Madani Shorts 2

The Church, the Road, and the Distance

Osama Almadani | 2024 | Indonesia | 15 min | Indonesian, Malay, Sub: English | 13+

Yunus, seeking to mend his strained relationship with his son, invites him to church to pray the rosary together. En route, their motorcycle breaks down, and they accept a car ride from a Muslim family. As tensions flare during the journey, a medical emergency unfolds, leaving Yunus with a difficult choice: continue to the church or head to the hospital. Osama Almadani is a director from Aceh, Indonesia. This film was featured in the Minikino Film Market's Dissect Your Short by the Beach program in 2023. It also represented Indonesia at the Cilect Prize 2024 and was selected for the Indonesia Raja program at the Minikino Film Week Festival 2024.