The Last Wish of a Dancer
Synopsis
An eighty years old Mbah Kancil talks about her past as a dancer and comedian in the traditional group of Ludruk performers and Remong dancers when she travelled to Jakarta together with Dagelan Pete group in the 60s, while reflecting on her life existence and her final wish.
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Ismail Basbeth
Born in Wonosobo, Central Java, Indonesia in 1985, Ismail Basbeth is a self-taught filmmaker, artist, writer, and singer-songwriter. He is an alumni of the Berlinale Talent Campus and Asian Film Academy where he won the BFC & SHOCS Scholarship Fund. Since 2005, he has produced and directed various short and feature films which have been highlighted in prestigious national and international film festivals. He is the co-founder of Matta Cinema, an alternative production house; Bosan Berisik Lab, a nonprofit foundation and interdisciplinary laboratory; and Ruang Basbeth Bercerita, a media and publishing company.
