# #811: Joko Anwar - Exposing What Politicians Won’t Admit By Using Horror Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/yah-lah-but-1019349/811-joko-anwar-exposing-what-politicians-won-t-admit-by-using-horror Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/yah-lah-but-1019349/811-joko-anwar-exposing-what-politicians-won-t-admit-by-using-horror.md Podcast: [Yah Lah But](https://stenobird.com/podcast/yah-lah-but-1019349) Published: 2026-05-01T07:05:52+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/3b999ecd Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a31164c2603763bbffb56e3/e/799d2fb0-7e83-403f-b261-c18ab84c2c96/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/yah-lah-but-1019349/episodes/811-joko-anwar-exposing-what-politicians-won-t-admit-by-using-horror Duration seconds: 4415 ## Resource Joko Anwar, one of Indonesia’s hottest filmmakers and director of the critically-acclaimed film β€œGhost in the Cell” which has been sold to 86 countries, on sneaking into cinemas as a broke kid in Medan, becoming a journalist to trick filmmakers into talking to him, and why Singaporean films can be successful around the world. Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖π—₯π—œπ—•π—˜ to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas! 𝗖𝗡𝗲𝗰𝗸 π—’π˜‚π˜ "π—šπ—΅π—Όπ˜€π˜ 𝗢𝗻 π˜π—΅π—² 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗹"! Watch Joko’s film at GV now (it’s really great!) at this link: Ghost In The Cell π—ͺ𝗼𝗿𝗸 π˜„π—Άπ˜π—΅ π˜‚π˜€! We’re looking for people to join our team! Click on the links below to find out more about the roles. If you’re interested, send your CV & cover letter to contact@ministryoffunny.com ! Creative Producer Folklory Growth Hacking Internship 𝗒𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗡𝗢𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗡𝗢𝗻𝗴 Terence: Resident Evil Requiem | Trailer Haresh: Olive Garden Compass Joko: 15 BEST Indonesia Movie Theaters (2026) π—¦π˜‚π—―π˜€π—°π—Ώπ—Άπ—―π—² π˜π—Ό π—Όπ˜‚π—Ώ π˜„π—²π—²π—Έπ—Ήπ˜† π—»π—²π˜„π˜€π—Ήπ—²π˜π˜π—²π—Ώ – "π—¬π—Όπ˜‚π—Ώ π—Ÿπ—Άπ˜π˜π—Ήπ—² π—•π—Άπ˜β€ https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! (00:00) We're Hiring! (01:33) Intro (02:48) HOOQ flashback: when Joko judged "She's a Terrorist" (05:00) Watching Joko's 12th film and feeling the energy on set (06:00) Why he never says "action" or "cut" (07:42) Discipline from celluloid days carried into digital filmmaking (10:08) Working with new actors and building comedic timing (14:40) The video board: pre-planning every shot before filming (16:05) Shooting a film in just 5-6 hours a day (20:20) One-on-one character sessions with no script (22:14) Growing up in Medan and escaping reality through cinema (24:25) From wanting to be a… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/yah-lah-but-1019349/episodes/811-joko-anwar-exposing-what-politicians-won-t-admit-by-using-horror/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/yah-lah-but-1019349/811-joko-anwar-exposing-what-politicians-won-t-admit-by-using-horror.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.