Ema Nudar Umanu

Summary

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.

Ema Nudar Umanu
Directed by
  • Thomas Henning
  • Jonas Rusumalay Diaz
Written by
  • Thomas Henning
  • Jonas Rusumalay Diaz
Produced byJonas Rusumalay Diaz[2]
StarringApo Quintao[2]
CinematographyGiovanni C. Lorusso[3]
Edited byLucy McCallum
Music by
  • Etson Caminha[2]
  • Liam Barton
Production
company
Malkriadu Cinema
Release date
  • 16 August 2018 (2018-08-16) (MIFF)[1]
Running time
70 minutes[1]
CountryEast Timor
LanguageTetum
Budget$7,000 AUD / $5,000 USD[2]

Cast edit

  • Apo Quintao as Tokadór[8]
  • Lola Bety Pires as the Spirit ("Mate-klamar")[8]
  • Tuta Monteiro Pires as Ela[8]
  • Juvencio da Silva Correia as Amanu[8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Ema Nudar Umanu". MIFF. Melbourne International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "EMA NUDAR UMANU @ Melb Int Film Fest '18". Australian Cultural Fund. Creative Partnerships Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2020. 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.
  3. ^ "Ema Nudar Umanu (2018)". MUBI. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ Giovanni C. Lorusso (16 June 2018). EMA NUDAR UMANU | Feature Film Trailer. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Fresh start for East Timor's film scene". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Abdul & José EN (2017)". FIFO Tahiti [fr]. Association FIFO. Retrieved 10 December 2018.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ ETAN; Media ONE Timor (25 July 2017). "The Stolen Child New Documentary". Media ONE Timor. MediaONETimor.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d Savio, Yazalde Manaka (2019). "Formasaun Identidade Sujeitu Nian no Konseitu Kona-ba Ema Iha Filme Ema Nudar Umanu: Analiza Husi Perspetiva Psikanalítika Jacques Lacan". Lójika Kultura (in Tetum). 1 (1). Retrieved 29 May 2020.

External links edit

  • Ema Nudar Umanu at IMDb