The Science of Fictions(HKAFF 2019)

In the 1960s, Indonesian farmer Siman accidentally witnesses a foreign crew shooting a fake moon landing. He gets caught and his tongue is cut off. Though unable to speak, Siman tries to convey what he knows to others. He builds a rocket-like structure, wears his own version of a space suit, and moves very slowly like an astronaut in space. But all the villagers see him as a madman. Director Yosep Anggi Noen (Solo, Solitude) uses one of the world’s most famous conspiracy theories as a starting point to reflect on deception, exploitation and the construction of alternative stories and truths in society and in history.