Guess What? Hanny Saputra

Guess What? Hanny Saputra

Director Hanny Saputra, 31, has a penchant for what he calls
"informative controversies". Particularly when he gets to make
telecinematic productions on them.

Last year critics hailed his award-winning debut production,
Sepanjang Jalan Kenangan (Down Memory Lane) -- about a suicidal
deviant missing out on parental love -- as a "riot of a true
story".

This year they may have to settle for another term to describe
his second production. Temporarily titled Heboh (Indonesian slang
for "It's A Riot"), the 48-minute telecinema about a prostitute
accused of contracting AIDS will star artists Nurul Arifin and
Gito Gilas.

"We'll start shooting on Feb. 16. Most of the shots will be
taken in Indramayu (a fishing town in West Java)," Hanny said.

"It's more than just about a prostitute terrorized by
villagers fairly ignorant about the disease. It will inform
people about animalistic human behavior, and humanity."

"It's my way of holding an AIDS campaign."

A Jakarta Arts Institute graduate, Hanny produced
documentaries on Indonesian company profiles before producing
Sepanjang Jalan Kenangan. The telecinema won him eight awards at
the 1997 FSI TV-awards show, including awards for best director
and drama. (02)