Browse 22 movies from Jakarta Film Fund
As the 100th-day memorial for her younger sibling approaches, 62-year-old Tan Man Moy joins a line-dance community in Petak Enam. As happiness slowly finds its way back into her life, she must confront the guilt of enjoying life again without the person she loved most.
Oct 2026
Amelia, a 12-year-old Chinese-Indonesian girl, has just learned of a tradition that says women who have received their period must not wash their underwear together with men's clothes, or the men will face bad luck.
Oct 2025
Extreme heat and fires sweep through Tambora, one of Jakarta's most densely populated neighborhoods. Uus returns after years away to live with his brother, Surya, an AC technician. Disturbed by the cramped conditions and constant threat of fires, Uus is determined to move to Japan for a better life, urging Surya to join him.
Raden wants to please his father by winning a bicycle race but is forced to get circumcised a few days before the race.
Oct 2022
Abdul has been tired lately. It turns out that Abdul's wife, Lela, is currently having pregnant cravings called "Ngidam". She craves Betawi cuisine that is becoming rare. Her requests for "selendang mayang" (a traditional Betawi dish) and "nasi ulam" can still be fulfilled. But then, Lela asks for a difficult dish, "sayur babanci" (a specific vegetable dish). For several days, Abdul hasn't been able to find this dish, even though he has been traveling around Jakarta. Their third child is expected to be a boy, the child they've been waiting for after two previous daughters. His mother-in-law often reminds him of the myth that if cravings are not fulfilled, the child might be born with a birthmark. His colleagues then assist him. It turns out that Lela's cravings are not as straightforward as those of a typical pregnant woman.
Oct 2023
Ever since her father's sudden death by the Ciliwung River, Aci and her mother’s lives changed forever. Convincing herself the Ciliwung Spirit killed him, Aci vows revenge. Yet, her mother repeatedly insists asthma was the cause. Exhausted by Aci's escalating terror, her mother recklessly summons the entity, triggering an inevitable clash.
Rudi, a freelance graphic designer, is too absorbed in his career and dies suddenly from exhaustion. When his spirit is reaped by Death, Rudi refuses to sign the documents that consent his departure from this world.
Oct 2024
Ayu (35), a woman who works in Jakarta decided to kidnap Clara (9), her employer's daughter to her hometown.
Nov 2021
Gita, an island woman traumatized by the sea, urges her fiancé Dama—a fisherman—to become a tour guide. Caught between the land and the sea, the two must choose one.
Mulyani, a domestic worker who decided to run away from an elite housing complex with Reza, her boyfriend, a construction worker. They are on an adventure and have to face the consequences of violating Mulyani's work contract.
A film director meets a dancer and they go around the city all day. He finds something from her that he doesn't find from his wife.
An influencer who dreams of having millions of followers is being followed in real life.
Mar 2026
Hesti feels bored and lonely while caring for her daughter, Safa. They are both alone in a small apartment on the outskirts of Jakarta, because her husband Yudi comes home late due to work commitments. A misunderstanding between the couple leads them to reveal their respective efforts to maintain harmony. Yudi is busy pursuing a promotion to secure the promise of a better family holiday, while Hesti is disappointed that her pleas for family time are perceived as impatience with Yudi.
A misunderstanding sets off a chain of events that go out of proportion between a middle aged couple and a young teenage couple during one night in Chinatown
A young man who claims to work in an office job must accept the consequences when his lie is discovered by his father who visited him in Jakarta.
Nurjanah has been running her small salon in South Kemang for 17 years. More than just an affordable haircut place, her salon has become a safe space and gathering spot for women from lower- to middle-income backgrounds. Bad news strikes when Lilis, a longtime client, informs her that Salon Gue Aje is about to be evicted to make room for a wellness center complex deemed more "suitable" for Kemang’s aesthetic.
After Ronaldo's free kick shatters a villager's window, he and his friends are forced to wander through the neighborhood in search of a field where they can continue playing.
Yuli wants to date Alif because she thinks Alif is an idiot. During their first date, Alif's motorbike was confiscated by the leasing officer because it had not been paid off. Yuli is disappointed and no longer interested in Alif.
A husband and wife have been wanting a baby for a long time so they perform a ritual that is believed to bring good things.