BAWANG MERAH BAWANG PUTIH

Country
INDONESIA
Production Year
2022
Running Time
18 Minute
Genre
DRAMA
Age

When sisters, Nur & Karina, reunite for their grandparents’ wedding anniversary. All eyes on Karina, despite Nur’s best efforts to conform to her family’s expectations. Amidst numpeng (a dinner ritual), tensions rise between Karina and Nur. Grandmother stokes the tensions; while their mother does her best to diffuse the situation.

Director
Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto
Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto is an Indonesian writer/director who splits her time between Toronto and Jakarta. Her work explores genre films as a medium to explore sociopolitical, cultural, and environmental issues. Andrea's films have been screened at TIFF, Sundance, VIFF, Aspen Shortfest, and other film festivals. Her next short, Sawo Matang is one of the 2021 NFFTY Pitch Competition winners and is set to premiere at the 48th TIFF.