Ema Nudar Umanu Explained

Ema Nudar Umanu
Producer:	Jonas Rusumalay Diaz^[1]
Starring:	Apo Quintao
Cinematography:	Giovanni C. Lorusso^[2]
Editing:	Lucy McCallum
Studio:	Malkriadu Cinema
Runtime:	70 minutes
Country:	East Timor
Language:	Tetum
Budget:	$7,000 AUD / $5,000 USD

Ema Nudar Umanu (^[3]) is a 2018 East Timorese experimental fantasy film written and directed by Thomas Henning, an Australian filmmaker, and Jonas Rusumalay Diaz, who is also its producer. It is the first feature film of the film collective Malkriadu Cinema, and is among the first feature films to be produced by East Timor, after Beatriz's War^[4] and Abdul & José.^{[5] [6] [1]} The film premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival on 16 August 2018.

Cast

• Apo Quintao as Tokadór^[7]
• Lola Bety Pires as the Spirit ("Mate-klamar")^[7]
• Tuta Monteiro Pires as Ela^[7]
• Juvencio da Silva Correia as Amanu^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: EMA NUDAR UMANU @ Melb Int Film Fest '18. Australian Cultural Fund. Creative Partnerships Australia. 29 May 2020. It is the fourth feature film to be made in the world’s second youngest country, and was made on a budget of only $7,000 AUD..
2. Web site: Ema Nudar Umanu (2018). MUBI. 29 May 2020.
3. EMA NUDAR UMANU | Feature Film Trailer. Giovanni C. Lorusso. 16 June 2018. 29 May 2020.
4. News: Fresh start for East Timor's film scene. 3 October 2013. Sydney Morning Herald.
5. Web site: Abdul & José EN (2017). . Association FIFO. 10 December 2018.
6. News: ETAN. Media ONE Timor. The Stolen Child New Documentary. 10 December 2018. Media ONE Timor. MediaONETimor.com. 25 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20181211072733/https://mediaonetimor.com/2017/07/25/the-stolen-child-new-documentary/. 11 December 2018. East Timor and Indonesia Action Network.
7. Savio. Yazalde Manaka. Formasaun Identidade Sujeitu Nian no Konseitu Kona-ba Ema Iha Filme Ema Nudar Umanu: Analiza Husi Perspetiva Psikanalítika Jacques Lacan. Lójika Kultura. 2019. 1. 1. 29 May 2020. Tetum.