Ifa Isfansyah

Directing

Ifa Isfansyah

Born

1979-12-16 (46)

Place of birth

Jogjakarta, Indonesia

Known for

Directing

Credits

42 titles

Ifa Isfansyah was born in Jogjakarta, Indonesia 1979. Graduated from Television Department Indonesian Institute of the Art Jogjakarta. In 2001, with his several friends founding an independent film community, named Fourcolours Films and has been active producing short films. Ifa was selected at Asian Film Academy Pusan Int'l Film festival 2006 and won a scholarship award in Im Kwon Taek Film College of Film & Performing Arts.

Known for

Before, Now & Then poster
6.8

Set against Indonesia’s turbulent post-independence years in the 1960s, the story revolves around the domestic life of a woman whose personal life has been completely overturned by the political turmoil.

Before, Now & Then

2022

Gratuity Girl poster
NR

Ayu, a girl from a village outside Yogyakarta, wants to become a famous dangdut singer. So in Yogya, Ayu stays with Ningsih, her aunt, who owns a beauty salon. Dimas, her friend, accompanies Ayu, as a street musician, to get musical exposure. Ayu starts to get noticed when she sings. Men are mesmerised, especially by her moves and voice. They throw money at her every time she performs for gratuity, thus she earns the nickname, cewek saweran or gratuity girl.

Gratuity Girl

2011

Yuni poster
6.8

In her last year of secondary school, a bright Indonesian student is determined to pursue her education and resist getting married, despite the expectations of her community.

Yuni

2021

Four Seasons in Java poster
8.3

Pertiwi returns to her hometown after spending two decades in prison to rebuild her life. There, she finds power in things that have been abandoned: discarded electronic devices that mysteriously light up and a community of outcasts living on the fringes of society. But coming home also means confronting the four men who sent her to prison and now rule the village. Together with the outcasts, Pertiwi begins to uncover the darkness that still haunts the place - and the past she thought she had left behind.

Four Seasons in Java

2026

Leftovers poster
7.2

Tells the story of Turah and Jadag who have optimism and hope to escape from the powerless life that Darso leads. Darso is a rich boss who controls Tirang village, so the people in Tirang village are afraid of Darso.

Leftovers

2017

Devil's Horns poster
4.3

Birth and death occur when the devil's horns rise. The terror of waiting for the birth of a child from a pre-pregnant marriage and the 14 day wait for death due to an implant that had not been removed.

Devil's Horns

2024

Film credits

Behind the camera

Before, Now & Then poster
6.8

Set against Indonesia’s turbulent post-independence years in the 1960s, the story revolves around the domestic life of a woman whose personal life has been completely overturned by the political turmoil.

Before, Now & Then

2022

Gratuity Girl poster
NR

Ayu, a girl from a village outside Yogyakarta, wants to become a famous dangdut singer. So in Yogya, Ayu stays with Ningsih, her aunt, who owns a beauty salon. Dimas, her friend, accompanies Ayu, as a street musician, to get musical exposure. Ayu starts to get noticed when she sings. Men are mesmerised, especially by her moves and voice. They throw money at her every time she performs for gratuity, thus she earns the nickname, cewek saweran or gratuity girl.

Gratuity Girl

2011

Yuni poster
6.8

In her last year of secondary school, a bright Indonesian student is determined to pursue her education and resist getting married, despite the expectations of her community.

Yuni

2021

Four Seasons in Java poster
8.3

Pertiwi returns to her hometown after spending two decades in prison to rebuild her life. There, she finds power in things that have been abandoned: discarded electronic devices that mysteriously light up and a community of outcasts living on the fringes of society. But coming home also means confronting the four men who sent her to prison and now rule the village. Together with the outcasts, Pertiwi begins to uncover the darkness that still haunts the place - and the past she thought she had left behind.

Four Seasons in Java

2026

Leftovers poster
7.2

Tells the story of Turah and Jadag who have optimism and hope to escape from the powerless life that Darso leads. Darso is a rich boss who controls Tirang village, so the people in Tirang village are afraid of Darso.

Leftovers

2017

Devil's Horns poster
4.3

Birth and death occur when the devil's horns rise. The terror of waiting for the birth of a child from a pre-pregnant marriage and the 14 day wait for death due to an implant that had not been removed.

Devil's Horns

2024

The Golden Cane Warrior poster
6.5

A martial arts master angers two of her protégés when she selects a third to take her post and the legendary weapon that comes with it.

The Golden Cane Warrior

2014

The Golden Cane Warrior poster
6.5

A martial arts master angers two of her protégés when she selects a third to take her post and the legendary weapon that comes with it.

The Golden Cane Warrior

2014

The Period of Her poster
NR

An anthology explores the lives of four women as they navigate the societal pressures of womanhood.

The Period of Her

2025

CUBS poster
NR

CUBS is set in a corrupt gold-mining town and delves into the complex moral struggles of a young boy.

CUBS

—

Sekar poster
NR

Sekar is a blind woman who makes her mother's batik her whole world. Until Sekar met a silversmith who made batik motifs for her. The man brought batik to life in another way.

Sekar

2018

Mountain Song poster
NR

Since his father died, Gimba did not want to get away from his mother, while his mother feels that her health is getting worsen. One day, Gimba was left in a hut by his mother. Gimba also realized that his mother was gone too long.

Mountain Song

2019

9 Summers 10 Autumns poster
NR

At the foot of Mount Panderman, in a house of 6 x 7 m, Iwan dreams to build a bedroom. Living with six other people in the cramped little house, a bedroom is truly a luxury. His father is a public car driver who can’t remember his own birthday, while her mother didn’t finish elementary school. Iwan grows up together with his four sisters. It is education that grants a way out. With tenacity, the Apple Town boy can work in the Big Apple, New York. Ten years of his exploration in that most cosmopolitan city makes him able to raise his family’s dignity. He manages to hold an important position in one of the biggest multinational corporations. However the bright lights of New York can’t heal a bitter memory. A shocking event brought forth someone who takes him to revisit the past. It is family love that saves all.

9 Summers 10 Autumns

2013

Cado Cado: Doctor 101 poster
NR

The most popular three reasons to enter the Faculty of Medicine are: income security, the prestigious diploma, or facilitating to get mate. Riva’s enter to the Faculty of Medicine is not for the three reasons above, but just goes along his friend named Evi, the girl he called best friend since high school. When co-ass or pre-med program begins, the proximity of the Riva and Vena, pretty co-ass and the girlo of the shareholder of the hospital, making the relationship between Riva and Evi cracked, because each reluctant to admit that they are more than just friends. As a result of a series of silly mistakes due to his own negligence, Riva blacklisted by the Professor. He began to doubt and question his choice to become a doctor. After the death of a patient, Riva aware of the real meaning of the vocation and the responsibility for his choice to become a doctor. Ahead of Evi’s departure, Riva realizes that what all this time they have is love.

Cado Cado: Doctor 101

2016

Memories of My Body poster
6.5

Juno was just a child when his father abandoned him from their village in Central Java. Abandoned and alone, he joins a Lengger dance centre where men shape their feminine appearance and movement. The sensuality and sexuality that came from the dance, mixed with the violent sociopolitical Indonesian environment, forces Juno to move from village to village.

Memories of My Body

2019

The Dancer poster
6.3

Orphaned by a tragedy that took the lives of her parents, Srintil grows up in a poor Indonesian village aspiring to be a sacred dancer.

The Dancer

2011

The Dancer poster
6.3

Orphaned by a tragedy that took the lives of her parents, Srintil grows up in a poor Indonesian village aspiring to be a sacred dancer.

The Dancer

2011

Setengah Sendok Teh poster
NR

The story about a wife who love his husband, deeply. Everyday the wife makes a cup of coffee for his husband; three teaspoon of coffee-half teaspoon sugar. The husband never delighted by the wife’s coffee. The wife keep trying to make a cup of coffee for his husband. Because she loves him, deeply.

Setengah Sendok Teh

2007

Setengah Sendok Teh poster
NR

The story about a wife who love his husband, deeply. Everyday the wife makes a cup of coffee for his husband; three teaspoon of coffee-half teaspoon sugar. The husband never delighted by the wife’s coffee. The wife keep trying to make a cup of coffee for his husband. Because she loves him, deeply.

Setengah Sendok Teh

2007

Hoax poster
6.8

A re-edit of the film "Rumah dan Musim Hujan" (2012) by its producers. A provocative demolition of traditional family values, the film tackles a wide range of issues, from gay secrets to marital infidelity. After a dinner to mark the end of Ramadan, we follow three siblings through the rest of the night. Ragil looks after his dad, a doddery patriarch, but has a secret lover who visits when dad's asleep. His sister Ade has a terrible experience on the way home (she's lived with mum since the divorce), but the night has greater shocks in store for her. And the randy elder brother Raga is helping his current girlfriend through a pregnancy scare when his former girlfriend shows up at the door in distress.

Hoax

2018

Hoax poster
6.8

A re-edit of the film "Rumah dan Musim Hujan" (2012) by its producers. A provocative demolition of traditional family values, the film tackles a wide range of issues, from gay secrets to marital infidelity. After a dinner to mark the end of Ramadan, we follow three siblings through the rest of the night. Ragil looks after his dad, a doddery patriarch, but has a secret lover who visits when dad's asleep. His sister Ade has a terrible experience on the way home (she's lived with mum since the divorce), but the night has greater shocks in store for her. And the randy elder brother Raga is helping his current girlfriend through a pregnancy scare when his former girlfriend shows up at the door in distress.

Hoax

2018

Hoax poster
6.8

A re-edit of the film "Rumah dan Musim Hujan" (2012) by its producers. A provocative demolition of traditional family values, the film tackles a wide range of issues, from gay secrets to marital infidelity. After a dinner to mark the end of Ramadan, we follow three siblings through the rest of the night. Ragil looks after his dad, a doddery patriarch, but has a secret lover who visits when dad's asleep. His sister Ade has a terrible experience on the way home (she's lived with mum since the divorce), but the night has greater shocks in store for her. And the randy elder brother Raga is helping his current girlfriend through a pregnancy scare when his former girlfriend shows up at the door in distress.

Hoax

2018

9808: An Anthology of 10th Year Indonesian Reform poster
NR

In May 1998 something happened in Indonesia that no one had thought possible. After persistent demonstrations, primarily by students, the repressive era of President Suharto came to an end. Many film makers from the present generation were closely involved in this revolution at the time. In this omnibus film, ten film makers look back on events.

9808: An Anthology of 10th Year Indonesian Reform

2008

Belkibolang poster
5.0

A compilation of nine short films and collected scenes created by young, up-and-coming Indonesian directors. Set during a single hot Jakarta night. Each short features an interaction between two characters and focuses on the strange situations one might get into while prowling the city after dark.

Belkibolang

2011

Siti poster
6.6

A young mother to her son, Siti has to find ways and means to care for the boy, her husband and her mother-in-law. By day, she sells snacks; by night, she works as a karaoke guide. Tainted by her nighttime employment, Siti finds her husband no longer wishes to speak to her.

Siti

2016

One Day When the Rain Falls poster
8.0

This film is about a family that lives in three different houses in one night when the rain is falling. In each of the houses there's an unrevealed secret, they have their own emotion just like what we feel every time we enter a different house.

One Day When the Rain Falls

2012

One Day When the Rain Falls poster
8.0

This film is about a family that lives in three different houses in one night when the rain is falling. In each of the houses there's an unrevealed secret, they have their own emotion just like what we feel every time we enter a different house.

One Day When the Rain Falls

2012

One Day When the Rain Falls poster
8.0

This film is about a family that lives in three different houses in one night when the rain is falling. In each of the houses there's an unrevealed secret, they have their own emotion just like what we feel every time we enter a different house.

One Day When the Rain Falls

2012

Be Quiet, Exam Is in Progress! poster
NR

On May 27, 2006, 05:55 a.m., Yogyakarta was shocked by earthquake of 5.9 SR that killed over 6,000 people. That day was ten days before elementary school students did final examination and fourteen days before World Cup 2006.

Be Quiet, Exam Is in Progress!

2006

Be Quiet, Exam Is in Progress! poster
NR

On May 27, 2006, 05:55 a.m., Yogyakarta was shocked by earthquake of 5.9 SR that killed over 6,000 people. That day was ten days before elementary school students did final examination and fourteen days before World Cup 2006.

Be Quiet, Exam Is in Progress!

2006

Abracadabra poster
4.5

A black comedy from a magician named Lukman who performs illusion magic that suddenly become real.

Abracadabra

2020

Losmen Bu Broto poster
8.8

Losmen Bu Broto is an inn managed by Bu Broto, Pak Broto and their children. However, a problem arises, worsening a conflict within the family.

Losmen Bu Broto

2021

Mad of Madness poster
6.0

Ambar is a young mother who is forced to work in a sand mine after her husband mysteriously vanishes. But what she faces is not just the harshness of life, but also the intangible horrors that evoke old wounds and trauma.

Mad of Madness

2025

Pesantren Impian poster
NR

Ten girls get a mysterious invitation to stay in a dream boarding school. The secluded school was built by Gus Budiman to provide a second chance for those who have a dark past. Sissy, a model, came with her friend, Inong, who keeps their own problems. Butet has drugs problem. Sri comes with a prostitution scandal. While Rini who is looked innocent, gets pregnant out of wedlock. There are also other names with their own problems. Including Eni, a young policewoman, intelligent and ambitious, who is investigating the murder case at the Crystal Hotel and gets clues that the suspects are in the dream school.

Pesantren Impian

2016

Garuda in My Heart poster
6.3

A talented 12-year-old boy dream of becoming a great soccer player despite his loving grandfather's stern disapproval.

Garuda in My Heart

2009

Bring Me the Moon poster
5.5

Amelia was a lonely 10-year-old girl. Ratna, her mother, was too busy working. Amelia, who feels neglected, befriended her cousin, Ambar. When the holidays arrived, Amelia decided to visit Ambar in her village.

Bring Me the Moon

2012

Koki-Koki Cilik poster
7.0

Savory adventures await for a young boy who attends a prestigious cooking camp and competes with other child chefs in a culinary championship.

Koki-Koki Cilik

2018

Percakapan Ini poster
NR

Conversations between neighbors, Omen and Nuri, about relationships, choices and motherhood. Conversation has neither beginning nor ending.

Percakapan Ini

2010

Quarantine Tales poster
6.6

Quarantine Tales is a collection of stories by 5 directors who tell the stories of life experienced during the pandemic.

Quarantine Tales

2020

Quarantine Tales poster
6.6

Quarantine Tales is a collection of stories by 5 directors who tell the stories of life experienced during the pandemic.

Quarantine Tales

2020