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BASRI AND SALMA
​IN A NEVER-ENDING COMEDY

​​​​by Khozy Rizal

15min | Indonesia | 2023
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A husband and wife married for 5 years, own an Odong-Odong at the carnival together, spending their days entertaining and taking care of other people’s children without any of their own. Between meddling relatives, self-doubt and an explosive confrontation, they uncover why they have not been blessed with a child.
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Original Title Basri & Salma dalam Komedi yang Terus Berputar
Year of production 2023
Length 15'
Country Indonesia
Shooting Format Digital
Aspect Ratio 2:1
Dialogue Makassarese, Indonesian
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Director Khozy Rizal
Producers John Badalu, Sue Turley
Production Companies 
Hore Pictures, XRM Media
Executive Producer Michael Y. Chow
Screenwriter Khozy Rizal
Cinematographer Andi Moch Palaguna
Editor Khozy Rizal
Art Director Bilal Raviadi
Music by Abdul Chaliq DP
Sound Director Rafiat Arya
Sound Design Sutarjo
First Assistant Director Ijal Juanda
Second Assistant Director Hardy Yohansyah
First Assistant Camera Hajar Aswad
Second Assistant Camera Adnan Yogis
​Cast Arham Rizky Saputra, Rezky Chiki, Hj. Sugiati, Alghifari Jasin, Alif Anggara, Sri Eka Putri, Utri Fadhilla Muslimin, Syifa Mahya, Raka Ardhinata Putra Wardhany, Raja Pricha Putra Wardhani, Siti Nur Aisyah

Festival selections
Cannes Film Festival - Short Films Competition 2023  - World Premiere
​Guanajuato International Film Festival 2023, Mexico - Best International Short Fiction Award
​​DokuFest - International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2023, Kosovo
​Anonimul International Independent Film Festival 2023, Romania 
​Busan International Film Festival 2023, South Korea
Calgary International Film Festival 2023, Canada
​Vancouver International Film Festival 2023, Canada
Show Me Shorts Film Festival 2023, New Zealand - Best International Film Award
​International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2023
​Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival 2023, Australia
​SXSW Sydney 2023, Australia - Best Short Film Award
Alice nella Città 2023, Italy - Best Screenplay Award
AFI FEST Film Festival 2023, USA - Special Jury Mention for Cinematography
Jakarta Film Week 2023, Indonesia
Interfilm - International Shortfilm Festival Berlin 2023, Germany - Special Mention​
Cork International Film Festival 2023, Ireland - Grand Prix International Short Award
Chilliwack Independent Film Festival​ 2023, Canada
QCinema 2023, Philippines​
Cinemaforum Film Festival 2023, Poland
Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival 2023, Indonesia
Singapore International Film Festival 2023
Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival 2023, Thailand - Special Mention
​Festival Séquence Court-Métrage 2023, France
Sundance Film Festival 2024, USA
​London Short Film Festival 2024, UK
Minimalen Short Film Festival 2024, Norway - Special Mention
​​Festival du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2024, France
​Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2024, USA
​​Pragueshorts Film Festival 2024, Czech Republic
​​Landshut Short Film Festival 2024, Germany
​​Kino Pavasaris - Vilnius International Film Festival 2024, Lithuania
​​Festival International du Film de Fribourg 2024, Switzerland
​Indie Short Film Festival 2024, USA
Festival Regard - Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay 2024, Canada
​Akbank International Short Film Festival 2024, Turkey
​International Filmfest Bremen 2024, Germany - Best Short Film Award (Humour/Satire Category)
​Cortisonici International Short Film Festival 2024, Italy - Special Mention
Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS 2024, Latvia
Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival 2024, Vietnam
​Florida Film Festival 2024, USA
​Filmfest Dresden 2024, Germany
​Curta Cinema - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival 2024, Brazil
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival 2024, Spain
​Busan International Short Film Festival 2024, South Korea
​Seattle International Film Festival 2024, USA
Ferfilm Festival 2024, Kosovo
Festival Internacional De Cine De Lebu 2024, Chile
Muestra de Cine Internacional de Palencia 2024, Spain
​Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2024, Japan
Vienna Shorts 2024, Austria
Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca 2024, Spain
Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival 2024, Hungary
Leiden Shorts 2024, Netherlands
Rooftop Films 2024, USA
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2024, USA - Best of the Festival, Special Mention
​​Santiago del Estero Film Festival 2024, Argentina
​Nevada City Film Festival 2024, USA
​​​FEST - New Directors/New Films Festival 2024, Portugal
Mecal, Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes y Animación de Barcelona 2024, Spain
​Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival 2024, Greece
Shorts International Film Festival 2024, Italy - Special Mention
Basta Fest 2024, Serbia
Valga Hot Shorts Film Festival 2024, Estonia
Silver Frame Film Festival 2024, Bosnia and Herzegovina
​Festival Internacional de Cine Shorts Costa Rica 2024
Svaneti International Film Festival 2024, Georgia
​​Terre da Film Festival 2024, Italy
​Omladinski Film Festival 2024, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cisterna Film Festival 2024, Italy
Yerevan Short Film Festival 2024, Armenia
Postira Seaside Film Festival 2024, Croatia​
​La Guarimba Film Festival 2024, Italy
​Galichnik Film Festival 2024, North Macedonia
​HollyShorts Film Festival 2024, USA
​Odense International Film Festival 2024, Denmark
​​Concorto Film Festival 2024, Italy
​Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt 2024, Germany
Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival 2024, Brazil
​Gozo Film Festival 2024, Malta
​Indonesian Film Festival in New York 2024, USA
​Gåsebäck Film Festival 2024, Sweden
Golden Grape Short Film Festival 2024, Georgia -  Best Short Film Award 
Sentiero Film Factory 2024, Italy
Victory International Film Festival 2024, USA
​​Minikino Film Week 2024, Indonesia
​Nashville Film Festival 2024, USA
​Zaporizhzhia International Film Festival 2024, Ukraine
International Cinematographers' Film Festival MANAKI BROTHERS 2024, Republic of Macedonia
​BRNO16 International Film Festival 2024, Czech Republic
​​Filmfest Sundsvall 2024, Sweden
​​IndieCork Film Festival 2024, Ireland
​ASUFICC – Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo de Asunción 2024, Paraguay​
​​Bolton International Film Festival 2024, UK
​Open Festival Marseille 2024, France
​Linz International Short Film Festival 2024, Austria
​Kutaisi International Short Film Festival 2024, Georgia -Special Mention
​New Orleans Film Festival 2024, USA
Filmets Badalona Film Festival 2024, Spain
Byron Bay International Film Festival 2024, Australia
SeaShorts Film Festival 2024, Malaysia
​Lobo Fest - Festival Internacional de Filmes 2024, Brazil
HaHaArt Film Festival 2024, Portugal
Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival 2024, Spain - Goldfinch Innovation Award
24fps International Short Film Festival 2024, USA
Festival Internacional de Cine Corto de Cali 2024, Colombia
Matera Film Festival 2024, Italy
​Festival Internacional de Cine de Quito 2024, Ecuador
Hayah Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Panamá 2024
FICVI, Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges de Vila-seca 2024, Spain
​​Ha Noi International Film Festival 2024, Vietnam
​Shorts Not Pants 2024, Canada
Cortos en Grande 2024, Chile
Rabat International Author Film Festival 2024, Morocco
Semana del Cortometraje de Madrid 2024, Spain
Festival Internacional de Cine de Almería 2024, Spain
Festival de cinéma du Grain à Démoudre 2024, France
Planos Film Festival 2024, Portugal
​Caminhos Film Festival 2024, Portugal
​Beirut Shorts International Film Festival 2024, Lebanon
Festival Ouaga Côté Court 2024, Burkina Faso
Festival Internacional de Cine de Iquique 2024, Chile
Macau International Short Film Festival 2024
Blue Chair Film Festival 2024, Laos
International Usak Short Film Festival 2024, Turkey - Best Art Direction Award
Cairo International Short Film Festival 2024, Egypt
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​Bangladesh International Short and Independent Film Festival 2024
Smita Patil International Film Festival 2025, India - Best Director Award
​Persistence of Vision Film Festival 2025, USA
​Dhaka International Film Festival 2025, Bangladesh
​​​Nepal International Film Festival 2025
​ClujShorts International Short Film Festival 2025, Romania
TAF Film Festival 2025, France
Jersey International Film Festival 2025, UK

Director's Statement
I have a strange fascination with an Odong-Odong, an Indonesian style carousel mini carousel ride for kids. It looks very mesmerizing, vibrant and full of color with their RGB lights. The existence of it gives luminance to this bleak city where we have to deal with societal expectations that are rooted on such strong patriarchal values that have been inherited by the past generations every single day.
Our parents brought us to this world and we were expected to “give back” to them by being nice children, finish school, get a job, get married and expect us to pay their bills when we grow up, and the cherry on top would be to have kids. I was raised in conservative family with such expectations and I certainly will fail to “give back” because I don’t want kids. Therefore I will be considered a rebellious, loser and lonely kid and every family gathering would always be suffocating because I have to deal with judgements and unsolicited advice.
We have this famous Indonesian term of being parents which is “to give and not expecting something in return” and I believe it’s starting to fade away. And also the fact that many people have this religious perception that if you have kids as many as possible will give you wealth by God meanwhile they failed to provide decent and safe life for the kids is really scaring me.
And then I started to remember how fascinated I was with the look of Odong-Odong and it somehow inspired me to create this crazy, funny, ecstatic and dream-like piece of film where I questioned a lot of things and spotted harsh realities regarding children and modern families in Indonesia.
 

 
 

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