Film Details

• Title: Homebound

• Format: 4K (24fps)

• Sound Format: Stereo

• Production Co: Two Islands Digital

• Year of Production: 2022

• Genre: Animated Documentary

• Duration: 17min

• Language: Indonesian, Mandarin

• Subtitles: English, Indonesian

• Copyright: ©2022 PT Dua Pulau Digital

Synopsis

Tari longs to return home to Indonesia after more than 10 years working abroad in Taiwan. When the Covid-19 pandemic struck her plans unraveled, revealing a lack of rights for vulnerable migrant workers and systemic misinformation.

Tari narrates her own journey and reveals personal stories related to her decision to work in Taiwan, her strained family relationships, the risks involved in working abroad and the traps she has fallen into. Tari shares intimate details of how her relationship with her son has suffered, revealing the guilt she has felt for leaving him behind.

Homebound is an intimate animated documentary portrayal of a migrant worker's experience abroad and is an urgent wake up call for those who have contributed to a system that takes advantage of 1000s of women each year.

Film Team

• Writer: Tari Sasha

• Director / Cinematographer: Ismail Fahmi Lubis

• Producer / Editor: Nick Calpakdjian

• Producer: Mark Olsen

• Animation Director / Illustrator: Wulang Sunu (Studio Batu)

• Animator: Girgir Samuel Hutagalung

• Animation Assistant: Vito Adriono

• Impact Producer: Sofia Setyorini

• Production Coordinator: Yournes Sari

• Composer: Arlo Picasso Enemark

• Sound Design: Levi Santoso

• Post Production Assistant: Alinda RImaya

• Office Cat: Tom

• Production Company: Two Islands Digital

Festivals & Awards

• Balinale (2022) - Winner, Best Short Documentary, Indonesia

• iFilm Festival (2022) - Best Short Documentary, USA

• The 8th Shahr International Film Festival (2022) - Cinema and Urban Culture - Best Short Documentary, Tehran

• SEAxSEA: Southeast Asia x Seattle Film & Literature, USA

• MINIKINO FILM WEEK (2022) - Indonesia

• intimalente/intimatelens film festival

• Festival Film Bahari - Indonesia

• Seoul Indie-AniFest - South Korea

• Goa Short Film Festival - India

• One Earth Awards - India

• Jakarta Independent Film Festival - Indonesia

• Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival - South Korea

• Taiwan Film Festival in Australia - Australia

Broadcasts

• Mirror Fiction (Taiwan)

• iWonder (Worldwide)