Kayla Anggoman
Directing
Biography
Kayla Anggoman, born in 2006, is a Jakarta-based filmmaker, currently studying her first year at Jakarta Institute of Arts. After working behind the scenes as a producer and crew member on several short films, she steps into directing with her debut project, Sienna In Red. She often experiments across different media, searching for ways to translate feeling into form. Her work is driven by a desire to create films that move people in quiet, lasting ways.
Known For
After work, Mama invites her daughter, Emily to eat out. Throughout the meal, they barely speak and remain focused on their phones, until a video Emily watches and a message the mother receives make them realize the distance in their relationship and try to start a conversation.
Want To Eat Out?
A young girl is caught between her parents’ grief and anger after losing their eldest daughter, finds solace behind her bedroom window—where she builds a world of color in order to move on.
Behind the Window
A teenager who was confused when his teacher assigned him to write an essay about the good deeds of his abusive father.
Dad is Not a Hero
A woman trapped inside a locked room desperately attempts to escape, only to drown as the space slowly floods, before realizing that the key to her freedom has been with her all along.