Private Project

Us In Frames

In the midst of Modern Jakarta's fast-paced working class world, Tobing, a film projectionist falls in love with a 1960's New Wave picture actress. Portraying parallels between his friend Aruna, a food kiosk server and the picture actress, Tobing finds himself in a blinding desire which results in him getting fired from the cinema. In the end he will choose to face or not to face reality.

  • Martian Angjaya
    Director
  • Martian Angjaya
    Writer
  • Martian Angjaya
    Producer
  • Amar Haikal
    Producer
  • Ardine Luqmanul Hakim
    Producer
  • Angela Purba Siboro
    Producer
  • Michael Limantoro
    Key Cast
    "Tobing"
  • Adinda Annisa
    Key Cast
    "Aruna"
  • Adi Jaya
    Key Cast
    "Pak Suryo"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Drama, Romance, Cultural
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 17, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 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:
    No
Director Biography - Martian Angjaya

Born and raised in the island of West Java, Jakarta, Indonesia. Martian has gained an interest in film ever since high school when he first started off with music scoring for his film group projects. Later digging into more of filmmaking and cinema as he interned in a local production house Visinema Pictures in the content department. Now, newly graduated Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Filmmaking, continuing to write stories and conceptualise visual-motion picture arts.

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Director Statement

Humans tend to reject reality when they encounter a strong desire of any sort, even if it is just for a small moment. Though, those little moments wasted can in fact become the biggest turning points of their lives.