Paul Agusta

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Paul Fauzan Agusta (born 1 September 1980) is an Indonesian American actor and director.

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Personal life

Paul was born in Kampung Melayu, Jakarta on 1 September 1980. He is the child from Leon Agusta, Indonesian Poet and Margaret Rose Glade, an indonesian journalist and feminist. [1] Since he was 8 year old, he lovesd going to the theater with his mother and his experience watching The NeverEnding Story made him realize his ambition to became a director. [2] He was living in United States before coming back in 2003 to Indonesia. [3] He was living in the United States before returning to Indonesia in 2003. His family was accepting of his sexuality. When he came out to his mother as gay, she responded by identifying herself as bisexual. [4] At the Bottom of Everything is a film he also directed as part of his actualization, a process undertaken while he was experiencing bipolar disorder that almost led him to suicide. On June 2010, he was married and this marriage was part of Parts of the Heart, especially where his spouse was died. [5]

Career

His full-length feature film debut was Kado The Anniversary Gift , an Indonesian slasher film released in 2008. [6] Then, he continued his work on At the Bottom of Everything, an Indonesian drama film depicting bipolar disorder, in 2010. The movie premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and was partly funded by the Hubert Bals Fund. [7] On the next year, he directed music documentary, The Songstress and the Seagull which depict of Kartika Jahja and Vina Panduwinata. [8] On the same year, he directed second music documentary titled Semalam di Rumah Bonita: A Concert Film that depicted Bonita & The Hus Band, indonesian music group [9]

On 2012, he directed Parts of the Heart, Indonesian drama film that depict mostly about his life as an Indonesian gay man. [5] The film premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2012. [10] It was got nominated in Golden Hanoman Award at Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2012 where it was also screened. [11] The film also received a nomination in the chosen omnibus category at the Piala Maya 2012. [12]

References

  1. Fauziah, Agnefia (2024). Representasi Nilai Budaya Minangkabau dalam Film Onde Mande (PDF) (Bachelor thesis) (in Indonesian). Sultan Syarif Kasim II State Islamic University. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  2. Anindita, Febrina (22 June 2016). "Visual Eksperimental bersama Paul Agusta". Whiteboard Journal. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  3. Primastiwi, Emma (2018-09-12). "Who, What, Why: Paul Agusta". Whiteboard Journal. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  4. Nurvitasari, Ayunda (2015-05-29). "Director Paul Agusta Underlines Similarities in "Parts of the Heart"". Magdalene.co (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  5. 1 2 "PAUL AGUSTA Parts of the Heart Sutradara dan Penulis Skenario TerbaikPergulatan Menjadi Jujur". Tempo (in Indonesian). 16 December 2012. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  6. "'Kado Hari Jadi' crosses the voyeuristic boundary - Sun, June 29, 2008". The Jakarta Post. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  7. Kurniasari, Triwik (10 January 2010). "A look at the bipolar life - Sun, January 10, 2010". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  8. Pasaribu, Adrian Jonathan (2011-03-27). "The Songstress and the Seagull: Dunia Kecil Milik Tika dan Vina". Cinema Poetica (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  9. Pasaribu, Adrian Jonathan (2011-04-17). "Paul Agusta: Tidak Ada Alasan untuk Tidak Memenuhi Dorongan Kreatif". Cinema Poetica (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  10. ""Parts of The Heart" dan "Tiga Film Pendek: Mengalami Kemanusiaan"". Whiteboard Journal. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  11. "JAFF, Dari Jogja Untuk Film Asia". Balairungpress (in Indonesian). 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  12. "27 Pemenang Piala Maya 2012". filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-06-24.