How to Be an Actor

Mistaken for a real cop after filming and still wearing his costume, an actor is dragged into a situation far more complicated than he expects.

  • Dimas Juju
    Director
  • Nasrudin Mardiansyah
    Director
  • Nicholas Raven
    Writer
  • Nasrudin Mardiansyah
    Producer
  • Muhammad Ramdan
    Key Cast
    "Mursyid"
  • Muhammad Ibnu Shohib
    Key Cast
    "Heri"
  • Muhammad Alfandi Suryo
    Key Cast
    "Dirga"
  • Muhammad Fansyur Maulana
    Key Cast
    "Dodi"
  • JITU Production
    Production Company
  • Sinema Sora
    Distributor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Kiat Menjadi Aktor
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Action
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 13, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Indonesia
  • Country of Filming:
    Indonesia
  • Language:
    Indonesian
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • ACFFEST - Anti-Corruption Film Festival 2025
    Jakarta
    Indonesia
    November 25, 2025
    World Premiere
Distribution Information
  • Sinema Sora
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
Director Biography - Dimas Juju, Nasrudin Mardiansyah

Dimas Juju is an actor and director who graduated from the Indonesian Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta, majoring in Theatre. He has been involved in several film productions, including Dancing Colors, which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 2022, where he starred as the lead actor. He has also appeared in feature films that have been screened in theaters and on Netflix, such as Kemah Terlarang and Andragogy, among others.
His directorial debut, Where the Clownfish Meets the Clown, premiered at the Bakunawa Film Festival in the Philippines in 2023.

Nasrudin Mardiansyah is a writer and director of the short film The Sunset is Beautiful, Isn’t It? (2022). Previously, he directed IMAJI (2019), which won Best Short Film at UCIFEST 11 – UMN Animation and Film Festival and was screened at several national film festivals. He has also been involved as a producer, director of photography (DOP), music scorer, and editor in several other short film projects. Currently, he is active as a film reviewer on TikTok through the account Nasrudin | Review Film, and is a member of the film criticism collective CineAUF. His critical writing was selected as a Top 15 finalist in the 2023 National Film Review Competition organized by Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset, dan Teknologi Republik Indonesia.

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Director Statement

Police officers, who are supposed to protect the public, often act repressively instead. Today in Indonesia, victims of police repression continue to increase. To this day, the police institution has never taken truly serious action to address these problems. Uniforms, ranks, and elite positions are often exploited to gain authority.

This phenomenon is deeply embedded in the culture of governance from police officers who misuse their uniforms to extort civilians, to officials who use their positions to intimidate political opponents or pursue personal gain. Uniforms and titles become capital that grant individuals access to act beyond proper boundaries. They assume that their rank, office, or uniform can shield them from the reach of the law. Tragically, in this country, they are often the very ones who enjoy impunity.

This film portrays how civilians perceive public police in Indonesia, told through the perspective of an actor who is trying to portray a police officer properly. It translates the reality of corrupt officers, repressive practices, and an inhumane system that continues to persist today. The film responds to a collective anxiety: within the state system, symbols of authority have transformed into authoritarian tools, used arbitrarily and without accountability.