Ismail FAHMI LUBISH graduated in 1999 from Jakarta Arts Institute, majoring in directing. He worked several years on Indonesian TV soap operas before deciding to focus on documentary making. He also works as a cameraman, for example for Leonard Retel Helmrich's award-winning documentary trilogy on Indonesia: The Eye of the Day, Shape of the Moon and Position Among the Stars.

Ismail Fahmi Lubish

Up-close portrait of exuberant, controversial monkey shows in the slums of Jakarta. And if the apes are treated roughly, their trainers hardly get any better. The struggle for life is hard, but also a feast for the eyes. Social realism with a sense of humour.

IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

Ismail Fahmi Lubish

Filmography

Ismail Fahmi Lubish at IFFR

Masked Monkey - The Evolution of Darwin's Theory