Indonesian Film Festival NY: Day 3 (Closing Night)

5:30 PM | Shorts Program 3: Permias at IFFestNY & IFFestNY Critic vs Filmmaker Showdown

Presented by Permias (Indonesian students organization in the US), this shorts program features films from Indonesian diaspora and award winning shorts in international festivals.

“Daly City”
2024. Comedy/drama. 16 minutes. English and Indonesian languages. Directed by Nick Hartanto. Starring Jett Automo and Michelle Lukiman.

An Indonesian boy and his mother pretend that Chinese takeout is actually a traditional family dish at a potluck in order to impress their largely white church community.

“Basri & Salma in A Never-Ending Comedy”
2023. Comedy/drama. 15 minutes. Indonesian language with English subtitles. Directed by Khozy Rizal, Starring Arham Rizki Saputra and Rezky Chiki.

Basri (Arham Rizki Saputra) and Salma (Rezky Chiki), a childless couple, operate an odong-odong (mobile carnival ride) at a night carnival. A family reunion forces them to uncover why they have not been blessed with a child. Nominee of the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

“Where the Wild Frangipanis Grow”
2023. Drama. 15 minutes. Indonesian language with English subtitles. Directed by Nirartha Bas Diwangkara. Starring Donny Damara, Bryan Ferguson, and Agus Wiratama.

A personal assistant in a Hindu ashram in Bali is torn between his charismatic Guru and an innocent recruit.

Shorts Program 3 is followed by: IFFestNY Critic vs Filmmaker Showdown
Featuring filmmaker Lerryant Krisdy and critic Patricia Kusumaningtyas

Filmmakers - ever felt annoyed by a bad review? Film critics - have you ever seen a film so bad, not only do you want to walk out of the screening but you also want to fight the director? Audiences - have you ever wondered what it’s like for a filmmaker and a film critic to fight? We have it all at the IFFest NY Critic vs Filmmaker Showdown, where (small time) film critic Patricia Kusumaningtyas will face (small time) filmmaker Lerryant Krisdy neck-to-neck in this cinephile battle of the century. Lerry and Patricia will trade punches in themes relating to filmmaking, the film criticism ecosystem, a recap of the festival program, and the state of Indonesian cinema. Audiences will be invited to cheer on (ask questions and discuss) these themes. If you want to learn more about the state of the Indonesian film industry, or just want to watch these guys work it out on the remix, this panel is for you!

7:15PM | “The Architecture of Love” (North American Premiere)
2024. Drama. 110 minutes. Indonesian language with English subtitles. Directed by Teddy Soeriaatmadja. Starring Nicholas Saputra, Putri Marino, Jerome Kurnia, Jihane Almira, and Omar Daniel.

Raia (Nicholas Saputra) is a famous writer who suffers from writer’s block. In order to get inspired again, he then goes to New York, where he meets River (Putri Marino) and gets entangled in a whirlwind romance.

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with the crew of the film.