Short film
First Step
2026 · 20 min
A quiet, tender character study that sits with grief and the small, guilty joys of moving forward.
- Directed by
- Jessica Rai
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Theodora Savitri, Dayu Wijanto
- Overview
- As the 100th-day memorial for her younger sibling approaches, 62-year-old Tan Man Moy joins a line-dance community in Petak Enam. As happiness slowly finds its way back into her life, she must confront the guilt of enjoying life again without the person she loved most.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Grief, guilt, healing, family
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Jessica Rai
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Theodora Savitri, Dayu Wijanto
