
Directing
B.W. Purbanegara
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Directing
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38 titles
B.W. Purba Negara is a director and writer, mostly known for Ziarah (2016). Born in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, BW Purba Negara is a graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy at Gadjah Mada University. Completely self-trained, he co-founded the production house Limaenam Films and has made several documentaries and shorts under its banner.
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6.25 student. An old villa. Old well. Forbidden room. Dark secret of the past. A seemingly omnipotent evil. Survival is the key. Let the battle of wits begins...
The Draft!
2026
NRRicky, a musician who likes to ride motorcycles, and Alyssa, who has family problems, are lovers. When Ricky wants to help Alyssa solve the problem, something unexpected happens between them
Romantik Problematik
2022
NRA young woman returns to her hometown after being away for years. However, her homecoming reopens old wounds and triggers a series of strange events that slowly engulf the villagers in suspicion and fear.
Hajatan Setan
2026
7.0The story of Sultan Agung Hanyakrakusuma, the king of Mataram when he was still a teenager until he becomes a king.
Sultan Agung
2018
NRA depressed policeman saw a tragedy that kills hundreds of people.
Shallot Salad
2023
4.8When a teen girl is possessed by a singing spirit after visiting the mystical Watu Kandang, her disturbing behavior brings turmoil to the village.
Mystic Singer
2024
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
2010s · 2 titles
7.0The story of Sultan Agung Hanyakrakusuma, the king of Mataram when he was still a teenager until he becomes a king.
Sultan Agung
2018
8.7Mbah Sri (95 years old) is looking for the grave of her husband, who has been missing for decades, with one simple aim: she wants to rest in peace beside her husband’s grave.
Ziarah
2016
Behind the camera
NRRicky, a musician who likes to ride motorcycles, and Alyssa, who has family problems, are lovers. When Ricky wants to help Alyssa solve the problem, something unexpected happens between them
Romantik Problematik
2022
NRRicky, a musician who likes to ride motorcycles, and Alyssa, who has family problems, are lovers. When Ricky wants to help Alyssa solve the problem, something unexpected happens between them
Romantik Problematik
2022
NRRicky, a musician who likes to ride motorcycles, and Alyssa, who has family problems, are lovers. When Ricky wants to help Alyssa solve the problem, something unexpected happens between them
Romantik Problematik
2022
NRA young woman returns to her hometown after being away for years. However, her homecoming reopens old wounds and triggers a series of strange events that slowly engulf the villagers in suspicion and fear.
Hajatan Setan
2026
NRA depressed policeman saw a tragedy that kills hundreds of people.
Shallot Salad
2023
NRA depressed policeman saw a tragedy that kills hundreds of people.
Shallot Salad
2023
4.8When a teen girl is possessed by a singing spirit after visiting the mystical Watu Kandang, her disturbing behavior brings turmoil to the village.
Mystic Singer
2024
8.8Four friends: Putri, Anisa, Imung, and Markus, try to change the money from the choir extracurricular that they accidentally omitted, by participating in the 'Doremi & You' singing competition. The struggle of the four friends to win the competition is difficult when Reno, the choir assistant coach who is expected to become their coach, turns out to be their toughest rival in the competition.
Doremi & You
2019
8.8Four friends: Putri, Anisa, Imung, and Markus, try to change the money from the choir extracurricular that they accidentally omitted, by participating in the 'Doremi & You' singing competition. The struggle of the four friends to win the competition is difficult when Reno, the choir assistant coach who is expected to become their coach, turns out to be their toughest rival in the competition.
Doremi & You
2019
4.2The magical surrealist journey of Asa, daughter of a shaman, who confronts her own mother, fighting for her own life and freedom.
Another Trip to the Moon
2015
The woman would be happy if the man sit to her right. But the man always prefers to be on the left.
Kamu di Kanan Aku Senang
2013
The woman would be happy if the man sit to her right. But the man always prefers to be on the left.
Kamu di Kanan Aku Senang
2013
The woman would be happy if the man sit to her right. But the man always prefers to be on the left.
Kamu di Kanan Aku Senang
2013
8.7Mbah Sri (95 years old) is looking for the grave of her husband, who has been missing for decades, with one simple aim: she wants to rest in peace beside her husband’s grave.
Ziarah
2016
8.7Mbah Sri (95 years old) is looking for the grave of her husband, who has been missing for decades, with one simple aim: she wants to rest in peace beside her husband’s grave.
Ziarah
2016
8.7Mbah Sri (95 years old) is looking for the grave of her husband, who has been missing for decades, with one simple aim: she wants to rest in peace beside her husband’s grave.
Ziarah
2016
NRA small yellow object makes a child trapped in an illusion and pretense. The device that should serve to bring a much closer instead turned into farther the closeness. A innocent portrait on a modernity that arrogant and stutter.
Say Hello to Yellow
2011
NRA small yellow object makes a child trapped in an illusion and pretense. The device that should serve to bring a much closer instead turned into farther the closeness. A innocent portrait on a modernity that arrogant and stutter.
Say Hello to Yellow
2011
NRA small yellow object makes a child trapped in an illusion and pretense. The device that should serve to bring a much closer instead turned into farther the closeness. A innocent portrait on a modernity that arrogant and stutter.
Say Hello to Yellow
2011
NRa short film by B.W. Purbanegara
Lastri, Apa Sing Kowe Goleti?
2008
NRa short film by B.W. Purbanegara
Lastri, Apa Sing Kowe Goleti?
2008
NRa short film by B.W. Purbanegara
Lastri, Apa Sing Kowe Goleti?
2008
NRA grandmother decided to become a hermit in the middle of the forest. One day, his children and grandchildren came to visit. The 3.5-year-old granddaughter doesn’t want to go home and wants to stay with his grandmother to live and play in the forest. Day after day they spent together, until finally the granddaughter entered a forbidden area in the forest, making it difficult for her to find her way home. The grandmother failed to find her granddaughter and she decided to continue her meditation. After meeting the forest spirit guard who was carrying out a rite, the granddaughter managed to find her way home by following a puppy who led her to meet her grandmother again. Unfortunately, this time her grandmother never woke up again from samadi.
History of Untellable Tales
2022
NRA grandmother decided to become a hermit in the middle of the forest. One day, his children and grandchildren came to visit. The 3.5-year-old granddaughter doesn’t want to go home and wants to stay with his grandmother to live and play in the forest. Day after day they spent together, until finally the granddaughter entered a forbidden area in the forest, making it difficult for her to find her way home. The grandmother failed to find her granddaughter and she decided to continue her meditation. After meeting the forest spirit guard who was carrying out a rite, the granddaughter managed to find her way home by following a puppy who led her to meet her grandmother again. Unfortunately, this time her grandmother never woke up again from samadi.
History of Untellable Tales
2022
NRFour children get together to help the poorest of them to find a way to keep coming to school and attend the exams.
Cheng Cheng Po
2007
NRThis film tells the story of a site in Gunung Kidul that was used as an execution ground for people accused of being PKI members in 1965, as well as for gali (repeat offenders/ex-convicts) during the 1980s.
Rantemas
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NRThis film tells the story of a site in Gunung Kidul that was used as an execution ground for people accused of being PKI members in 1965, as well as for gali (repeat offenders/ex-convicts) during the 1980s.
Rantemas
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NRThe girl lends her lips to the boy who lends her a pair of eyes. Her lips become his voice as his eyes become her sight.
Bermula dari A
2011
NRThe girl lends her lips to the boy who lends her a pair of eyes. Her lips become his voice as his eyes become her sight.
Bermula dari A
2011
NRThe girl lends her lips to the boy who lends her a pair of eyes. Her lips become his voice as his eyes become her sight.
Bermula dari A
2011
A woman is trapped in the never-ending cycle of violence. This film is an open interpretation to the concept of Samsara.
Jerat Samsara
2015
Adapted from Pawan Kumar’s “U-Turn". A Young female reporter investigating a story about a person littering on the street. However, when the offenders mysteriously begin dying one by one, she sets out on a journey to uncover the truth.
Death of Spin
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NRThe villagers of Glagaharjo refused to be relocated from their homes after Mount Merapi erupted in 2010. They came back to the village, cleaned all the eruption materials and rebuilt their houses. Among them, there's a group of grannies, who eagerly work together to regain their daily routines. A mundane conversation about resilience, love, passion and belief.
Digdaya Ing Bebaya
2014

