Debut Filmmaker -
Shunyatam International Film FestivalMumbai
India
January 27, 2023
Award Winner Best LGBT film -
World Film Carnival SingaporeSingapore
Singapore
January 24, 2023
Winner Best Mobile Film -
Queer Film Festival RosaritoRosarito
Mexico
February 3, 2023
Official Selection -
Knight of the Reel AwardsHyderabad
India
January 31, 2023
Outstanding Achievement Award Debut Filmmaker -
Calcutta International Cult Film FestivalKolkata
India
January 28, 2023
Winner Best Editing -
Festival MIX: Cine y Diversidad SexualMexico City
Mexico
June 7, 2023
Official Selection -
Asia South East-Short Film FestivalPhnom Penh
Cambodia
June 9, 2023
Special Mention -
Nepal Cultural International Film Festival 2023Kathmandu
Nepal
September 22, 2023
Official Selection -
PIFF Parana Internacional Films Festival 6 EdiciónParaná
Argentina
September 3, 2023
Argentina Premiere
Official Selection -
19º Festival Internacional de Cine LesBiGayTransAsunción
Paraguay
July 22, 2023
South America Premiere
Official Selection -
Fotofilm Internatıonal Short Film FestivalIstanbul
Turkey
August 1, 2023
Finalist -
Make Art Not Fear Film FestivalPorto
Portugal
October 5, 2023
Award Winner
Omar Beretta (Argentina 1965)
Screenwriter and director
Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión de San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba - Taller Internacional cine autorreferencial 2023
Audiovisual production, Centro Cultural España Juan de Salazar 2022
Lawyer, LGBT activist
Producer and host of the podcast #Putoelquelee (www.anchor.fm/putoelquelee).
Founding member of Cuarto Mundo, (www.instagram.com/censurado108/)
https://yacarevolador.com/
https://facebook.com/yacarevolador
https://www.instagram.com/yacarevolador/
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Dwi Asrul Fajar (Indonesia)
He studies the psychological facets of the self through photography, video and sound. Bachelor’s degree of Indonesian Literarature from Faculty of Humanities at Airlangga University, Surabaya (2010). Study on collective and contemporary art ecosystem at Gudskul (2018-2019). Podcast producer on LGBITQ+, human right and social justice, and environment. (www.cargocollective.com/asruldwi)
We wrote a script about the confusion that is the condition of Westerners in the East. The film turned out to be a little different than the script because we could not raise enough funds. We decided to throw ourselves to the heat and traffic of Jakarta to shoot with a Smartphone and the few rupiah we could spare. We understood that, in this quest for meaning, what we needed was to reach a dead-end.