JAKARTA - Marissa Anita has been named the Best Female Supporting Actor at the 2021 Indonesian Film Festival for her role as Mia in the film Ali and Ratu Ratu Queens. This achievement is the fruit of his efforts to pursue acting after struggling in journalism.
The woman who was born in Surabaya, March 29, 1983, was previously known as a journalist and presenter. Armed with theater experience while in college, Marissa tried acting through the short film Broken Vase in 2010.
Furthermore, Marissa's filmography collection has grown by playing in the films Women Stay Women (2012), Good Morning, Night (2014), 3 Nafas Likas (2014), Rest the Words (2017), Galih dan Ratna (2017), A Mother's Love (2018), Gundala (2019), and most recently, Perempuan Tanah Jahanam (2019).
After Ali and the Queen of Queens gave her the Citra Cup, Marissa joined the film Yuni. This film by director Kamila Andini highlights the lives of teenagers in the village who want to pursue their dreams but are chased by the stigma that women deserve to get married soon.
Yuni's film was selected to be Indonesia's representative for the International Feature Film category at the Academy Award or Oscar 2022. The main player, Arawinda Kirana, received the Citra Trophy as the Best Female Actor in FFI 2021. Most recently, she received the Silver Yusr Award for the best actress category at the Red Sea. International Film Festival (RSIFF) 2021.
Being a part of Yuni's film which requires achievement, Marissa said she was proud. "As one of the players in Yuni's film, I'm happy. We don't need to talk about awards first, the film is just a very beautiful film. Incidentally it brings issues that are very important for women's rights in general but is shown in the form of Yuni," he said when he visited the office. VOI, Wednesday, December 15th.
From the past until now, women's struggle is education, that's what Yuni shows in the film. "I read the data, it turns out that there are still very few women who go to high school compared to men. For masters, women are very rare. Then I thought this, hah, it's really crazy, while I've been lucky enough to get a master's degree twice," he continued. .
Marissa hopes that Yuni's film can make the audience open to the facts that are happening in society. "In 2021, 2022, women should have many opportunities to get higher education. This is one of the things I think Yuni is trying to show in the film. That women have the same rights. Don't talk about feminism, we just want to talk about equal rights as human beings. "Women and men are both human, so they should have the same rights," he said.
When Marissa was offered to play Lis's teacher, Yuni's teacher, Marissa said she was happy. He did not imagine that Yuni's film would have such an extraordinary impact in cinematically.
"I want to play because I follow Kamila Andini's track record. Kamila's way of telling the story is simple, but at the end of the film we usually feel an extraordinary feeling. Even though the story is very subtle, it's like she puts the camera on the main character's story, but at the end it feels surprising. So I never thought the reaction would be this good. Especially for the audience," said Marissa Anita.
SERIOUSLY ACT FOR LOVE
Marissa's seriousness in acting, according to her, started from her beautiful childhood experience with her father. "Maybe I should thank my late father. I have been invited to watch the horror film Re-Animator since three years. But yes, that was the beginning of my introduction to film at the age of four. Since then my love for tumbur films has been unconscious. borrow videos, rent DVDs, to stream now," he said.
The desire to enjoy movies continues when a teenager Marissa likes to go to the cinema. Every week, he recalled, he always went to the cinema even though he was alone. "I was able to go to the cinema alone every weekend when I was a teenager. Maybe that was the beginning of my love for the world of storytelling. Actually, films and journalism are the same, the common thread is telling stories," he explained.
The key to Marissa's acting was in the experience of playing theatre. "Not many people know that before I became a journalist, I played in theater. It took me much longer than being a journalist. It's just an amateur theater, so it turns out that I have the opportunity to play in films. I feel lucky to work with a director who is very proficient in making films," he said gratefully.
Marissa is arguably the 'new player' in the film. Not even ten years into acting, Marissa has collected the Citra Cup. This achievement was never imagined before.
"No, I never imagined getting the Citra Cup. Yesterday I was really surprised. Because in the same category, I was a great player. And when I got it, I was very grateful. I saw the Citra Cup as an appreciation from fellow cinema actors," he said. .
"Getting a trophy or not getting a trophy, I will continue to be consistent in acting. It's not the trophy that I'm looking for but the pleasure of playing a role that I'm looking for. Hopefully there will still be people who continue to invite me to play in films," he added.
Film, according to him, has a very magical. "Every time I watch the film I am very happy. And every time I play the film I also get the experience of entering into an extraordinary role. I really like it. for the film," he said.
When receiving an offer to play in a film, Marissa Anita will consider two things. First the director, second the screenplay. "If someone wants to collaborate, I usually ask for those two things," he explained.
Marissa's life experiences enriched the education she had denounced. As a woman, Marissa believes education is very important for the future of the family.
"Imagine if those children had a good childhood. In the sense that growth to become a complete human being must start from small. I didn't have a childhood that was considered happy. So when I grew up I was concerned about how all children had a happy childhood. I'm happy so I don't live in fear so I can think. I spend my life today chasing what I didn't have in my childhood, actually struggling," said Marissa.
"I don't regret it, but I think that as much as possible the little child doesn't need to be as big as me, who as an adult has to find out why I am like this. Why, it seems like there are still a lot of unfinished baggage. The child shouldn't be traumatized. So when he grows up can become a functional human being, so when he becomes an adult he can make functional and good decisions not only for himself but also for others around him," he said.
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Marissa Anita is an Indonesian artist known for her intelligence. Apart from being good at acting and being a presenter, Marissa is fluent in 5 languages. Namely Indonesian, Japanese, French, Mandarin, and Italian.
Being part of the world of entertainment, Marissa is not tempted to pursue popularity. Since 2016, Marissa Anita has reduced her activities on social media. Only Twitter is still maintained. Why?
"Because I'm only human, I know I will lose to technology. I took Twitter with thoughts, because my orientation is not to photos but I like to share thoughts using words. Finally, I decided to use Twitter," explained Marissa Anita.
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