A man rebuilds dead memories while an app promises to cure loneliness—what could go wrong?
Season 1 • Episode 5
LatestLeo, a nostalgist, tries to fulfill his client's dream, Mr. Edi, to own a house with the exact same design as his old house. After hearing Pak Edi's story about his feelings for Mrs. Lina, his late wife, Leo felt pressed to find a love story with someone.
Leo, a nostalgist, tries to fulfill his client's dream, Mr. Edi, to own a house with the exact same design as his old house. After hearing Pak Edi's story about his feelings for Mrs. Lina, his late wife, Leo felt pressed to find a love story with someone. Leo watched an ad for an app called Get to know, "you're not the only one who feels alone. There are lots of other people who feel it too. why not try together? "Kenali" now!
Production
The house-as-character design hits where it hurts.
Direction
Rendra and Qodriyani squeeze 90 minutes of ache into 16.
Creators
Sarah Qodriyani, Destian Rendra
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Indonesian sci-fi rarely gets this intimate—'Kenali' belongs to a wave of Southeast Asian shorts using genre to examine digital alienation.
The title's double meaning—'kenali' as 'get to know' (the app) and 'recognize' (what's already lost)—only fully lands after Leo's final choice.
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