Ed Lesemann

Experimental film about the legal action taken by a woman whose house is threatened by a new city development project. Her ideas of home, community and utopia are examined alongside those of the developer. The film explores the use of language and rhetoric, as well as competing visions of progress and development.

Alif had just graduated from Pondok Madani. He returned to Maninjau and couldn't wait to start college. However, his friend, Randai, doubted that Alif would pass the entrance exam for university because he did not have a high school certificate. He obtained the certificate and passed the exam at Padjadjaran University. Then, Alif's father's passing forever nearly made him despair. His favorite proverb, "man jadda wa jada," which means "whoever strives will succeed," seemed insufficient to face life, so he remembered his other favorite proverb, "man shabara zhafira," meaning "whoever is patient will be successful." Armed with these two sayings, Alif tried not to be afraid in the face of every obstacle in his life.

Sebastian, a once-renowned actor turned reclusive teacher, lives with his cat in a beach house, haunted by past losses. An unexpected encounter challenges him to face his past and rediscover purpose in his life.