Publisher’s Note

Good movies tell the stories the audience wants to see. Great movies tell the stories the audience needs to see. In this issue of DAMAN, we feature the stories of Laura Basuki and Dion Wiyoko, the two leads of the upcoming “Susi Susanti: Love All.” Is this a great movie? I’m sure that there will be plenty of arguments for and against, but if anything I do believe that this is a movie telling a story that needs to be told.

For those of us who grew up seeing Indonesia win its first ever gold medal, Susi Susanti and Alan Budikusuma are heroes—real-life, relatable heroes who basically told us that no achievement is beyond us. So, their story is something we definitely want to see. “Susi Susanti: Love All,” however, is not your typical “underdog becomes world champion” story, as it touches on many issues that may strike a chord with many of us: Tolerance, acceptance, how we treat the ones we call our nation’s heroes. And sacrifice. This is a story that we definitely need to see.

On a lighter note, we also get to see another legend continue, as we talk to Gabriel Luna, star of “Terminator: Dark Fate” which sees the return of the franchise’s most beloved stars. Definitely a movie you’d want to see and that any true “Terminator” fan needs to see. And, as always, we have a solid lineup of other rising stars from Hollywood, the stars of this season’s fashion scene and much, much more. Happy reading! Ronald Liem, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief