PRIA dir. Yudho Aditya
Country: Indonesia
FEATURED IN: THE MALE GAZE: FIRST KISS
A heartfelt and rare insight into the burgeoning romantic impulses of a gay Muslim teenager towards his English teacher, 'Priya' delicately unwraps the fragile relationship between a young man and the traditions of his upbringing in rural Indonesia that will either hold him back, or propel him forward.
WRITTEN BY: Barbara Cigarroa, Yudho Aditya, Dea Kulumbegashvili (Story by Dea Kulumbegashvili)
CAST: Chicco Kurniawan, Karlina Inawati, Jacob McCarthy, Otig Pakis
PRODUCER: Valerie Martinez
CAST: Chicco Kurniawan, Karlina Inawati, Jacob McCarthy, Otig Pakis
PRODUCER: Valerie Martinez
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
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Yudho Aditya was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the summer of 2015 he left New York and spent 5 months in rural Indonesia to do research for the script that ultimately became “Pria” and another 3 months for its pre-production and principal photography. He is the recipient of the 2016 Director’s Guild of America Best Asian American Student Filmmaker Award and the 2016 National Board of Review Student Grant.
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