Humba Dreams

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Humba Dreams
Directed by Riri Riza
Written byRiri Riza
Produced by Mira Lesmana
Starring
  • JS Khairen
  • Ully Triani
CinematographyBayu Prihantoro Filemon
Edited by Sastha Sunu
Music byAksan Sjuman
Production
company
Miles Films
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • 17 June 2019 (2019-06-17)(SIFF)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian
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.

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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

AwardDateCategoryRecipientResultRef.
Maya Awards 8 February 2020Best Independent Feature FilmHumba DreamsWon [6]
Citra Awards 5 December 2020 Best Picture Mira Lesmana Nominated [7]
Best Director Riri Riza Nominated
Best Actress Ully TrianiNominated
Best Original ScreenplayRiri RizaNominated
Best Original ScoreAksan SjumanWon
Best CinematographyBayu PrihantoroNominated

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