Ema Nudar Umanu (transl. "Person Being/in the Nature of a Human"[4]) is a 2018 East Timorese experimental fantasy film written and directed by Thomas Henning, an Australian filmmaker, and Jonas Rusumalay Diaz, who is also its producer. It is the first feature film of the film collective Malkriadu Cinema, and is among the first feature films to be produced by East Timor, after Beatriz's War[5] and Abdul & José.[6][7][2] The film premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival on 16 August 2018.
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Produced by | Jonas Rusumalay Diaz[2] |
Starring | Apo Quintao[2] |
Cinematography | Giovanni C. Lorusso[3] |
Edited by | Lucy McCallum |
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Production company | Malkriadu Cinema |
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Running time | 70 minutes[1] |
Country | East Timor |
Language | Tetum |
Budget | $7,000 AUD / $5,000 USD[2] |
It is the fourth feature film to be made in the world's second youngest country, and was made on a budget of only $7,000 AUD.