
Khozy Rizal
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Biography
Khozy Rizal is an Indonesian filmmaker based in Makassar. He made his directorial debut in 2021 with the short film 'Makassar is a City for Football Fans', which was included in the official selection of Sundance Film Festival, BFI Flare, among others. His third short film 'Basri & Salma in a Never-ending Comedy' (2023) made history as the first Indonesian short film ever to compete at the Cannes Film Festival.
Known For

2008, the Indonesian city of Parepare. Together with his best friends, 14-year-old Doddy tries to recreate an iconic scene from a zombie movie and record it with the video camera that belongs to his sad and angry emo brother, Anji.
Little Rebels Cinema Club

Basri and Salma, a childless couple who run an Odong-Odong at the carnival, face mounting pressure at a family reunion that leads to the revelation of why they haven’t had a child.
Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy
Nia, 50, in an abusive marriage navigates a fragmented inner world where desire, memory, and ritual intertwine. A reunion with a former lover reawakens intimacy but exposes the persistence of violence and entrapment. As reality dissolves into hallucination, she reaches for a final, elusive escape.
Mothers Are Mothering

In a city when the ‘men’ have to go crazy about football, Akbar has to pretend to love football in order to prevent rejection.
Makassar Is a City for Football Fans

Indi, a young architect living in Kyoto, Japan, leads an independent life while working at a bakery shop. When an unexpected encounter and childhood memories resurface, Indi must choose to let go or make peace with her past.
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Ade is struggling with debt, so she decides to work as a motorcycle taxi driver and looks for ways to prevent customers from canceling rides.
Ride To Nowhere
Farhan, feminine Indonesian teen who is a K-Pop cover dancer in Makassar struggles to maintain his true identity and expression after a catastrophe occurs to his family business.