Timun Mas is a Javanese folktale about a young girl’s adventure as she tries to escape from the Buto Ijo monster. Born from a golden cucumber, Timun Mas grows into a beautiful, brave, and intelligent 17-year-old girl who lives in Central Java with her mother, Mbok Srini.

I created this desktop film to preserve my Indonesian Javanese culture innovatively and creatively, utilizing post-internet storytelling. I chose a pixel art style to evoke feelings of nostalgia, reflecting the folklore that many Javanese people, including myself, grew up hearing as children.