Humba Dreams
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| name = Humba Dreams
| image =
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| director = Riri Riza
| producer = Mira Lesmana
| writer = Riri Riza
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| starring = {{plainlist|
- JS Khairen
- Ully Triani
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| music = Aksan Sjuman
| cinematography = Bayu Prihantoro Filemon
| editing = Sastha Sunu
| studio = Miles Films
| distributor = Netflix
| released = {{Film date|2019|6|17|df=yes|SIFF}}
| runtime = 75 minutes
| country = Indonesia
| language = Indonesian
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Humba Dreams is a 2019 Indonesian drama film written and directed by Riri Riza. It stars JS Khairen and Ully Triani. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival.
At the 40th Citra Awards, the film received six nominations and won one.
Premise
Martin, a young and restless film student in Jakarta, is called back home to his village in Sumba Island. Apparently, his late father left him an exposed roll of celluloid film. While finding ways to develop the footage, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Cast
- JS Khairen as Martin
- Ully Triani as Ana
- Ephy Pae as Jean Luc
Production
The production of Humba Dreams was initiated by Riza and producer Mira Lesmana after discovering a photographic film studio during the filming of The Golden Cane Warrior in Sumba Island.{{cite web|url=https://hot.detik.com/movie/d-5088082/riri-riza-garap-humba-dreams-karena-studio-foto-lama|title=Riri Riza Garap Humba Dreams karena Studio Foto Lama|work=Detik.com|date=10 July 2020|accessdate=24 September 2021|first=Devy|last=Ocatafiani|trans-title=Riri Riza started working on Humba Dreams after discovering an old photographic film studio}}
In 2017, the film received the CJ Entertainment Award at the Asian Project Market and was awarded $10,000 as the prize.{{cite web|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2017/10/20/indonesian-film-humba-dreams-receives-cj-entertainment-award-in-busan.html|title=Indonesian film 'Humba Dreams' receives CJ Entertainment Award in Busan|date=20 October 2017|accessdate=24 September 2021|work=The Jakarta Post}} Humba Dreams was also selected as one of the eight film projects, promoted by the Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf) in Cannes, helped out to receive production and distribution deals.
Release
Humba Dreams had its world premiere at the 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.medcom.id/hiburan/film/ob3xoAPk-humba-dreams-karya-riri-riza-diputar-di-festival-film-shanghai|title=Humba Dreams Karya Riri Riza Diputar di Festival Film Shanghai|work=Medcom|date=15 June 2019|accessdate=24 September 2021|first=Cecylia|last=Rura|trans-title=Riri Riza's Humba Dreams will be screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival}} The film is distributed in Indonesia through Netflix on 9 July 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/06/25/humba-dreams-coming-to-netflix-in-july.html|title='Humba Dreams' coming to Netflix in July|work=The Jakarta Post|date=25 June 2020|accessdate=24 September 2021}}