Humba Dreams is a 2019 Indonesian drama film written and directed by Riri Riza. It stars JS Khairen and Ully Triani. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival.

Humba Dreams
Directed byRiri Riza
Written byRiri Riza
Produced byMira Lesmana
Starring
  • JS Khairen
  • Ully Triani
CinematographyBayu Prihantoro Filemon
Edited bySastha Sunu
Music byAksan Sjuman
Production
company
Miles Films
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 17 June 2019 (2019-06-17) (SIFF)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian
Budget€400,000[1]

At the 40th Citra Awards, the film received six nominations and won one.

Premise

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Martin, a young and restless film student in Jakarta, is called back home to his village in Sumba Island. Apparently, his late father left him an exposed roll of celluloid film. While finding ways to develop the footage, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery.[1]

Cast

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  • JS Khairen as Martin
  • Ully Triani as Ana
  • Ephy Pae as Jean Luc

Production

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The production of Humba Dreams was initiated by Riza and producer Mira Lesmana after discovering a photographic film studio during the filming of The Golden Cane Warrior in Sumba Island.[2]

In 2017, the film received the CJ Entertainment Award at the Asian Project Market and was awarded $10,000 as the prize.[3] Humba Dreams was also selected as one of the eight film projects, promoted by the Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf) in Cannes, helped out to receive production and distribution deals.[1]

Release

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Humba Dreams had its world premiere at the 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival.[4] The film is distributed in Indonesia through Netflix on 9 July 2020.[5]

Accolades

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Award Date Category Recipient Result Ref.
Maya Awards 8 February 2020 Best Independent Feature Film Humba Dreams Won [6]
Citra Awards 5 December 2020 Best Picture Mira Lesmana Nominated [7]
Best Director Riri Riza Nominated
Best Actress Ully Triani Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Riri Riza Nominated
Best Original Score Aksan Sjuman Won
Best Cinematography Bayu Prihantoro Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Indonesian Cinema" (PDF). Badan Ekonomi Kreatif. pp. 23–25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. ^ Ocatafiani, Devy (10 July 2020). "Riri Riza Garap Humba Dreams karena Studio Foto Lama" [Riri Riza started working on Humba Dreams after discovering an old photographic film studio]. Detik.com. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Indonesian film 'Humba Dreams' receives CJ Entertainment Award in Busan". The Jakarta Post. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ^ Rura, Cecylia (15 June 2019). "Humba Dreams Karya Riri Riza Diputar di Festival Film Shanghai" [Riri Riza's Humba Dreams will be screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival]. Medcom. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. ^ "'Humba Dreams' coming to Netflix in July". The Jakarta Post. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Daftar Nominasi Piala Maya 2020" [A full list of 2020 Maya Awards nominations]. CNN Indonesia. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  7. ^ Asih, Ratnaning (8 November 2020). "Daftar Nominasi FFI 2020, Perempuan Tanah Jahanam Muncul di Mayoritas Kategori" [The full list of Citra Awards nominations, Impetigore leads]. Liputan6.com. Retrieved 24 September 2021.