A River in the Middle of the Sky

Indonesia Feature-Length Competition
202380 min21+
A River in the Middle of the Sky

Synopsis

A network of images from Victor, Toraja-based videographer, video archive combine to paint a journal-like portrait of the community and his personal life of constant sorrow and happiness.

Schedule

FFD 2023

1st Screening

Gedung ex Bioskop Permata
5 December 2023, 14:50 GMT+7

2nd Screening

Auditorium IFI-LIP
7 December 2023, 19:00 GMT+7

Credits

Director
  • Wahyu Al Mardhani

    Wahyu is a highly imaginative filmmaker with over 7 years of experience in film and video making through a variety of forms. As co-founder of the young Makassar-based filmmaking collective, 180 Dalam Kota, Wahyu explores the city’s issues through documentary. Wahyu co-founded the cross-cultural and collaborative exchange project Sipakatuo, functioning between South Sulawesi and Australia. Wahyu is motivated by this important cultural investment to be a part of this project.

  • Chris Cochrane Friedrich

    Chris is a Melbourne-based filmmaker and co-founder of film collective, Dogmilk. His primary interest is in the space between documentary and experimental filmmaking. Chris is an experienced cinematographer and editor, having worked on many narrative and documentary films both short and feature length. He co-founded the cross-cultural and collaborative exchange project Sipakatuo, functioning between South Sulawesi and Australia. Engagement on a human scale and the relationships that grow from it are integral to Chris’ motivation and method.

Details

Original TitleSalu Dao Tangngana Langi'
Country of ProductionIndonesia
Spoken LanguagesIndonesian, Torajan
SubtitleEnglish
ColorColor

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