The Tone Wheels

Synopsis
Ubay (50) is a dangdut musician and the owner of a dangdut cart group in Jakarta. Together with his dangdut cart member, he wants to record their songs. A long-held desires must be realized before they get old. Didiet (53) is Ubay’s old friend who is willing to help them to realize their dreams, even though he only has the basic recording device and an old computer. They meet some difficulties while they are in the recording session. Nevertheless, their great passion for Dangdut is the main reason for facing it all.
Schedule
1st Screening
15 November 2022, 13:00 GMT+7
2nd Screening
18 November 2022, 13:00 GMT+7
Credits

Yuda Kurniawan
Yuda Kurniawan is an Indonesia based documentary filmmaker. He is the founder Rekam Films, a film company based in Depok, West Java. His films have been screened in various film festivals both domestic and overseas and has won several awards, one of them is NETPAC Awards. Some of his films include Pesantren Way’s of Dakwah (2016), The Ballads of Cinema Lovers (2017), and The Song of Grassroots (2018). His newest film, Roda-Roda Nada (2022) follows a struggling street musician in Indonesia.





