Garin Nugroho Movies

A documentary about the history of local film scene in Yogyakarta.

Three women looking for answers of their life in Bali.

Realistic fairy-tale about conflicts between the traditional society on an Indonesian island and the modern world.

The story of a dancer who finds mysterious objects in the practice room. The things that brought her gave birth to a new spirit and choreography....

The poet Ibrahim Kadir plays himself in a political drama about his arrest and incarceration in Aceh in the 1960s. Kadir survived the mass murder of...

Set in and around a mosque in sprawling Jakarta, Indonesia, during the Muslim holiday of Lebaran, the interwoven stories of family, faith and...

A young man is kept distant from his lover by a strict and unforgiving society. He’d go through hell to be with her, but when a deal with the...

Slank is a legendary rock band on the Indonesian scene, known for their politicized lyrics and activism, and for its fanatical fan base - known as...

A college student, a young female dancer, an orphaned adolescent, a rickshaw driver, and an eternal optimist all discuss the manner in which the 2004...

“Melodrama” tells the story of Layar, a popular film star who feels bored with his career and wants to make a musical theater set in a...

After the incident the president gave bicycles to school children, some Papuan children also wanted to experience getting bicycles from the president...

Crisscrossing between the stories of Rima, a dynamic recruit whose ambition is soon thwarted by Islamic convention; the disaffected Jabir, who is...

Night life of a transgender who has his own story.

The documentary presents a free jazz collaboration by Western jazz artistes Guerino Mozzola, Heinz Geisser, and Norris Jones, along with the...

Mayang, Harris, and Topan were best friends since childhood. Mayang, a columnist in a female magazine, had been married to Harris, a professional,...

In his contribution, Garin Nugroho wants to show the importance of the new and the old harbour of Jakarta. In the harbour districts Keroncong Tugu...

"Sarung" follows a dancer who is inspired by this versatile piece of cloth and begins creating new choreography. In the process, she is reminded of...