Maarij Reka
Directing
Biography
Born in 2003, Maarij Reka is a film student at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta, and working as a writer-director. He grew up in the suburban area, making works that reflect both social and personal experiences, told through mixed media and magical realism. His short film “Dihapus dari Peta” (Erased from the Map, 2025) was funded by Layar Indonesiana, marking him as the first student to receive the grant, and world premiered at Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2025. He is currently developing his debut feature, “The Boy with His Mother’s Statue”, which received a development grant from Jakarta Film Week Producers Lab 2025 and was selected for the Indonesia–France Film Lab 2025.
Known For
Ruth is a Catholic teenager in the midst of Muslims. As a minority in a place to study, she must adapt to the habits of his friends. This carried over to habits in her personal life, could she?
Pray, Begin
A man tells a journalist about the photos and memories from his childhood in home and village that will soon disappear for the new national capital city. With his brother, he returns to the places they once played, taking pictures and recreating stories as if the land was still the same.