Widya Arafah
Directing
Biography
Widya has always had an immense desire to be a full-fledged Film Director since her Junior High School years. Due to, and to further nurture, her desire, she had made dozens of films for the last eight years, for which and for her consistency and determination she was elected Chairman for her school and her university’s filmmaking community 3CINEMA and Fiktif respectively. Through, but not limited to, those ventures in mentioned communities, Widya nurtures her huge passion and builds her vision for the medium of film by directing several productions. Among them is a film titled ‘Lalu’ which received tremendous support during all stages of productions, positive public reception, and array of recognitions and invited showings in festivals including the 17th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2022 due to its preparation quality, intimate nuances, and emotion-inducing story. However, those experiences are mere beginnings to her long, arduous, yet extremely exciting odyssey of learning and growing to fully embody the Film Director she always aspires to be.
Known For
Often bullied because of his fat body and a mysterious condition that causes him to have nosebleeds when he panics, Satria, a high school student, is forced to participate in the initiation of the all-boy school gang.
Knight of Blood
Dina (21), who is missing her father, gets a chance to feel her father's presence by a call from her customer. But when Dina tries to convey her feelings, she runs out of time.
Lalu
Rara, fired from her work, is being cheated by her lover. Rara felt drowned by all the problems that pilled up on her. Meeting with a person that we will never see its face, Rara tells a story about how she learnt to swim.
That's How I Learnt to Swim
Tristan (25) is an aspiring director, but his filming site threatens his dream to create his ambitious debut short film in 2 weeks and he has insufficient balance to shoot the film in the remaining time.
The Dream is on Jakarta
Andi, who is starving, has to face the twists and turns of problems at Takor to be able to eat peacefully. What does Andi really have to go through?
The Next Level of Balada Sebelum Makan
Two girls who speak different languages search for a missing conch. One sees it as a belonging from her late brother, the other assumes it's her friend's brother under a curse. Through a journey of misunderstandings, they slowly begin to realize that maybe there are also other things worth finding.