Homebound

Short Competition

202217 min15+

Synopsis

Through first person narration, Tari reveals personal stories related to her decision to work in Taiwan, her strained family relationships, the risks involved in working abroad and the traps she has fallen into. Tari shares intimate details of how her relationship with her son has suffered, revealing the guilt she has felt for leaving him behind.

Homebound is an intimate portrayal of a migrant worker’s experience abroad and is an urgent wake up call for those who have contributed to a system that takes advantage of about 1.000 of women each year.

Schedule

FFD 2022

1st Screening

Gedung ex Bioskop Permata
16 November 2022, 15:00 GMT+7

2nd Screening

Gedung ex Bioskop Permata
17 November 2022, 13:00 GMT+7

Q&A

Credits

Director

Ismail Fahmi Lubis
Ismail enrolled in the Institut Kesenian Jakarta (IKJ) in 1993, majoring in Film and Directing. Upon his graduation, he directed several Indonesian television drama series before switching his focus to documentary in 1998. As a cinematographer, Ismail has worked with notable filmmakers including Dutch filmmaker Leonard Retel Helmrich (Shape of the Moon, 2004) and Australia’s Cathy Henkel (The Burning Season, 2008). He has directed three feature documentaries including Masked Monkey (2014), Tarling is Darling (2017), and Help is on the Way (2020). His films have screened at Rotterdam IFF, Busan IFF, Jean Rouch IFF, Doc Point Documentary Film Festival and Taiwan IFF amongst others. His films have been broadcast on PTS Taiwan, EBS South Korea, Al Jazeera and GoPlay Indonesia. With Ismail’s first two documentaries nominated for Indonesia’s Best Feature Documentary Award at Festival Film Indonesia and Help is on the Way (2020) won the award in 2019.