Jimmy Hendrickx
Directing
Biography
Jimmy Hendrickx has a Master degree in Visual arts from the School of Arts in Ghent where he also taught editing. In 2013 he moved to Asia to work on his documentary productions. His first short Semalu (2013) about abandoned children on a construction site in Malaysia earned Best Film at the Tabor Film Festival in Croatia. His mid length feature A Punk Daydream (2019) about street punk in Indonesia, premiered at IFFR Rotterdam, followed by HOTDOCS, Warshaw and many other festivals. His feature film Slave Island (2025) had its world premiere at Movies That Matter in the Netherlands. Jimmy has a keen interest in cultures in transition.
Known For
Activist Jeremy Kewuan faces the invisible power of ideology and faith as he combats traditions of present-day slavery on a remote Indonesian island.
Slave Island
A portrait of the largest Muslim Punk community in the world, as seen through the eyes of Punk teenagers, in relation to the extreme social, environmental and political environment they live in.
A Punk Daydream
Indonesia struggles with high poverty rates and discrimination against minority groups. Ronny P. former actor and activist, organizes tours for the rich to meet the poor, and provides shelter to foreigners, LGBT, the sick and disabled. He seeks investors for his dream movie "Memories for The Future" to let the world know the real history and tragedy of Indonesia. Others say he is a charlatan, a man in deep debt exploiting everything that crosses his path. Somewhere few and far between lies the truth. "The making of Memories for the Future" is a reflection on social ethics in Indonesia, set in an a-typical middle class household on the edge of falling into despair and poverty.