youth, men, social/political repression, oppressive norms
After his arrest, BANYU (20), a punk vocalist, is sent to a moral rehabilitation center—where he meets DERI (50), the ghost of his past and the town’s respected cleric. Between rebellion and remorse, Banyu fights against the system that confines him, only to realize his only path to freedom lies within the last person on earth he wants to see.
Dhiwangkara Seta took a unique path from graphic design to filmmaking through the music community. Growing up on the outskirts of Jakarta, his life was shaped by an acute awareness of social inequality, class division, and masculinity stigma among men and families. This awareness drives his passion to use film as a medium to address these issues.
His debut short film, Samu The Terrible and His Sin (2024), won Best National Short Film at Minikino Film Week and screened at JAFF, Santiago Horror, and Ngilngig. He also served as Assistant to the Director for Mouly Surya’s This City is a Battlefield and is developing his first feature, αLPα (2027).
