Ariani Darmawan Returns with Feature Film Jani Be Good at Tokyo Festival

Indonesian filmmaker Ariani Darmawan has made her feature directorial return with Jani Be Good, which screened in the Asian Future competition section at the Tokyo International Film Festival, Variety reported. The feature marks the director's return to filmmaking following a hiatus that lasted over ten years, during which she stepped away from directing to raise her family. [1]

The narrative explores themes of silence and motherhood by focusing on four women across three generations of a Chinese-Indonesian family, according to Variety. Darmawan stated that returning to filmmaking was her primary goal after taking more than a decade off to care for her child and family. [1]

The Tokyo International Film Festival has previously featured high-profile international and Asian competition titles. FTMQ Film & TV reported earlier that international sales firm Parallax Films acquired international sales rights for Chinese director Qiu Jiongjiong's feature film Fuxi: Four Tales Of Feasting ahead of its world premiere in the main competition section of the festival. [5]