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The Man Who Can't Kiss The Ground

After two years has passed, Rigby (20), a lame superhero that works in an ornamental fish shop are waiting for Fey, his dream girl to come home. As he waits, he uncovers the real truth about his flying ability and Fey.

  • Jason Ezra Ezra
    Director
    The Warm Blood Of A Dying Man
  • Michael Edward
    Writer
  • Najma Fakhira
    Producer
  • William Wibowo
    Key Cast
    "Rigby Tandy Syaiban"
  • Fransisca Yolla
    Key Cast
    "Fey"
  • Daniel Exaudi
    Key Cast
    "Bapak"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Fantasy, Romance
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    450 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Indonesia
  • Country of Filming:
    Indonesia
  • Language:
    Indonesian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - ISI Yogyakarta
  • Ciputra Film Festival
    Surabaya
    Indonesia
    June 1, 2023
    Official Selction
  • Patriot Film Bekasi
    Bekasi
    Indonesia
    May 22, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Pawukon Film Festival
    Yogyakarta
    Indonesia
    May 25, 2023
    Favorite Film
  • Joxine Screening
    Yogyakarta
    Indonesia
    December 24, 2022
    Yogyakarta Premiere
    Special Screening
  • Malang Film Festival

    Official Selction
Director Biography - Jason Ezra Ezra

Mainly focusing on music his whole life, writer/director, Jason Ezra tries to translate his skills onto filmmaking. In his early age, he already writes and directs several short films including 'The Search For Nothing (2020)' and 'Mare (2019)'. Now with his latest work on The Man Who Can't Kiss The Ground, he perfected the combination of quirky-dialogue and stylistic filmmaking whilst bringing the emotional ride to the next level.

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Director Statement

Coming from my experiences of diving into a one-sided love, when everything seemed pointless. Fighting parents to go out quietly to meet her, trying to be cool when she's around, and loving her unconditionally.
Rigby comes as a representation of myself where blindness is so evident in waiting for the ephemeral. It's a hyperbole but it's real. With his superpower, Rigby's character is expected to be an American-style superhero, but sadly, he can't control it. Everyone, including myself, has the potential that we sometimes bury. There is no intention to learn, no passion for living.

Why? Cause, I only want that one thing: to be her partner. All the pleasure that was present was only a temporary sweetener from the bitter reality that in fact, the woman I craved at that time didn't really want me.

This movie is a great analogy of the impact of love that slowly kills. When love becomes an obsession, It eats us and abandoned us from society. Never trying to solve our personal problems but searching for the uncertain.
I always hope that this movie will reach the people I want it to reach. A personal work that I made for one person, putting it into the perspective of a lame hero who can't speak fluently.