- Born
- Birth namePaul Fauzan Agusta
- Nickname
- Kuma
- Paul Agusta was born in Jakarta on 1 September 1980. He was raised in Indonesia before moving to America to study film. Upon finishing film school, he returned to Indonesia to begin a varied career in film: from film critic (which he retired from in 2007), film programmer/curator, filmmaker, writer, actor, and arts educator. His short and feature films have been shown in various international film festivals such as International Film Festival Rotterdam, BiFan, Vancouver International Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival, and many more. He is the co-founder, with Khiva Iskak, of an acting workshop called Bengkel Akting Kuma.
- IMDb mini biography by: Kinekuma Pictures
- Long static wide shots of emotionally uncomfortable scenes
- Is one half of the Indonesian experimental/noise/electronic duo Concrete Aluminum with Rayhan Sudradjat. Concrete Aluminum contributed several pieces of music to Di Dasar Segalanya, his 2nd feature film.
- Is of half Indonesian and Half American ethnicity. His parents are famed Indonesian Poet, Leon Agusta and senior Journalist and painter Margaret Rose Glade Agusta who is an American.
- Is a guest teacher at the prestigious Bandung Institute of Technology School of Fine Arts, where he teaches an Experimental Video class in the Intermedia Department.
- Is a Lecturer at Binus International University Department of Film in Jakarta. Teaches Scriptwriting III and Directing III.
- Is Creative Head at 13 Entertainment, a Production House and Entertainment Company in Jakarta, Indonesia (2020- ).
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