Welu de Fasli (Candlenut's Fasli)

synopsis

Welu de Fasli is a series of dialogues and activities performed by Fasli (4 years old) in a kitchen. Fasli is a child born and raised in Kampung Kalo, Lengko Ajang, Manggarai Timur, East Nusa Tenggara. Fasli’s father died in 2013. The next year, Fasli was left by his mother. She went to Kalimantan, leaving no news until this film is completed. Now Fasli is raised by Mr. Abdul. Fasli has a candlenut plantation inherited from his father. The plantation is now cultivated by Abdul, the eldest brother of his deceased father.

about the director

Wahyu Utami is a documentary filmmaker whose debut film, Welu de Fasli, was selected for the Arkipel International Documentary Film Festival in 2017. Her second film, The Unseen Words, won the Best Short Documentary award at both the 2017 Festival Film Indonesia and Piala Maya. In addition to her filmmaking, she is also a lecturer at Jogja Film Academy.