re:assemblage collective

ROCKET RAIN

Directed by Anggun Priambodo
Indonesia · 2014 · 99'00

Culapo, a video artist working on his latest project, is unexpectedly visited by his long lost friend, Jansen. Jansen is having a troubled relationship with his wife and on the verge of separation. He escapes the city, and meets Culapo who has gone through a similar problem. During their awkward reunion, they become aware of just how far apart they have grown, and at the same time unfolding each other's breakdowns. ROCKET RAIN touches on the human longing for inner peace within the shifting values of contemporary Indonesian family. In a country where traditions are still considered sacred, the concept of nature and social values are being mediated by the demands of modernity. ROCKET RAIN is a story of people who are trying to cope with this complexity of endless contradictions.

Anggun Priambodo (1977, Trenggalek, East Java, Indonesia) has a degree in interior design from the Jakarta Institute of Arts. He is a musician, director, actor and visual artist. In 2003, he received a Best Director Award from Indonesia MTV Music Awards. He participated in 9808, an Anthology of the 10th Year Anniversary of Indonesian Reform project, which screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2008. ROCKET RAIN is his first feature film and it premiered at the 2014 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival [↗]

― Originally screened on October 7th 2016 at Workman Arts Theatre, as a North American premiere ―