SELAMAT PAGI, MALAM
IN THE ABSENCE OF THE SUN
Feature Film – 2014 – 100 minutes – Color – 1.85:1 – Indonesia
Film ini membawa penonton ke dalam keunikan kota Jakarta setelah matahari tenggelam melalui cerita tiga perempuan yang hidupnya berubah melalui pertemuan-pertemuan tak terencana di suatu malam melankolis di Jakarta.
Film ini bukan hanya menjadi love letter terhadap Jakarta, tetapi juga terhadap semua kota besar yang mengalami peperangan identitas. Film ini dibuat untuk manusia-manusia urban yang mengalami kesepian di tengah-tengah keramaian. Semoga kita semua bisa mengarungi kota yang membingungkan ini. Dan semoga kota yang sudah terus-terusan di-abused ini bisa tetap selamat, dan berdiri tegap bagaikan seorang penyanyi lounge cantik yang tidak henti-hentinya bersenandung.
A tender, melancholic night is experienced through the eyes of three women as they struggle to find themselves in this ever-changing jungle of Jakarta.
This film is a tribute not just to Jakarta but to any big cities where culture clashes and identities are meshed. It is for urban souls who have experienced loneliness, melancholia and uncertainty. Hopefully we can survive the city without losing much of our soul. And hopefully the city can keep on thriving, keep on living with poise, maturity, and grace.
ACCOLADES
BEST DIRECTOR – Indonesian Film Directors Club Award 2014
BEST SCREENPLAY – Tempo Magazine 2014
CLOSING FILM – Singapore International Film Festival 2014
Asian Future Competitive Section – TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014
New Talent Award Competitive Section – Hongkong Asian Film Festival 2014
FILM YANG MENGEMBALIKAN KEPERCAYAAN KITA KEPADA JAKARTA DAN KEPADA FILM INDONESIA.
TEMPO
HUMOROUS AND POIGNANT… HIGHLIGHTING THE UNSPOKEN TENSIONS BETWEEN, TRADITION AND MODERNITY, WHICH COEXIST UNEASILY IN THE VAST CITY.
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BOLDLY CAPTURES SOME OF THE MOST COMPLEX EMOTIONS FACED BY RESIDENTS IN DEVELOPING JAKARTA.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
STARRING
Adinia Wirasti
Marissa Anita
Dayu Wijanto
Ina Panggabean
Dira Sugandi
Trisa Triandesa
CREDITS
Writer, Editor, & Director : Lucky Kuswandi
Producers : Sammaria Sari Simanjuntak
Director Of Photography : Sony Budi Sasono
Production Designer : Christyna Theosa
Music Composer : Ivan Gojaya
Costume Designer : Yufie Safitri
Make-up Artist : Stella Gracia
Sound Designer : Ude Wardhana, Edo W.F. Sitanggang
VFX Supervisor : Erickson Siregar