DA MAN

Da: as an actor who used to live overseas, what’s your take on the indonesian movie industry? RK:

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I think it goes with trends and what the market wants to watch. after all, Indonesian movies are competing with hollywood films for the screens and at the end of the day, we still need to capture the audiences as they walk into cinemas. Surprising­ly, last year, we’ve only just realized that everyone seems to be attracted to horror films. now, all the production houses know that. all the directors and producers realized that people want to watch horror flicks again. So, that’s quite interestin­g. and from what I’ve heard, horror films of the past had a bit of a stigma or a bad reputation and didn’t do so well. I guess they painted horror films in a bad light. But now, many creative people make interestin­g stories that actually scare people. and suggestion­s regarding fitness, and I’m more than happy to give it. Besides that, I like sports as well. I love skateboard­ing as well as paraglidin­g in malang and Bali. So, whenever I have the chance, when I’m not working, I always seek adventure.

I’m very happy with where I’m now. I’m back in Indonesia, where my mother came from, and it has been a very good move for me. and the endless opportunit­ies are giving me more ideas to explore more and, you know, strive for more. people spend eight hours a day on social media through their phones. For TV, it’s only two hours a day. So, if you look at those statistics, everything is going towards your smartphone, your tablet and everything is going digital. So, less and less TV but more creative content for daily users in the life we live. I think anyone who’s involved in this creative industry should be a part of that.

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