After losing his parents, he begins writing letters to an angel. The powerful images of this film are made with a documentary touch. It has gained worldwide praise through participation in numerous overseas film festivals, including 1994 Tokyo International Film Festival where it received the Gold Prize in the Young Film Section. This film is set in Solo, where vestiges of feudal Javanese culture still remain. It tells the story of a young man and woman named Ilalang and Bulan, disciples of an aged folk musician, who fall in love with each other.
Gamelan music is used throughout the film, along with the sensual court dance of Thailand.
This film won the Special Jury Prize at the Nantes Three Continent Film Festival. This is a documentary that records the on-site creative work of the artist Sunaryo, a native of Bandung. The director acts as narrator of his own films, his own life, the present confused situation and the future of his own country in this documentary film. Shindo A Japanese television crew pursues production activities on the site of the shooting of Leaf on a Pillow. During the process of making the film, Director Garin Nugroho and his cast undergo mutual changes.