CineClub Tonight (Mon 26) at 7:00pm

Blind pig who wants to fly 

(Babi buta yang ingin terbang)

Edwin

2008. USA. 77 mins.

In “The Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly” you will find stories about disoriented identity, not knowing who you are, anxiety, uncertainty, the experience of being lost, told with a sense of humor. A father who is desperate to win a green card lottery, so the family can move to America. An ex-national badminton champion, whose husband leaves her for a Javanese wife. A Menado boy who constantly gets beaten up because everybody thinks that he is Chinese. A young girl who believes that Chinese firecrackers expel ghosts. Set within the contemporary social and racial tension of urban Indonesia, the story follows eight characters in their absurd journey to fit in within society in the hope to live better lives. Like a mosaic, this film is built from shattered pieces of colored glass. Delicate, fragile, beautiful.

$5 suggested donation per adult (for refreshments)

FILM SERIES: Contemporary Asian

Asian cinema is rising in popularity and is fast crossing over to the West. With digital filmmaking and international co-productions, the industry is rapidly changing thanks to the transnational flow of talent and resources. In this new term’s exhibition Contemporary Asian, the National Gallery showcases films that have been selected for their engagement in style, history or their influence in the visual culture of Asian Cinema. The films in the series include recent independent gems by both new and established filmmakers. With this new film exhibition, audiences are given the chance to enjoy the richness and diversity of cult films, which are rarely exposed in commercial cinema releases.