LOGLINE
In the oppressive backdrop of the 1990s, an Indonesian-Chinese youth possesses a magical hair that grows half a centimeter every night that was inherited from his witch mother. With his mesmerizing long hair and ethereal metal music, he stands against oppressive forces that sparks a youth rebellion that challenges toxic masculinity and a potent movement against the corrupt government.
A Ballad of Long Hair
COUNTRY/REGION : Indonesia, Singapore
GENRE : Magical Realism
LANGUAGE(S) : Indonesian
TOTAL BUDGET : USD 1,100,000
INTENDED COUNTRY(S) OF CO-PRODUCTION : Canada, Malaysia, Netherlands, The Philippines
CO-PRODUCER : Fran Borgia (Singapore)
PARTICIPATION IN OTHER LABS/ EVENTS :
2023 Full Circle Creative Producers Lab
2023 Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF)
2022 MidPoint Institute
2022 Jakarta Film Week
2022 SGIFF Southeast Asian Film Lab
AWARDS WON FOR THE PROJECT :
2022 Most Promising Project, SGIFF Southeast Asian Film Lab
Giovanni Rustanto
Director & Scriptwriter
Giovanni Rustanto is an Indonesian director who has a professional background in graphic design and fashion art photography before pursuing his career in the film industry. His film inspirations come from his Chinese-Indonesian upbringing under a repressive country. He studied at Prague Film School and FIOFA, a branch of FAMU. His short film, Lily Of The Valley (2020), premiered at the Oscar-qualifying Urban World Film Festival. He is an alumnus of the latest SGIFF’s Southeast Asian Film Lab and was awarded the Most Promising Project with this project.
Annisa Adjam
Producer
Annisa Adjam is an Indonesian producer and the CEO of SINEMA 5. Annisa is an alumna of Kyoto Filmmakers Lab, BIFAN Fantastic Film School South Korea, and Full Circle Lab Philippines who studied Filmmaking from Kingston University London. Her recent short Sawo Matang (2023) premiered at Toronto International Film Festival.