Studio Film UPI

A documentary about a married couple navigating life amidst financial hardship, social pressure, and family rejection. Through the choices they make, the film explores the disconnect between faith, life, and reality a disconnect that creates dissonance within them and their surrounding environment.

Aji, an orphaned boy, watches as other children celebrate their birthdays with balloons and the cheerful song “Happy Birthday.” The simple sight awakens a longing to experience the same joy for himself. Using money meant for his daily necessities, Aji secretly buys a balloon. But before he can celebrate his birthday, the balloon deflates. While searching for a replacement, Aji discovers an unfamiliar object that resembles a balloon. Unaware of its true purpose, he blows it up and uses it to celebrate his birthday alone.

"Ajoy" a mechanic who has a high ego and prestige wants to get more money for fame and success, along with his friend "Biluy" who is also a mechanic. "Ajoy" began to plan and invite "biluy" to join him in illegal racing at night. On the other hand, the car they used in the illegal race was their customer's car which made the situation and atmosphere that night began to worry "Biluy". Until when they finished the race everything felt in vain, to the point where they had to run from the car owner's pursuit.

A rice farmer's grudge against a child who belittles rice.

Menyulam Lobang departs from the story of a mother who is forced to leave her bamboo stilt house and move into a concrete structure. This personal transition becomes a reflection on the paradox of modernity, where human development reshapes the earth to sustain comfort like embroidering the abyss . Through fragments of 35mm imagery, the film explores material fragility, time, and memory, suggesting that every structure we build carries traces of loss and unseen damage.