Ismail Basbeth

A woman who has survived sexual violence has been on a journey from house to house throughout her life, until she decides to leave her mother and family behind to protect herself from the sexual predator, her stepfather.

Shinta Ratri, a 57-year-old Muslim waria, recounts her life experiences, childhood memories, struggles growing up, her marriage, and her journey as the founder of the Al-Fatah Waria Islamic Boarding School in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

An eighty years old Mbah Kancil talks about her past as a dancer and comedian in the traditional group of Ludruk performers and Remong dancers when she travelled to Jakarta together with Dagelan Pete group in the 60s, while reflecting on her life existence and her final wish.

Ali, 19 years old, had no family or friends except for being quiet who eventually terrorized him and the people around him.

On the train going home in Germany, Arini (Aura Kasih), 38, student, meets Nick (Morgan Oey), 15 years younger, who travels backpacking around Europe. Nick falls in love at first sight and immediately tries to get into Arini's life, while Arini who no longer believe in love could not accept Nick. A few months later Arini returns to Indonesia and is appointed as CEO at the company where she worked. Nick who is urged by his love for Arini following her back to Yogyakarta and leaves his study in London. It is in this city that they resume their relationship, facing the dark past of Arini with her ex-husband, Helmi (Haydar Salishz) and her best friend Ira (Olga Lydia). Arini always regrets her meeting with Ira on the train to Yogyakarta a few years ago, while Nick keeps trying to make Arini remember their meeting on the train in Germany.

Joko Kemala is quit school and works as porter on the shop building to support his daily living cost and his blind father. There he meets Totok Janoko the owner, who is very powerful and exploits him sexually.

This film talks about today’s Indonesia from different perspectives—economy, politics, arts and culture, society, laws, and history—outlined in several fragments influenced by one another.

After making phone calls for so many times and searching for words about his daughter without finding any exact answer

A recently divorced couple, decide to remarry again, partially for business purpose. But, according to matrimony law, they can't marry again unless the woman goes through another marriage first. Knowing this, they intend to get past the rule, by hiring someone to be a contract husband.

In the past Indonesia used to be ruled by mighty Kingdoms that relied on farming and fishing. Those days are over. The amount of farmers diminishes by 100.000 people every year. This film is about two sets of different people who have the same goal. One isabout a female sound recordist who is working on a documentary about hidden pyramids in the Java countryside and in her spare time she is recording sounds of nature. The other is a group of people who are Guerrilla Gardeners, Urban Farmers, who try to bring back a piece of nature into the concrete jungle of Jakarta.

With special agreement with his sister, not so close son agree to accompanied his strictly religious father journey to find "Hilal".

The magical surrealist journey of Asa, daughter of a shaman, who confronts her own mother, fighting for her own life and freedom.

Lasi work as a maid. One afternoon, her sister calls her to go back to her hometown to visit Lasi’s mother. On her way home, a tragedy happens.

Mourning the death of his serial killer father, a boy enters his dad's casket and soon finds himself buried alive.

Two thieves are captured by angry neighbours. Although the theft is insignificant (an old TV) people are no less angry, and the punishment is extreme. Basically a crime in itself. A few minutes in the dark woods and their fate is sealed forever. Brief morality play.

An engaged couple having a lunch in a cafeteria, and we follow their conversation as they go into minute detail about what needs to be organized for the upcoming wedding. This is a glimpse into the life of a modern young people struggling with their parents’ cultural legacy.

A film created and shot by 50 children, about an adventure to find a hidden treasure.

An art video about watching an art film.

8 stories about Peter, a gay man living in Jakarta from the age of 10 to 40 and his experiences with love that help to shape the man he is today.

A young woman lives within the confines of her closet.

The girl lends her lips to the boy who lends her a pair of eyes. Her lips become his voice as his eyes become her sight.

The story of young Taufiq Kiemas. Inspired by Soekarno's ideology, he decides to become a nationalist.

A story about Orpa, a Papuan girl, on chasing her dreams.

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