Putu Kusuma Wijaya
After graduating from the Dutch Film School in Amsterdam in 1994, Putu KUSUMA WIDJAJA (Indonesia) worked at a TV station in Jakarta until 2006. He has been an assistant to big names in Indonesian cinema, such as Garin NUGROHO and Erros DJAROT. His first feature-length documentary, On Mother’s Head (2013), screened at IFFR in the Bright Future section. Shaping the Future (2025) will have its world premiere at IFFR.
Filmography
Tussen twee bloedglassen (1993, short), Indisch eten (1994, short), De cirkel (1994, short), Kasih yang kembali (1999, TV), Anak mentari pagi (2000, short doc), Frame (2003, short doc), Fantasi (2004), Bang utan dan indro warkop (2005, short doc), Langkah kecil pagi/Small Step of Morning (2010, short doc), The North Wind (2010, doc), On Mother’s Head (2013, doc), Jayaprana Layonsari (2023), Menata masa depan/Shaping the Future (2024, doc)
Putu Kusuma Wijaya op IFFR
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Shaping the Future
Putu Kusuma Wijaya | 70' | Indonesia | World premiere
An intricately layered docufiction reflection on Indonesian history, popular myth and public memory. -
Small Step of Morning
Putu Kusuma Wijaya | 45' | Indonesia | World premiere
A woman cherishes her pig. He is a good and horny male and that’s necessary, because he has to service all the women. From the… -
On Mother’s Head
Putu Kusuma Wijaya | 94' | Indonesia | World premiere
Bali is not Indonesia. And not everybody lives there like a tourist. On Bali you can eat pork. Small farmers each keep a couple of…