Mother of the Sea
Short Competition
2023 — 15 min — 13+
Synopsis
Despite having to put her life on the line to make a living, Siti Darwati–a fisherwoman from Demak, Indonesia–and her community had to put up a fight just to get recognition from the government.
Schedule
FFD 2023
1st Screening
Bioskop Sonobudoyo
5 December 2023, 19:00 GMT+7
5 December 2023, 19:00 GMT+7
2nd Screening
Auditorium IFI-LIP
9 December 2023, 15:00 GMT+7
9 December 2023, 15:00 GMT+7
Production Team
Director
Clarissa Ruth Natan
With her technical and artistic dedication in storytelling, Clarissa has been guiding on and off collaborators throughout many stages of our projects. She was born and raised in Ambon, Maluku, residing and based in Tangerang, West Java.
Details
Country of ProductionIndonesia
Spoken LanguagesIndonesian, Javanese
SubtitleEnglish
ColorColor
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