Gugi Gumilang

Biography

Gugi has produced three film projects: a feature, Backpack (2013); two documentaries, Nourishing Indonesia: Rice (2014); Zur Erinnerung: ein Kulturzentrum in Eipomek (2014), which have been shown in various independent film festivals in Indonesia and Germany. After working in Goethe Institut Jakarta in the program department. Department, Gugi began a producing collaboration with Studio Rumah Kedua in 2020. Their first project is a gender identity feature film entitled Dear Family by Berlin-based Indonesian filmmaker Monica Tedja. Gugi’s interest centres on film projects with social impact. Since 2021, he also intends to create a supportive ecosystem for documentary films in Indonesia and Southeast Asia by join- ing the non-profit documentary organisation In-Docs as Executive Director.

Company profile

STUDIO RUMAH KEDUA - roughly translated in English as “Second Home Studio” - is a creative group based in Jakarta. Since 2019, we work with collaborators to produce moving images that trigger social change through storytelling.

Dear to Me, a short film we have produced with Monica Tedja, marks our first international cooperation with Film University Babelsberg (DE). The film was nominated for best short film and cinematography at First Steps Awards 2021.

Together with Studio Rumah Kedua, Gugi Gumilang and Monica Tedja will tackle the taboos regarding sexuality and religion in Indonesia in a feature film project titled Dear Family. Being selected at the Open Doors Lab 2021, he wishes to connect with foreign peers and embrace international market opportunities.

Line Up

Dear Family by Monica Tedja (Feature, 90’, 2022)