SITI

Q & A with Sekar Sari (Actor)

• Film Screening of SITI by Eddie Cahyono (Director) (Indonesia, 2014, 88 minutes, Indonesian with English Subtitles)
• Q & A with Award-winning actor Sekar Sari

Synopsis

The story of Siti, a 24-year-old woman. She is a young mother who takes care of her mother-in-law, Darmi; her son, Bagas; and her husband, Bagus. Bagus had an accident when fishing a year ago resulting in his paralysis. His new boat purchased with borrowed money was lost at sea. Siti then struggles to support the family. Crushed by debt she has to work day and night. During the day, Siti sells Jingking crackers in Parangtritis. At night, she works as a karaoke guide. Because of her job as a karaoke guide, Bagus does not want to talk to Siti anymore. This situation makes Siti frustrated. During her work at the karaoke Siti gets to know a policeman, Gatot, who loves her and wants to marry her. Siti hesitates. The trailer can be watched here

Sekar Sari

The film will be followed by a Q and A with Sekar Sari, winner of awards from the Singapore International Film Festival (2014) and the Usmar Ismail Award for best female lead (2016). The film itself has been widely commended in Indonesia and internationally, picking up awards from the Singapore International Film festival (2014), Film Festival Indonesia (2015), Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2015 and Warsaw Five Flavours Film Festival 2015.

Admission

Free and open to the public, no booking required

Organiser: Centres & Programmes Office

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