Instead of restricting its filmmakers, the brief duration of a short documentary serves as a bridge for them to exceed the form and narrative boundaries. Short documentary production often encounters the challenging question of how feasible an event, issue, and idea can be presented within its limited time. What tools can filmmakers utilize to be able to capture certain topics, issues, and ideas through a brief duration with the right dosage?
DOSAGE ≠ DURATION?
Competition Program FFD 2023 Public Discussion
Program Notes
Speaker
Yusuf Jacka Ardana
Director of The Whistle Starts Whispering (2023)
Yusuf Jacka Ardana (born 2000) is a film student. His short films have already been selected and/or screened in various national and international film festivals, such as Minikino Film Week and Jakarta Film Week. The Whistle Starts Whispering is his first short documentary debut.
Wisnu Candra
Director of Nasida Ria: Sun Stage (2023)
Wisnu Candra grew up doing baking, soccer, illegal motorcycle racing, underground local music, and being a metal factory worker. His upbringing helped Wisnu to craft his films using observational and constructivist methods. For Wisnu, films are a circus and loneliness, that’s why at the end of his films, he gives the slogan You’ll Never Watch Alone.
Moderator
Gerry Junus
FFD 2023 Competition Program Coordinator
Gerry currently serves as the Program Director of KDM Cinema Yogyakarta and is a part of Klub Sinema Sisifus Salatiga. He has been involved as a curator, jury, and selector in several festivals, including: Kotabaru Heritage Film Festival, Brawijaya Film Festival, Minikino Film Week, Sewon Screening, and MMTC Film Parade. He is currently working as part of Festival Film Dokumenter’s competition program team and as a programmer for Indonesia Raja: Jogja-Jateng 2023.
