LANTING

Synopsis
NUSA ANTARA (THE ARCHIPELAGO) is a short animation documentary film, capturing the ideas and dialogues from each directors involved (film directors, animation director, sound director) related to childhood memories, and/or past memories about what it means being and living in Indonesia, an archipelago, the nusantara, commenting about illegal logging, romance, covid-19, and living in rural areas.

Progress
Film Released for Festivals.

Director Statement
There is a vibrant diversity in a country with many islands. This diversity can be a double-edged sword where it becomes a cultural asset, but at the same time, it can threaten the country’s resilience. So, it is necessary to instill values in this heterogeneous society to unite them in a unitary state. Unfortunately, these values are often practiced and interpreted literally by society and create fragile conditions, and are only supported by imaginary community values. NUSA ANTARA is a short film with a documentary approach that tries to highlight the phenomena in contemporary Indonesian society. As a documentary and experimental filmmaker, I choose to do social commentary with animation techniques to expand the audience’s imagination in interpreting the problems in front of us, which are sometimes too difficult for us to digest because they are too close to our daily lives. Collaboration with Lanting Animation is the right step to process this story idea with a documentary animation approach. In this collaboration, we use several animation techniques such as 2D and stop motion to get a unique visual treatment that complements the audio recording of our life experiences while living in the Indonesian archipelago.

Credits
Director
Azalia Muchransyah & Firman Widyasmara

Producer
Firman Widyasmara

Sound and Audio Director
Zaenal Abidin

Production Assistant
Aleysa Kirana Az-Zahra

Writers
Zaenal Abidin
Azalia Muchransyah
Firman Widyasmara
Arunaya Gondhowiardjo

Finance Advisor
Fahmi Haryo Bhaskoro

Director of Photography
Abi Suardana

Art Director
Haris Huda Faqih

Graphic Design & Illustrations
Zahra Violetta Wulandari
Vidya Prawitasari

Animation Director
Arunaya Gondhowiardjo

2D Animators
Cethi Prabaswara
Sati Upaya Dharma

Compositors 
Ary Wibowo
Resuista Andriani

Stop-Motion Animators
Rizky Andika Wicaksono
Andre Febriadi
Caroline Amelia Hartanti

Translator
Mila K. Kamil

Video Editor
Johan Andre Najoan
Bagja Purnama

This film was supported by
Program Pemulihan Ekonomi Nasional Subsektor Film/PENFILM Skema Produksi, Kementerian Pariwisata Dan Ekonomi Kreatif Republik Indonesia

Kementerian Keuangan Republik Indonesia

Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Perekonomian Republik Indonesia

Komisi Penanganan Covid-19 Dan Pemulihan Ekonomi Nasional

Boemboe Forum

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