Seorang peternak membaca buku yang ditemuinya untuk kemudian memahami bahwa, darma bakti hidupnya setelah dari alam rahim sebentar lagi tuntas. Setelah terpapar pengetahuan, hidupnya tak lagi memikirkan sapi.

A farmer chances upon a book, and within its pages he perceives that the devotion of his life, since his first breath, draws near its close. Once touched by knowledge, he feels estranged from cows, no longer bound to their world.

Misbahul Khoir adalah lulusan Bahasa dan Sastra Arab UIN Sunan Kalijaga. Minatnya berada pada sastra, budaya visual, dan kajian film, khususnya dalam membaca relasi antara praktik estetik, ideologi keseharian, dan konteks sosial-politik. Ia terlibat bersama Milisifilem Collective dalam proses pembelajaran dan pengkaryaan. Salah satu karyanya, film Sampi (2025), diputar di Arkipelmelawan! (Forum Lenteng) dan FFD Jogja 2025. Saat ini, ia melanjutkan studi di Ilmu Susastra Universitas Indonesia.

Misbahul Khoir is a graduate of Arabic Language and Literature from UIN Sunan Kalijaga. His interests include literature, visual culture, and film studies, particularly in examining the relationship between aesthetic practices, everyday ideology, and socio-political contexts. He is involved with the Milisifilem Collective in collaborative learning and artistic production. One of his works, the film Sampi (2025), was screened at Arkipelmelawan! (Forum Lenteng) and FFD Jogja 2025. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Literary Studies at the University of Indonesia.