Going Along the Side

A destitute widow and former traditional dancer defies social ostracization to embark on a desperate international journey, seeking a final reconciliation with her estranged daughter who faces execution abroad for the murder of an abusive employer.

A rebellious teen and a reserved caretaker form an unlikely bond in an orphanage as they come to terms with their painful pasts.

With only 24 hours left to live, a private investigator follows a trail of confounding clues to uncover the disappearance of his childhood friend.

Pushed by debt to the point of despair, Nugie is forced to take her terminally ill mother to the sakti shaman, Mbah Narto. Seeing Mbah Narto's treasure, Nugie was tempted to get it. But unfortunately, all he got was not money, but the sacred gift of the shaman. Since then, Nugie has had to face the terrible terror of Ni Loro Pati! Not only Nugie experienced terror, but the people around her began to die one by one.

Indonesia 1998, Har, a lonesome boy, waiting for his mother who works as a domestic worker in Hong Kong coming back home in a few days. Har life with his jobless father who busy helping the village authorities preparing the first electricity installation in his village. Meanwhile, far from Har village, the big thing happening: chaotic people all around the Capital to depose the dictator president in the era.

When photos of her at a party cause her to lose a scholarship, a student investigates whether something devastating happened to her that night.

Set during the volatile final months of Indonesia’s New Order regime, the narrative chronicles a young student activist's perilous commitment to pro-democracy underground movements and his family's subsequent, grueling quest for justice following his forced disappearance.

Sri (27) has always been so strong in her life. Every day she never stops working, moving, she doesn’t want to give up and die easily, she does all of that for her husband and child. Until that night on Eid al-Fitr, she gets into something she never imagined and lost what she has worked hard for, but Sri never gives up and finds another way for the better.

Juno was just a child when his father abandoned him from their village in Central Java. Abandoned and alone, he joins a Lengger dance centre where men shape their feminine appearance and movement. The sensuality and sexuality that came from the dance, mixed with the violent sociopolitical Indonesian environment, forces Juno to move from village to village.

The Gejog mythology has been flourished mostly among amongst the Javanese. This myth is believed as the spirit army of Nyai Roro Kidul, searching for tumbal, or victims, to be turned into spirits of the abdi dalem. Dipa, a 10-year-old child who lives in one of the villages in Java, is always overshadowed by the appearance of Gejog itself. Dipa is curious with how the spirit army looks like.

When a gifted chef loses his sharp sense of taste, he turns to an old friend who helps him rediscover traditional flavors through an old recipe book.

A Javanese royal and half-Dutch woman fall in love as Indonesia rises to independence from colonial rule.

Agus and Kalis are in a romantic relationship. It's not a romantic romance, but their relationship is full of uniqueness.

Rio Sudiro has been living with HIV from his birth, and both his parents have died of AIDS. Rio’s father passed away while he was still in his mother’s womb and his mother has recently passed away a year ago. After his mother died, Rio was taken care of by his grandmother. They live by selling fried food in front of the house and also have other stalls in the neighbourhood reselling their fried food.

Returning from Mecca, Darwis changes his name to Ahmad Dahlan as he is disturbed by the trend of Islamic laws in his society; that borders on heresy, Syrik (polytheism), and Bid’ah (wrong innovation). Using a compass, he proves that the direction of Qibla (that points to Mecca), in the Great Mosque of Kauman is wrong. The discovery angers every Kyai (Islamic experts), especially the head of the Great Mosque of Kauman, Kyai Penghulu Cholil Kamaludiningrat. Dahlan, who studied in Mecca for five years, is seen as a rebel upstart. Since the proposal of changing the direction of Qibla is rejected, Dahlan starts a movement calling for the change. On his first sermon as a preacher, Dahlan criticizes the habits of residents in his village in Yogyakarta: "In a prayer, only a sincere and patient heart is needed, it requires no Kyais, money, let alone offerings". As a result, Dahlan gets a hostile reception.

A biopic about the founder of the Himpunan Mahasiswa Islam (Islamic Student Association), Lafran Pane in building the Islamic Students Association (HMI). The national and Islamic values instilled by Lafran became the foundation for HMI in contributing to Indonesia.

A girls friendship with hijab. Three married women and a friend who is still single secretly started a hijab business without her husband knowing.

A melodious voice does not necessarily makes Adina (Tissa Biani) a member of her school‘s qasidah team. Faisal (Surya Saputra), Adina’s father, forbids her. Faisal strongly urges her to focus on studies. Adina’s family never lives long in one place. They often move and are excluded wherever they live. Adina slowly began to understand. Her family are considered heretical. Although Adina does not understand what it is heretical. Driven by the desire to make his family proud and respected by others, Adina determines to follow MTQ contest and to win it. But, her desire gets obstacles. Faisal existence is considered a problem by the neighbours. Faisal gives an ultimatum to his wife and children: not to behave any kinds which make them into the spotlight. One little mistake will make them not only expelled from their homes, but their safety is also threatened.

"KTP," a short film by the Yogyakarta filmmakers Shinta Oktania Retnani (producer) and Bobby Prasetyo (director/screenwriter) has been a favourite on social media since its release in 2016. Spiced up with the ironic and piercing wit of Yogyakarta's intellectual scene, it provides fascinating insight into the difficulties of religious pluralism in Indonesia. The humorous but realistic problem it brings to light has since become more visible following a 2017 ruling that permitted new levels of religious diversity.

Two twins named Lila and Lili. Both experienced tragic ends after alleged abuse by their own mother, Rahma. However, death does not immediately end their story. In another realm, Lila continues to search for her twin sister, Lili, who was separated from her. This search then leads Lila into a greater mystery that has been hidden. In addition to facing a deep sense of loss, Lila also tries to understand the reasons behind the tragedy that destroyed their lives. Meanwhile, mysterious figures begin to appear and reveal that there is a greater power deliberately hiding the truth.

Edwin promised to his sister on her deathbed to find her son she gave up a long time ago. Edwin's quest brought him to become a substitute teacher in Duri High School, Jakarta, a school for juvenile delinquents. There he must face the most violent students to find his nephew. When he eventually finds the boy, a city-wide riot erupts and Edwin is trapped in the school with the cruel kids out for his blood.

At a time when Pak Wiryo found it difficult to die because he had a 'hold', the children of his first wife and second wife were fighting over the inheritance.

After being removed from his position at the Keraton by Cokrokusumo, Brotoseno intends to take revenge. Brotoseno invites a woman named Kanti who is also filled with hatred for Cokrokusumo.

The story of Sultan Agung Hanyakrakusuma, the king of Mataram when he was still a teenager until he becomes a king.