Just months ago, we announced that the director of “Cahaya Dari Timur: Beta Maluku”, Angga Dwimas Sasongko, would like make another movie based on the best-selling novel called “Filosofi Kopi” created by Dewi ‘Dee’ Lestari. Today, we are able to share more details about the movie as the entire team of Visinema Pictures and Mr. Sasongko provide an exclusive video interview through the eye and minds of their co-producer and music director, Glenn Fredly. Glenn who is also known as an Indonesian R&B singer and songwriter shares the story of his relationship with this film. Through the four minutes video, he explains in detail about the film being the first user generated movie in Indonesia, how he would like to add music to the film, his coffee and philosophy, to the recent collaboration with Maliq and D’Essentials. For those of you who are a fan of the “Filosofi Kopi”, the movie will be aired first across Indonesia on April 9th 2015. For more information, you can simply visit their official site here.
The film “Filosofi Kopi” is not just a film that tells about the journey of someone’s life, but it will also opens new perspective about Indonesian coffee and its rich culture. Angga Dwimas Sasongko explained that people should able to find his or her identity through the medium of coffee, soon after they saw the movie. This film is produced by Glenn Fredly and Anggia Kharisma and played by Chicco Jerikho as Ben and Rio Dewanto as Jody. It tells the story of friendship, love, soul searching, and how to deal with the past through a cup of coffee. It is based on Ben and Jody, who build a coffee shop called Filosofi Kopi, later known as a leading coffee shop in Jakarta (popularly known because they support and provide the best coffee beans from Indonesia). The challenge to create the perfect coffee brought them on an adventure that is full of bitterness yet unforgettable.