A Distant Call
Feature documentary  I  90 min  I  In production  I  2024
On the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, an ancient way of life that celebrates five different genders still survives to this day. Their last remaining leaders must make a critical decision: conform and risk their culture's extinction, or refuse and be ostracised by society.

Directed by Andrea Suwito
Produced by Finbar Somers, Mandy Marahmin & Xavier Rocher

Umbra Motion Picture Company
Co-production with Tanakhir Films & La Fabrica Nocturna Cinéma

Awards:
DMZ Docs Development Grant 2021
Tan Ean Kiam Foundaion-SGIFF Southeast Asian Documentary (SEA-DOC) Production Grant 2022
Cannes Docs 2023 Documentary Association of Europe Award 2023
Presented at:
Docs By The Sea 2020
Sheffield Doc/Fest MeetMarket 2021
DMZ Industry 2021
Festival De Cannes | Docs-In-Progress 2023

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