Usmar Ismail

Usmar Ismail lahir 20 Maret 1921 di Bukittinggi, Sumatera Barat adalah seorang Sutradara film, Sastrawan, Wartawan, dan Pejuang Indonesia yang berdarah Minangkabau. Ia dianggap seorang pelopor perfilman Indonesia. Ia juga dikenal sebagai pelopor drama modern di Indonesia. Nama Usmar besar di dunia perfilm yang dijuluki sebagai Bapak perfilm Indonesia. Pada 1948, Usmar Ismail pernah dijebloskan ke penjara oleh Belandakarena dituduh terlibat kegiatan subversi. Otak dibalik layar itu telah membuat lebih dari 30 film sepanjang hidupnya. Profesi terakhir Usmar sebelum menjadi sutradara film adalah wartawan di kantor berita Antara. Atas kiprah jasa-jasanya, nama Usmar Ismail juga diabadikan menjadi nama sebuah gedung perfilm, yaitu “Pusat Perfilm Usmar Ismail” yang terletak di daerah Kuningan, Jakarta. Usmar Ismail meninggal pada 2 Januari 1971 karena sakit (stroke) dalam usia hampir genap lima tahun gelar pahlawan diberikan oleh Presiden Joko Widodo tepat di Hari Pahlawan 10 Nopember 2021.

Usmar Ismail

Usmar Ismail, born on the 20th of Maret 1921 in Bukittinggi, West  Sumatera was a movie director, a man of letters, a journalist, and Indonesia’s freedom fighter with Minangkabau blood. He is regarded as a pioneer in Indonesia’s movies industry. He is also known as a pioneer in modern drama in Indonesia a. Usmar grew up in the film industry, that is why he’s called the father of Indonesia’s film. In 1948, Umar was jailed by the Dutch because he was accused of subversive activities. The brain behind the screen has made 30 films in his life. Usmar’s last profession before becoming a Film Director was a Journalist in the Antara News Office. For his services in the film industry, Usmar Ismail’s name was memorialized as the name of a movie building, which is “The Umar Ismail Film Center” located in the Kuningan area, Jakarta. Usmar Ismail died on the 2nd of January 1971 due to a stroke at the age of nearly 50. The title of National Hero was given by President Joko Widodo on National  Heroes Day on the 10th of November 2021.