S-EXPRESS 2017

programmer: Fransiska Prihadi / Minikino

The essence of humanness in competition, hope, beliefs and religion, in which human nature exists.

Husin / Indonesia / 2017 / 02:00

Ijum is playing Balogo and Iki wants to join him.

Eden Junjung / Indonesia / 2016 / 16:00

Dyah and her son travel to the city to make a death certificate for her husband, Wiji Thukul. Dyah’s journey turned into something strange since her family holds into belief that he is still alive.

M. Ramza Ardyputra / 2016 / 06:00

Villagers giving their hearts content to a big container for a hope of reformation.

Bani Nasution /2016 / 16:00.

Bani was asked to go home by his mother who tried to get everybody in the family to choose moeslem governor candidate.

Harvan Agustriansyah / 2016 /16:00

In a desert, a hired driver gathered a group of men to be used as paid demonstrators. An encounter with a family and another greedy driver will soon test their humanity.

Programmer: Tan Chui Mui

For 3 years I had been working in nurturing young filmmakers in Malaysia. Among them, I would like to highlight these two filmmakers, jacky Yeap and Chloe Yap.They both consistently talking about love, but in distinctively different voices. They had been very hardworking and prolific, building a body of work, and I believe it is worth following their works and career.

Chloe Yap Mun Ee / 2016 / 29:24

Sepasang muda-mudi berusaha menyewa kamar. Ini pertamakali untuk mereka.

A young couple arrives at a budget hotel attempting to get a room. This is the first time they will be intimate with each other.

Jacky Yeap / 23:05

Seorang sutradara muda putus dengan pacarnya. Malam itu ia bertemu wanita misterius, Ah May

A 24-year-old director breaks up with his girlfriend. That night, he meets a mysterious older woman, Ah May.

Programmer: Thaiddhi

Thaiddhi is Cinematographer, Filmmaker and also Program Director of Wathann Film Festival

Sai Whira Linn Khant, Yu Par Mo Mo, Nay Chi Myat Noe Wint / 2016 / 24:00

Kan Gyi, Par Gyi,dan temannya mengisi hari dengan perkerjaan tidak jelas dan mengemis.

Kan Gyi, Par Gyi, and their friend, spend their days doing odd-jobs and begging on the buses.

Swan Yaung Ni / 2016 / 18:17

Sebuah momen seorang pria tua di bioskop tertua di Yangon. Merefleksikan masa kerjanya di bioskop ini dan merindukan istrinya yang telah tiada.

The moment of an old man in the dilapidated oldest cinema in Yangon reflecting his old day working in this cinema and missing the time with his beloved wife who has passed away.

Hnin Ei Hlaing / 2016 / 07:50

Tekanan-tekanan yang terjadi pada sebuah masa.

The Pressure at red period.

Phyu Mon / 2016 / 06:39

Setiap hari kita hantam oleh berbagai bunyi-bunyian. Saya membuat video ini untuk menangkap metafor bunyi-bunyi tersebut.

Every day we have been had blockading different sound in anywhere from our environment. I make this video to catch sound metaphors.

Programmer: Leong Puiyee

These films feature a diverse cross section of Singapore voices exploring topics ranging from youthful exuberance, observations on social issues to the preservation of poignant memories.

Total Duration: 60:00

Nelicia Low / 2015 / 15:00

Rasa sepi dan gelisah, Hui rela melakukan apapun untuk dicintai.

Lonely and insecure, Hui will do anything to feel loved.

Tingerine Liu / 2015 / 18:00

Kisah cinta yang tak terbalas dengan Xuan, seorang gitaris punk Beijing berusia 18 tahun.

The unrequited love story of Xuan, an 18 year old Beijing punk guitarist who fearlessly plunges through life with his unruly yet loyal bandmates.

Khym Fong / 2016 / 9:00

Kenangan istri seorang pria diceritakan dalam perjalanannya memetik durian.

Tender recollections of the memories of a man’s wife are told over a journey of durian picking.

Chiang Wei Liang / 2015 / 17:00

Dua pekerja migran tanpa uang dan seorang anak mencari kesempatan kerja di sebuah pulau.

Two migrant workers with no money and a child seek employment opportunities on an island where anchorage is prohibited.

Four films, four genres, all exploring in varying degrees of gravity the extent of what is real and what is imagined.

Total Duration: 75:00

Dani Chuatico / 2016 / 25:00

Seorang illustrator akhirnya memutuskan untuk menghadapi ketakutannya mencari cinta

An illustrator has been living inside her condo finally decides to face her fears in pursuit of love.

Carlo Manatad /2016 / 17:00

Pada masa ketika pesawat luar angkasa pertama Filipina diluncurkan, sepasang warga biasa sedang berusaha menjalani kehidupan mereka yang normal.

Set during the launch of the first space shuttle of the Philippines, an ordinary old couple living in the suburbs attempts to go about their normal daily life.

Dodo Dayao / 2016 / 20:00

Dua pemburu amatiran disewa untuk mengawasi sebuah rumah hantu

Two amateur ghost hunters are hired to conduct surveillance an alleged haunted house.

Jon Lazam /2016 / 13:00

Suara dari masa depan mengisahkan rutinitas yang membosankan di sebuah negara yang masih terpesona dengan cerita rakyat setempat.

A voice from the future recounts with detached curiosity and amusement the engagement of people growing and dying in dull routine in a nation that is still subtly enchanted with local folklore.

Programmer: Sanchai Chotirosseranee

The program is consisted of four awarded shorts from the 20th Thai Short Film and Video Festival. I would like to present the works by the upcoming and talent Thai filmmakers.

Phuttiphong Aroonpheng / 2015 / 25:00

Ibu dan anak menyeberangi sungai antara Thailand dan Myanmar mencari pekerjaan. Mereka bertemu seekor monyet misterius.

Mother and son cross the river between Thailand and Myanmar to find a job. They meet a mysterious monkey who takes them to an unexpected destination with a colorful ferris wheel.

Indy TLa’Frame (Punya Pasukkovitsiri, Chanon Treenet, Kraisit Bhokasawat, Twatpong Tangsajjapoj) / 2016 / 07:00

Sebuah animasi omnibus yang diuat oleh sekelompok animator Thailand.

Deadline is awarded omnibus animation by the group of Thai animators.

1. Happiness: An animator who works round the clock.

2. Clock : The clock will turn back time immediately when work is finished.

3. Lifeless : When they come across.

4. Ghost writer : A writer hires a mysterious man to finish a manuscript within a deadline.

Sorayos Prapapan / 2016/ 15:00

Dua anak gemuk menghindari wajib militer saat mereka berusia 21.

Two fat boys do not want to serve in the army when they turn 21. They want to enroll Reserve Affairs Center, but they need to pass the physical test. Will they be able to pass the test?

T-ThawatTaifayongvichit / 2016 / 22 mins

Seorang laki tua berniat membuat film untuk istrinya

An old man decides to make a film for his wife.

Programmer: Marcus Manh Cuong Vu

Duration: 60:00

Marcus Manh Cuong Vu works as a film programmer, producer and critic in Ho Chi Minh City. He was the festival director of Yxine Film Fest (2010-2014)

Phan Thảo Nguyên / 2017 / 14:00

Tidur siang adalah kebiasaan aneh penduduk tropis. Momen tengah hari, saat matahari bersinar, bayangan mitos dan puisi.

Siesta is a strange habit of the tropical inhabitants. The moment of midday, when the sun casts its erected shadow, is the moment of mythology and poetry.

Nah Fan / Vietnam / 2017 / 18:00

potret tiga saudara laki-laki yang tinggal bersama di sebuah kamar sewaan di Hanoi ..

Like a mosaic picture of urban life, Drafts portraits three brothers living together in a rented room in Hanoi.

Cao Trần Việt Sơn / Vietnam / 2017 / 13:00

Kehidupan seorang pemuda berusia 23 tahun dari ibu kota Vietnam. Dia menolak untuk kontak dengan manusia.

A piece of life of a 23 year old young man from the capital of Vietnam. He refuses to contact with human beings.

Khuê Vũ / Vietnam / 2016 / 15:00

Keith adalah produk dari masa kecil yang kasar yang menemukan hiburannya di cermin alter egonya.

Keith is the product of an abusive childhood who finds solace in his alter ego mirror man.