Shalfia Fala Pratika
Directing
Biography
Fala Pratika, born a month after Indonesia’s Reformation in 1998, discovered her love for cinema during childhood trips to local video rental stores. This passion led to her first short film in 2020. Intrigued by the complex experiences of women in Indonesia, she began exploring documentary filmmaking. In 2023, her first documentary project, The Other Daughter, participated in the IDOC LAB (Indonesia Documentary Lab), marking a pivotal moment in her career.
Known For
A documentary about Suzzanna, "the Queen of Indonesian horror" - an actress who starred in many of the country's most iconic and beloved horror pictures.
Suzzanna: The Queen of Black Magic
A woman named Rara experiences a strange incident on the South coast. A murder far from humanity sets in motion a vicious chain of revenge.
THE RAGE, Blood From The Sea
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.
The Carousel Never Stops Turning
Siska, a zoo keeper who knows bad things are happening at work, prepares an odd way to make things better.
Makan Malam
Three strangers visit their former villages that have been demolished for the construction of a new airport.
Potret Diri
unravels the hidden struggles between mothers and daughters across generations.
The Other Daughter
A construction worker, arrives at a house he is assigned to demolish, only to have the place reopen the shadows of his past.
Malevolent
Forced to attend a family gathering at her grandmother’s house, a young girl meets two cousins and plans a bold scheme to unleash her anger toward her uncle.
Bubble Trouble
After the status of the Covid-19 outbreak became a new normal, Bani went on a journey to find her family roots in Mandailing, North Sumatra.