Indonesia Indonesia Short Films

After losing his job during the pandemic, 18-year-old Gilang struggles to survive his lonely life. Life crises, work-related trauma, and the loss of those closest to him force Gilang to make peace with himself. Eventually, he gathers the courage to look for work again, but all he finds is a deepening sense of trauma, which leaves him even more depressed.

We often hear the phrase, "The state must be present for society." Indeed, the state’s presence is ubiquitous. But so what?

Jaya is a clown who was cheated on and left by his lover, Maya. As a form of revenge, Jaya calls a prostitute named Ratih. Instead of making love, the two spend the night talking about their work and life as nomads. They engage in heated debates about love, sacrifice, and inner and social conflicts.

Every dream in her sleep takes Rengganis on an endless yet magical adventure, seeking the reason for the dreams and searching for her lover who never returns. This is an adaptation of the Situ Patenggang folklore.

Alif can't forget a woman he met for the first time, until he finally finds out the truth about her.

Pitu Village is a small village located at the top of the Nglanggeran Ancient Volcano, Yogyakarta. As the name suggests, the village is only inhabited by 7 families. If it's more, it's less; if it's less, it's more. The residents of Pitu Village also hold beliefs passed down from their ancestors, one of which is not to hold shadow puppet shows. It is said that if they violate these taboos, disaster will happen to the residents.

One night in a dining room, there were five characters having dinner together. Kalisha stood up and began reciting a part of her poem expressively until tears streamed down her face. The other four friends listened attentively with a sense of admiration. After the poem was recited, the conversation continued with them discussing the new poem and the creative process that Kalisha went through in creating it. The direction of the conversation then turned towards the main character who talked about his plan to participate in a prestigious national poetry competition.

A woman named Alma (23) is now standing on a building rooftop with a scenario paper in her hand. She is trying to dig into the memories that make her feel loved by someone to get deeper into the role of her character in a short movie. A vivid memory emerges of how, on a normal afternoon after school, a man struck up an unusual conversation with her. A stranger to Alma, but not to the man. His name was Yanuar. He seemed to know Alma well, even though the two had never interacted before. Perhaps because of Alma's attitude that did not care much about her surroundings during school, she was only focused on maintaining the title of model student. Yanuar was also her yearmate, despite being in a different class. The unexpected conversation with Yanuar that afternoon turned out to drive Alma's stiff feelings a little. Alma began to think about what she had never thought about before. In the end, until now, nothing has changed in Alma and Yanuar's relationship. But at least, since then, Yanuar is no longer a stranger to Alma. From that memory, it clearly grew the feeling of being loved by someone. Alma began to recite fragments of dialogue from the role of the character she was playing. It felt real. Like what she wanted to express to Yanuar.

With the advent of Hallyu (Korean Wave), the popularity of Korean idols has rapidly grown, attracting many Indonesian teenagers as fans. In today's fast-developing world of technology and information, it's easy for us to adopt roles and become Korean idols in cyberspace, often referred to as roleplayers or RPs. This discussion delves into various aspects behind their virtual lives in roleplay, from character selection and account settings to choosing circles of friends and partners, and even meetings that extend into the real world.

Four siblings gathered to hear the reading of their father's will. But conflict is inevitable; one by one, the truth begins to unfold about their family.

In the middle of the night, a school guard was working, accompanied by a radio. Suddenly, a voice came from one of the classrooms. When he checked it, he found something unexpected!

Ramli plays hide and seek with his friends until late. Without knowing, he enters a ghost realm. In that realm, he meets a familiar creature. However, that creature terrorizes him and tries to take Ramli's life.