Discoveries from Indonesia World Cinema

Sassi and Lintang are close friends who didn’t meet for a long time. After graduation, Lintang decides to stay at Sassi’s house for college enrollment. They spend the night talking about things that have happened in the past. Sassi memorizes back the story about sexual harassment at school that happened to her. The incident caused Lintang was dropped out from school because she was considered to be spreading false information. Sassi regrets it and hopes that Lintang will fix their friendship from the start again.

Damri sells his car with his blind daughter. In the process of selling, he has to make a decision that shows off his worst side of humanity.

A gifted college freshman comes of age, stumbles upon the bizarre allure of a clandestine theatre club and falls in love with her sleep paralysis demon, while the weight of caring for her ailing mother casts a shadow over her blossoming journey of self-discovery.

Two months after fleeing Myanmar and arriving in Paris, Phyo, whose status is uncertain, dreams of romance with another man. He dances freely with a sensual dancer in front of the Pont Neuf bridge, but trauma and desire become a trap.

A snake incarnation girl becomes the object of men's in the bar where she works in.

A virgin's pregnancy is caused by performing black magic.

Rara, 19, chooses to become a Mbutik to get money to buy a mobile. She wants to help her parents to sell their crops online because middlemen and the onion mafia control onion prices.

After his thesis defense, Topas was bombarded with lots of questions from his friends, and at the end of the day, he vented his discomfort on something strange.

Mulyono returns to his village, Tembarak, after serving time in Nusakambangan prison. His village is in the midst of a village headman election. There are two strong candidates with opposite attitude. One believes that any means is justifiable while the other one follows the straight road. Mulyono finds his wife murdered. She was previously suffering from a mental illness. His daughter is missing and his son is now a criminal. Mulyono then becomes the scapegoat in the village riot during the election. Eventually he clears his name. Then he meets his daughter who is ready to marry the future village head while he captures his son who is willing to be imprisoned.

After launching the new album with more mature and louder music, Superglad's next goal is to hold a solo concert along with their crews and fans can be united as a family.

A slice-of-life film about the lives of three students living in the most haunted rented house in Pamulang.

Ipang trying to make his way tagging until he saw a cop near his hideout.

Ngantih (Spinning Yarn) is one of the traditions of residents in Tumagal Village, Pengadegan District, Purbalingga Regency since the 1980s. Even though the Tumangga fabric has been exported, the residents of Tumangga Village and its surroundings only produce the yarn. It takes the support of many parties so that the entire Tumagal community is able to manage the whole ecosystem of fabric products.

Five teenage best friends from town: the daredevil Natasha, the foppish Diana, the dupable Davina, Kathy the poet girl, and the cuckoo sissy boy Rhonda decide to spend their holiday in a secluded villa in Puncak Mountain.

Life is like clouds, it comes and goes, sometimes it's dark, sometimes it's bright. Sometimes it looks lonely alone, but sometimes it also comes in droves. Change from one form to another.

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Barda Mandrawata (Ratno Timoer), also known as The Blind Man From the Ghost Cave, is in the Sarpala area which is being hit by a disaster created by the vile magician Tarub. After finishing his business, Barda intends to leave but is given Narisa, a child who is to be returned to his biological parent, Labone, the leader of Sarpala who has fallen in love with Barda despite being betrothed to Latongga (Torro Margens). Meanwhile, Latongga himself is being chased by Radina (Mila Karmila), a female child from the ascetic Sakti. Narisa is wanted by many warriors from various circles, including Tarub, and once he escapes from Barda's hands, Barda is forced to look for him.

A run-of-the-mill man trying to kill his girlfriend which he barely knew, only to find himself convoluted by puzzles incorporated by his girlfriend. Falling deeper into their relationship, the man constantly forgotten his goal and often times being distracted by a presence of a mysterious 'ghost' following his every step.

Han Nio is in love with Oey Koen Beng. But her money-hungry mother pairs her off with a young wealthy man, Lim Goan Tek, to finance her gambling debt. Han Nio and Goan Tek's marriage is not a happy one, despite having a daughter, Lin Nio. Han Nio is even kicked out after Goan Tek loses his money even though it is actually Eng Swan, Han Nio's brother, who commits the theft. Koen Beng's meets Han Nio again after he tries to help Lin Nio. But Han Nio is already ill, and soon dies. Koen Beng takes revenge for his lover's death by paying Goan Tek a visit. But Eng Swan, who also wants to take revenge for Han Nio's death, gets there first and kills Goan Tek.

A record of honouring rituals to ancestors’ spirit practiced by one of Tambak Bayan’s villager, Surabaya, Indonesia. Xiao is considered to be part of Confucianism belief that represents a devotion to elders. It falls into a principle that embarks from family realm to a wider realm, the state. In the midst of eviction shadow, Xiao becomes a principle of paying a homage to the state. The piece is part of “Hidup dan Mati di tengah Sengketa” (live and die in the middle of dispute) initiated by an artist collective Milisi Fotokopi in responding urban issues in Surabaya.

A young Indonesian intellectual falls in love with a woman. Although she loves him, she is told to marry an older man, one who has gone on the hajj. Ultimately they are able to be together.

Nadia (15) spends her last day riding a motorbike with her boyfriend with among feelings of loss before leaving Palu and being sent to Islamic Border School by her Dad (50) who always forbids her from dating.

My grandfather's historical narrative of the Indonesian people's movement in Malaysia which is not mentioned in official history.

Isa, a teenager who is currently self-isolating, gets a delivery of food. When opened, it was filled with noodles. Instead of being full, Isa got heartburn and nauseous after eating it, what's behind the noodles?

Ilham woke up from his sleep in the middle of the night because he was hungry. Ilham was forced to make instant noodles, even though he was forced to fight his fear. Because his brother had just died, while his brother's body was still lying in the living room.

Erik is anxious now that his departure to start a Master's degree in New York is approaching. He has to make a big decision to pursue his dream, which means leaving behind some things, and some people, that matter to him.

May 1998. A young girl named Ita has to run away from her father in a game of "cops and robbers". Fleeing her dad's store with her imaginary friend Beru, she is oblivious to something sinister that has happened in the outside world.

Across Indonesia, hundreds of rural communities are in conflict with corporations seeking control of their resources. When they push back, they face the wrath of the state. In Our Mothers’ Land journalist Febriana Firdaus travels to meet women who have risen to lead social movements, facing violence, imprisonment, and judgement from conservative societies as they fight for their rights.

Mas Bejo, who was too much in arrears, was taken hostage by a cruel debt collector. When about to be tortured, Mancoro appears as a savior.

Reza and Ayu, a couples that going to married, testing their love using a probabilty theory

The story about Hadi, a graphic designer troubled from some life problems. In the middle of all that there is a figure who is always commenting badly and judging him.

The story of a young couple, Diego and Suzana. They occupy the house at the request of his friend who is located in the Prapanca region. Although this house is famous for being haunted because it is said that there was a child who died when he fell into a cauldron that was boiling potatoes. After occupying the house, strange things began to happen. They got terror from the ghost of the boy, known as the ghost of the potato boy. Although initially the husband did not believe in things that are supernatural / superstitious, but the ongoing terror finally made this couple through each day and night with fear. Aside from these terrorism, the house was often surrounded by the smells of potatoes being boiled. So that one day, they use the services of paranormal to clean the spirits in the house. But that failed and the boy's ghost still terrorized the residents of the house.

Bing works as a radio broadcaster in a private-owned radio station, “Undur-Undur”, with Benyamin S. His work is causing relationship problems with his wife so he finds relief with one of his fans, Anna Mathovani. Bing helps her debut as a singer and realises his mistake when her boyfriend shows up. Luckily his wife misses him and they reconcile. The appearance of singers and famous groups in the film seems to be intended as a selling point.

Follows two men who are raised as brothers and compete for the love of the same woman.

About Farel, an actor who is handsome and also a playboy. One day, her girlfriend, Putri is pregnant and Farel ask her to abort her child. Putri who is disappointed with him run away but end up die in a car accident at Cipularang Toll, she come back as a ghost to fulfill her revenge.

An annoyingly cheerful little girl tries her best to get the attention of a solitary young man who is sitting under a raining tree. Her intention is mysterious which tests the young man's patience to the limit. Will he finally know why she's so annoying?

Fei, a student, who was on duty in the old city of Batavia, was visited by a Dutch-Japanese girl named Sara, who lived at the beginning of the 17th century, precisely in 1628 when Governor General Jan Pieterzoon Coen took office. One day after returning from Shanghai, Fei continued his duties. It was at the Fatahi building that Sara appeared again and without realizing it, Fei was taken through a time tunnel back to the 17th century.

Martial artist Maini (Sherly Sarita) attempts to rescue her kidnapped sister from a criminal gang.

An expatriate lawyer girl from Indonesia who working in Australia got message from ghost spirit.

New Music

This fusion of documentary and fiction narrative depicts the lives of foreign migrants as an impending water crisis begins to seep into their lives. With water, or the lack of it, becoming the central motif, this two-part feature length film takes us on a journey across 8 interweaved stories and 10 languages, as the protagonists, consisting of non-professional actors, grapple with this hopefully temporary discomfort, amidst their dalliance with human foibles, and their fantasies of everlasting loves and broken romances.

Jalanan is the captivating story of Boni, Ho and Titi - three gifted, charismatic bus musicians in Jakarta - and through them a mostly unknown story of contemporary Indonesia. Jalanan intimately portrays the young musicians' quirky sub-culture while also painting an alarming portrait of Indonesia's frenzied capital city that is raw, humorous and brutally honest. Jalanan accompanies the three characters as they perform songs of social angst, get caught in political unrest, face family crises and get locked up by police. It follows them to their distant home villages in Java and traces their elusive, heartfelt quest for identity and love in an adopted city rapidly being overrun by the effects of globalization. A powerful soundtrack of the musicians' original compositions drives the film.

In the rhythm of a slow visual journey, "The Land Beneath the Fog" takes an intimate look on family relations in Genikan, a village on the slope of Merbabu Mountain. A quiet community faces change without understanding why it happens. As a community of farmers who rely on traditional Javanese calendar system to read the seasons, they become puzzled by the dramatic change of seasons. Describing a life on the brink of vanishing, this documentary offers deep insights into an invisible and disenfranchised society which is struggling hard underneath its veiled existence.

An orphaned teenager with potential and enthusiasm named Raka (18) lives alone with his older brother since his parents left. After accompanying his friend to his studio practice, Raka was invited to stop by the studio owner's house, Mr. Din (40), using a pickup piled with straw. He remembered his childhood playing simple traditional music made from straw. Mr. Din was amazed by Raka's talent and then trained him until he won an award.

a short film by Angelissa Melissa

A documentary that explores aspects of the comedy world that are often unseen by the general public, the struggles of being funny, the realities of working in comedy, the dark side of comedy, and its correlation with mental health issues and depression, as well as other matters related to the world of comedy and comedians.

A Sequel from Indonesia movie called "Komang". Plot under wraps.

After the death of her father, a little girl experiences strange events in her house, the appearance of a mysterious figure that stalks her turns out to carry a last message from her father for her.

Two teenagers estranged from their parents begin meaningful conversations to bridge emotional distances, explore the past, understand the present, and foster hope for the future.

Stuck in grief because of the passing of a loved one, Syahrul (48) and Reno (10) became two very strange and different figures. Relationship that used to be warm between the father and son became bland. Syahrul, who must always be strong in order to be an example for his son, even seems to have abandoned his only child. Meanwhile, Reno didn’t want to be seen as weak as a man because he had promised his father not to be a crybaby.

Abbas and his friends are out to create the most epic action film in 2005! What will Abbas encounter along the way?

After the events of September 30, 1965, a village in Bantul was frequently visited by flying saucers. While walking in a sugarcane field after seeing a flying saucer, an elementary school boy meets a small dinosaur. The incident was the beginning of the appearance of other dinosaurs in the village.