Ariani Darmawan’s Debut ‘Jani Be Good’ Screens in Tokyo — SkimNews
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- Ariani Darmawan stepped away from directing for years to raise a family and has returned with her first feature, Jani Be Good.
- Jani Be Good is playing in the Asian Future competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
- Jani Be Good turns Ariani Darmawan’s experience raising a family into a portrait of four women across three generations.
- Jani Be Good probes silence and motherhood within a Chinese-Indonesian family.
Why it matters: Darmawan’s years away from directing to raise a family directly supplied the material for a four-woman, three-generation portrait. The Asian Future competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival gives that first feature a concrete international showcase, turning her caregiving break into the basis for a festival film.
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