Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly

Linda and Cahyono meet and rekindle their friendship. Halim tells Verawati that he wants to take a new wife. Salma appears on Planet Idol. Romi and Yahya get some practice in performing penetrative sex. Opa dies, and Linda scatters his ashes together with Cahyono. And Cahyono finally learns to look up... The film offers a kaleidoscopic picture across the experiences of Linda and the people around her, all with obsessive agendas of their own. A fragile but panoramic vision of a community that is not at ease with itself and hopes that can never be truly fulfilled.
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Script: Edwin
Cinematography: Sidi Saleh
Editing: Herman Kumala Panca
Sound: Wahyu Tri Purnomo
Actors: Ladya Cheryl (Linda), Pong Harjatmo (Halim), Andhara Early (Salma), Joko Anwar (Yahya), Carlo Genta (Cahyono), Clairine Baharrizki (Young Linda), Wicaksono (Helmi)
Production: Βabibutafilm
Producers: Meiske Taurisia, Sidi Saleh, Edwin
Art Direction: Iqbal Raya, Eros Eflin
Format: 35mm Color
Production Country: Indonesia
Production Year: 2008
Duration: 77
Contact: Βabibutafilm, Indonesia T. +62 21 7810 953 contact@babibutafilm.com www.babibutafilm.com

Edwin

He was born in Surabaya, Indonesia, 29 years ago. He majored in graphic design at the University of Kristen Petra in Surabaya. He then moved to Jakarta to study film at the Jakarta Institute of Art. He has been invited to participate in both the Berlinale Talent Campus and the Asian Film Academy. His short films were invited to numerous festivals, while his film Kara, Daughter of a Tree became the first Indonesian short ever invited to the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. He has also made music videos and the documentary Songs from Our Sunny Homeland, based on a video workshop for the children of tsunami victims, which was co-produced by Miles Films and UNICEF Indonesia. Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly is his debut feature film.

Filmography

(selected)
2002 A Very Slow Breakfast (short)
2005 Kara, Anak Sebatang Pohon/Kara, Daughter of a Tree (short)
2006 A Very Boring Conversation (short)
2006 Nyanyian Negeri Sejuta Matahari/Songs from Our Sunny Homeland (doc.)
2007 Misbach, Di Balik Cahaya Gemerlap (short doc.)
2007 Trip to the Wound (short)
2008 Hulahoop Soundings (short)
2008 “9808” Anthology of 10 Years Indonesia Reform (short)
2008 Babi Buta Yang Ingin Terbang/Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly