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The Wandering

The story follows Akira and Yana, two souls entwined in a passionate yet tumultuous relationship. As the film unfolds, we witness their vibrant love story through warm, vivid colors symbolizing their shared dreams and aspirations for the future.

However, when tragedy strikes and Yana's life is cut short, Akira finds himself grappling not only with the pain of losing his beloved but also with the shattered dreams of their shared future. As he attempts to navigate through grief with his significant other by his side, he realizes that moving on is far more complicated than he ever imagined.

  • Amarl Al Kautsar
    Director/Writer
    L.O.S.T, Sweet Lightspeed
  • Muhammad Fachri Afiff
    Producer
    Vesper
  • Muhammad Fadhil Abhimantra
    Director of Photography
    King of Swords
  • Ahmad Sulthan Yassar
    Key Cast
    "Akira"
    King of Swords, Vesper
  • Serena Arsletta
    Key Cast
    "Yana"
    Vesper
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Slice of Life, Drama
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 25 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    314 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Indonesia
  • Country of Filming:
    Indonesia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival 2024
    Tokyo
    Japan
    April 29, 2024
    Tokyo Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Incheon International Short Film Festival
    Incheon
    Korea, Republic of
    May 3, 2024
    South Korean Premiere
    Special jury Award
  • KOREA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    May 3, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Swedish International Film Festival
    Arvika
    Sweden
    June 10, 2024
    Sweden Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival
    Bali
    Indonesia
    June 16, 2024
    Indonesian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Berlin Indie Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    January 2, 2025
    German Premiere
    Official Selection
  • MINIKINO FILM WEEK
    Bali
    Indonesia
    September 13, 2024
    Official Selection
Director Biography

Amarl began his filmmaking journey at a humble institution “International Design School” in 2019 studying Digital Film Media Productions. notable works From during this time as a student include, "Komitmen (2022)" as a D.O.P winning best actress at the first Ciputra Film Festival in Surabaya.

In the following years Amarl became the full-time D.O.P For Parcstar Assembly a Production House based in Jakarta working on 2 Different Feature Films "Bestiary (TBD)" and "A Figment Of Your Imagination".

Now working in Ruang Mantra Studio as a full time creative Director. Notably "The Wandering (2024)" his latest short film has been highly acclaimed in many Festivals Internationally.

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Director Statement

What hurts more than unrequited love is an unrequited future, and trying to move on from grief and loss especially with a significant other.

Being in love, and dreaming about the future only to find out that that future isn't meant to be and trying to find closure in that can be difficult. Which is why as the film progresses we see the colors becoming more and more colder as Akira has to finally let go of Yana, reality sinking in.

Visually we see that Akira is always moving out to the left of frame signifying that to let go of the past one must not run away from it but to face it, with Yana always following behind Akira, and finally at the end Akira is leaving the movie to the right of frame signifying change, growth and letting go.