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In a town where pleasure equals being possessed by spiritual beings, Bayu aspires to be the shaman of a trance party so he can fundraise enough money to prevent an impending eviction.
+ MoreIn a town where pleasure equals being possessed by spiritual beings, Bayu aspires to be the shaman of a trance party so he can fundraise enough money to prevent an impending eviction.
Levitating is a visceral ride through the esoteric world of trance dance hypnosis, led by Bayu, a young, talented spirit channeler. His powerful flute can transport open-hearted dancers to inhabit creature energies from the land and usher them into a collective hallucination realm.
But modernizing forces surrounding Bayu and his instrument threaten with increasingly distracting elements, which he must learn how to balance and integrate into his focus so that his flute maintains the ability to care for those it possesses.
Director Wregas Bhanuteja expertly wields the languages of music, dance, joy, pain, banter, and narrative power in this outstanding coming-of-age film that is also a tale of how an Indigenous community comes together — and stays together — through its own traditions to withstand capitalist forces. — SF
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Wregas Bhanuteja
Wregas Bhanuteja
Defi Mahendra
Alicia Angelina
Siera Tamihardja
Iman Usman
Amalia Rusdi
Gunnar Nimpuno
Ong Hari Wahyu
Edy Wibowo
Ahmad Yuniardi
Satrio Budiono
Sutrisno
Yennu Ariendra
Fadillah Putri Yunidar
Jerry Octavianus
Stefanus Binawan Utama
Siko Setyanto
Angga Yunanda
Anggun
Maudy Ayunda
Bryan Domani
Chicco Kurniawan
Rekata Studio
Wregas Bhanuteja
wregas@rekata.co
6281221485004
Wregas Bhanuteja has directed the short films Lembusura (2015 Berlinale), Prenjak (Best Short Film, 2016 Cannes Critics’ Week), and No One is Crazy in This Town (2020 Sundance Film Festival). His first feature, Photocopier, competed in 2021 at Busan. His second feature, Andragogy, world-premiered in 2023 at Toronto.
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