Joko Anwar, one of Indonesia’s hottest filmmakers and director of the critically-acclaimed film “Ghost in the Cell” which has been sold to 86 countries, on sneaking into cinemas as a broke kid in Medan, becoming a journalist to trick filmmakers into talking to him, and why Singaporean films can be successful around the world.
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00:00) We're Hiring!
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01:33) Intro
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02:48) HOOQ flashback: when Joko judged "She's a Terrorist"
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05:00) Watching Joko's 12th film and feeling the energy on set
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06:00) Why he never says "action" or "cut"
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07:42) Discipline from celluloid days carried into digital filmmaking
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10:08) Working with new actors and building comedic timing
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14:40) The video board: pre-planning every shot before filming
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16:05) Shooting a film in just 5-6 hours a day
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20:20) One-on-one character sessions with no script
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22:14) Growing up in Medan and escaping reality through cinema
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24:25) From wanting to be an actor to becoming a journalist
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26:37) The film review that changed everything
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27:40) Meeting Nia Dinata and getting his first film made
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28:48) Why Joko refuses to be boxed into one genre
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29:49) Starting from personal anxiety: the real source of his stories
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32:00) Filmmaking as communication
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34:17) Pushing the perimeter without breaking it
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35:47) Why specificity travels: Parasite, Crazy Rich Asians and universal themes
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39:55) Why he won't move to Hollywood
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41:40) Indonesia's 47 ghosts and Southeast Asian horror
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42:31) Making jokes about religion respectfully
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43:19) Handling backlash and 1 million opinions
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45:15) Casting people who share your vision, not just want money
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48:27) His "fucked up" childhood and drawing from personal experience
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50:12) Indonesia's superstition and 500 ethnic groups of scary stories
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53:17) The most satisfying part: when audiences relate
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54:27) Practical effects, illustrators and no AI
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56:26) Looking back: gratitude and humility in art
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58:42) The lowest and highest points: there is no high or low
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59:54) The Indonesian horror wave and genre cinema's global rise
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1:04:13) Advice for young Southeast Asian filmmakers: find your voice
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1:05:46) One Shiok Thing
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1:09:44) Post-Interview Reflection
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