Private Project

Jantan

In a small village, Bintang (17), a golden boy whom is beloved by the entire village steals a charity box from a local mosque to taste the freedom that he never felt before. His actions, almost getting him caught, leads him to hide it inside an old water-well near the village leader’s house. Before Bintang can recover the charity box, Abdul (52), the village leader, suddenly without suspicion tasks him to find the culprit alongside a local thug: Wira (22), someone who inspired Bintang to steal.

  • Kenneth Renji Lisungan
    Director
  • Kenneth Renji Lisungan
    Writer
  • Abby Fatahillah
    Producer
  • Albaransyah Yusuf
    Producer
  • Rayhan Abdurahman
    Key Cast
  • Gerrald Abdullah
    Key Cast
  • Albaransyah Yusuf
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Bahasa Indonesia
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Coming of Age
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 14 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 16, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    600 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Indonesia
  • Country of Filming:
    Indonesia
  • Language:
    Indonesian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital A7S, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1,66:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - SAE Institute Jakarta
  • SAE Institute Jakarta
    Jakarta
    Indonesia
    February 11, 2022
    SAE Institute Jakarta
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Gambar Nadira
    Distributor
    Country: Indonesia
    Rights: Console / Handheld Device
Director Biography - Kenneth Renji Lisungan

Kenneth Lisungan is a 19-year-old director who started his career in 2020, after graduating from high school and before entering college majoring in Film Production. Now sitting in semester 4 at SAE Indonesia, Kenneth has 6 films in his belt, entitled: Ghosted (2020), Rangkul (2020), Sesak (2021), Cambodia (2021), Shadow (2021), and Jantan (2022) . In all of these films, Kenneth worked as a writer and director. In his career, Kenneth has been awarded with several awards for the film Rangkul: Mithiwood Film Festival Winner 2021 (India), Pope Premieres Film Festival Winner (UK), and also Telkomsel Film Festival (Indonesia).

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Director Statement

At first, I don't intend to relate this story onto my personal life. My main mission is just to create a story that I like and challenging. As the time past, I realize that both my interest and attachment with this story are strongly bonded due to the 'personal' theme that being inserted in the story unconsciously. By writing this story, I realize how vacuous my life during that time.

Since that knowledge, my mission changed a bit. With my hatred for my own life, my main objection in writing film distracted onto making fun of my 'non-living' life. Yes, this film is a social-drama coming-of-age. But, for me, this film is a satire on my own life.