Humba Dreams Explained

Humba Dreams
Director:Riri Riza
Producer:Mira Lesmana
Starring:
  • JS Khairen
  • Ully Triani
Music:Aksan Sjuman
Cinematography:Bayu Prihantoro Filemon
Editing:Sastha Sunu
Studio:Miles Films
Distributor:Netflix
Runtime:75 minutes
Country:Indonesia
Language:Indonesian
Budget:€400,000[1]

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.

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

Premise

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

Production

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

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

AwardDateCategoryRecipientResult
Maya Awards8 February 2020Best Independent Feature FilmHumba Dreams[6]
Citra Awards5 December 2020Best PictureMira Lesmana[7]
Best DirectorRiri Riza
Best ActressUlly Triani
Best Original ScreenplayRiri Riza
Best Original ScoreAksan Sjuman
Best CinematographyBayu Prihantoro

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indonesian Cinema. Badan Ekonomi Kreatif. 19 August 2019. 23–25. 19 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190819130113/https://www.bekraf.go.id/indonesiancinema/film-project-booklet-cannes-2017.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Riri Riza Garap Humba Dreams karena Studio Foto Lama. Detik.com. 10 July 2020. 24 September 2021. Devy. Ocatafiani. Riri Riza started working on Humba Dreams after discovering an old photographic film studio.
  3. Web site: Indonesian film 'Humba Dreams' receives CJ Entertainment Award in Busan. 20 October 2017. 24 September 2021. The Jakarta Post.
  4. Web site: Humba Dreams Karya Riri Riza Diputar di Festival Film Shanghai. Medcom. 15 June 2019. 24 September 2021. Cecylia. Rura. Riri Riza's Humba Dreams will be screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival.
  5. Web site: 'Humba Dreams' coming to Netflix in July. The Jakarta Post. 25 June 2020. 24 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Daftar Nominasi Piala Maya 2020. A full list of 2020 Maya Awards nominations. 23 January 2020. 4 February 2020. CNN Indonesia.
  7. Web site: Daftar Nominasi FFI 2020, Perempuan Tanah Jahanam Muncul di Mayoritas Kategori. The full list of Citra Awards nominations, Impetigore leads. Ratnaning . Asih . 8 November 2020 . 24 September 2021. Liputan6.com.