Film archive, 2025

αLPα

Director Dhiwangkara SETA

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Seventeen-year-old punk vocalist Banyu is sent to a correctional facility for performing at a banned underground show. Even within the suppressive, inhumane camp, he refuses to bend, and his defiance soon catches the eye of the facility’s top official. He must then confront the very truth he had been most desperate to avoid.

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Film details

Director: Dhiwangkara SETA
Country/Region: Indonesia
Year: 2025
Length: 16min
Original language: Greek
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Director

Dhiwangkara SETA

Dhiwangkara Seta was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. He served as an assistant director on Mouly Surya’s films This City Is a Battlefield (2025) and Twisted Fate (2026). His debut short film, Samu the Terrible and His Sin (2024), won Best National Short Film at Minikino Film Week and was screened at the Busan International Short Film Festival. He is currently developing his debut feature, αLPα, which shares its title with his short film.

From Busan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31

Credits

Director: Dhiwangkara SETA
Executive producer: Eliza CHEISA, Giovanni RAHMADEVA
Producer: Tia SUKMA SARI
Cast: Elang EL GIBRAN, Whani DARMAWAN
Screenplay: Dhiwangkara SETA
Cinematography: Haryono PUTRA
Production design: Haris HUDA
Editing: Erlangga RADHIKZA
Music: Alfath A. NUGRAHA
Sound: Martin HANDI
Production company: QUN Films, Lune Features
World sales: Dogme23

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αLPαBusan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31Wide Angle: Asian Short Film Competition

Festival history1

釜山国际电影节, 2026Wide Angle: Asian Short Film Competition, Competitive section

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