Garin Nugroho

The Indonesian society is seen through a middle-aged lady's eyes in her daily encounters with the street children who work and live off the harsh and sleazy world of adults. (imdb)

An Indonesian gamelan musical, this film is nominally about a love triangle between a married couple and local business owner. It really is about a lot more, however, if you dig just a little deeper. Everything is colorful, symbolic, and slightly incomprehensible.

It is a story which follows the lives of three women, each struggling with their own individual predicament, as they make their journey to visit the sacred island of Bali in order to find the meaning of peace through the unexpected experience of magical realism. (mubi.com)

Marlina lives quietly in Sumba until one day a man named Markus and his gang tries to rob her house and she kills him. Eventually, she is haunted by Markus, and her life turns in 180 degrees. (imdb)

Juno is just a kid when his father leaves him in their village of Center Java. Abandoned and alone, he joins a Lengger dance centre where men transform assuming feminine appearance and movements. But the sensuality and sexuality that come from dance and bodies, mixed with the violent social and political situation of Indonesia, force Juno to move from village to village... (labiennale.org)

Lewa's mother died when he was very young. A loner and a dreamer, he writes letters to an angel he believes takes care of the land, and is mystified why he never gets any replies. He spends his time cutting classes and playing on the beach with the crazed Malaria Tua. One day a group of city types, in town for a fashion shoot, lend Lewa a Polaroid camera, and the kid becomes obsessed with recording everything through its lens. His curiosity triggers a bloody feud between neighboring villages.

Sparks fly when a fashion blogger in Bali meets a gifted shoemaker, leading her to question her commitment to her fiancé. (imdb)

Words of poetry spell certain death when a young woman grows increasingly distraught after a string of unusual murders take place.