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30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

Garin Nugroho

Garin NUGROHO (1961, Indonesia) completed his studies in 1985 at the film academy in Jakarta. Since then, he has built an impressive body of work with features, documentaries and shorts. Nugroho is also a film critic for several Indonesian newspapers and a lecturer at the University of Indonesia. In 1999, IFFR opened with his feature Leaf on a Pillow, and since then, most of his films have been screened in Rotterdam. His film Opera Jawa (2006) was screened at several film festivals, including IFFR, Venice and Toronto. In 2017 this film was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. His most recent feature, Deadly Love Poem (2022), was selected as part of the IFFR 2023 Harbour programme.

Filmography

Tepuk Tangan (1986, doc), Menyuling minyak (1988, doc), Tanah tantangan di nusa tenggara timur (1989, doc), Air dan romi (1991, doc), Cinta dalam sepotong roti/Love on a Slice of Bread (1992), Surat untuk bidadari/A Letter to an Angel (1994), Bulan tertusuk ilalang/And the Moon Dances (1995), Daun di atas bantal/Leaf on a Pillow (1998), My Family, My Films and My Nation (1998, doc), Dongeng kancil untuk kemerdekaan/Kancil’s Tale of Freedom (1999, doc), Puisi tak terkuburkan/A Poet (2000), Tanjang Priok / Jakarta (2001, short doc), Rembulan di ujung dahan (2002, TV), Aku ingin menciummu sekali saja/Birdman Tale (2002), Trilogi Politik/Political Trilogy (2004, short), Rindu kami padamu/Of Love and Eggs (2004), Serambi (2005, doc), Opera Jawa (2006), Dibawah pohon/Under the Tree (2008), Teak Leaves at the Temples (2008, doc), Generasi biru/The Blue Generation (2009, doc, co-dir), Transformation, Ghosts in Garin Nugroho’s House (2009, instal), Mata tertutup/The Blindfold (2012), Soegija (2012), Guru Bangsa: Tjokroaminoto (2015), Aach… aku jatuh cinta/Chaotic Love Poems (2015), Nyai/A Woman from Jawa (2016), Mooncake Story (2017), Kucumbu tubuh indahku/Memories of My Body (2018), Puisi cinta yang membunuh/Deadly Love Poem (2022)

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Garin Nugroho at IFFR

  • Deadly Love Poem

    The giallo genre meets Indonesian spiritual mythology in Garin Nugroho’s dazzling revitalisation of horror tropes.

    • Harbour

  • Opera Jawa

    Breathtaking masterpiece by an Indonesian filmmaker who introduces baroque to Javanese culture. Age old story about desire and jealousy, portrayed by

    • Maestros: Kings & Aces

  • Transformation, Ghosts in Garin Nugroho’s House

    Complex and also personal contribution by the great Indonesian film maker to the Haunted House. This project is strongly based on his memories of the

    • Signals: Hungry Ghosts

  • Under the Tree

    Against the background of authentic Balinese rituals about death, life and ghosts, the film tells three stories about three different women. By the ma

    • Signals: Hungry Ghosts

  • Teak Leaves at the Temples

    A very special musical happening. At and around the famous Borubudur temple on Java in Indonesia, musicians and theatre makers from very different bac

    • Kings & Aces

  • A Poet

    The poet Ibrahim Kadir plays himself in a political drama about his arrest and incarceration in Aceh in the 1960s. Kadir survived the mass murder of s

    • Hubert Bals Fund

  • Tanjang Priok/Jakarta

    Historic look at the multicultural harbour district Tanjung Priok in Jakarta. By the most talked-about Indonesian director at the moment.

    • on the waterfront new films

  • Soegija

    Historic film shows in a special way – special for both countries – the violent divorce between the colonial Netherlands and the new and militant Indo

    • Spectrum
    • The Big Screen Award

  • Memories of My Body

    Modern politics, traditional Indonesian dance and an exploration of sexual identity fuel this critical-poetic coming-of-age story.

    • Voices Main Programme

  • A Poet

    The poet Ibrahim Kadir plays himself in a political drama about his arrest and incarceration in Aceh in the 1960s. Kadir survived the mass murder of s

    • Signals: Mysterious Objects - 25 Years of Hubert Bals Fund