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Meiske Taurisia
Born
1974-05-14 (52)
Place of birth
Jakarta, Indonesia
Known for
Production
Credits
25 titles
Meiske Taurisia began her film career in 2004 and produced titles including Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (2008, Rotterdam) and Postcards from the Zoo (2012, in Competition, Berlin). She also produced short films such as The Fox Exploits the Tiger’s Might (2015, Cannes Critic’s Week), Following Diana (2015, Toronto), and Love Story Not (2015, Busan). In 2016, she founded Palari Films and produced Posesif (2017, Singapore), Aruna & Her Palate (2018, Culinary Cinema, Berlin), Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (2021, Golden Leopard, Locarno), and most recently Sleep No More (2026, Berlinale Special Midnight).
Known for
6.1A secret fantasy blog might jeopardize the promising future of Laras, a talented student, when the blog is revealed to her entire school.
Dear David
2023
6.2A big-city detective investigates a series of gruesome murders along the Indonesia-Malaysia border — forcing her to confront ghosts from her past.
Borderless Fog
2024
6.7Ajo Kawir is a fighter who fears nothing, not even death. His raging urge to fight is driven by a secret: his impotence. When he crosses paths with a tough female fighter named Iteung, Ajo gets beaten black and blue, but he also falls head over heels in love. Will Ajo’s path lead him to a happy life with Iteung, and, eventually, his own peace of mind?
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
2021
7.0As two sisters clash over whether their mother’s sudden death at a wig factory was suicide or demonic possession, their brother's supernatural body-regenerative gift attracts a wandering ghost searching for a human host.
Sleep No More
2026
NRTen days after her sister Julia leaves home without a word, Jani (13) wants only one thing: her return. Jani knows her mother, Winnie, is the reason Julia left, and the two are growing distant while Winnie buries her guilt in work. Only Oma, the grandmother, comforts Jani. Unknown to Winnie and Oma, Jani secretly keeps in touch with Julia. Over four December days, Jani must choose: stay silent or confront her mother.
Jani Be Good
2026
6.3After his father's passing, a teenager sets out for New York in search of his estranged mother and soon finds love and connection in unexpected places.
Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens
2021
Film credits
Behind the camera
6.1A secret fantasy blog might jeopardize the promising future of Laras, a talented student, when the blog is revealed to her entire school.
Dear David
2023
6.2A big-city detective investigates a series of gruesome murders along the Indonesia-Malaysia border — forcing her to confront ghosts from her past.
Borderless Fog
2024
6.7Ajo Kawir is a fighter who fears nothing, not even death. His raging urge to fight is driven by a secret: his impotence. When he crosses paths with a tough female fighter named Iteung, Ajo gets beaten black and blue, but he also falls head over heels in love. Will Ajo’s path lead him to a happy life with Iteung, and, eventually, his own peace of mind?
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
2021
7.0As two sisters clash over whether their mother’s sudden death at a wig factory was suicide or demonic possession, their brother's supernatural body-regenerative gift attracts a wandering ghost searching for a human host.
Sleep No More
2026
NRTen days after her sister Julia leaves home without a word, Jani (13) wants only one thing: her return. Jani knows her mother, Winnie, is the reason Julia left, and the two are growing distant while Winnie buries her guilt in work. Only Oma, the grandmother, comforts Jani. Unknown to Winnie and Oma, Jani secretly keeps in touch with Julia. Over four December days, Jani must choose: stay silent or confront her mother.
Jani Be Good
2026
6.3After his father's passing, a teenager sets out for New York in search of his estranged mother and soon finds love and connection in unexpected places.
Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens
2021
4.7Mar believes in the mysterious legend of the lovers Halimah and Sukab on the island of Sawai from a hundred years ago. She travels to Sawai to experience what Halimah once felt, hoping to find Sukab there.
Someone's Wife in the Boat of Someone's Husband
2013
NRNur is a 13-year-old boy who lives with his father in a rural area in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Nur naturally replaced his mother in the household after her passing. Nevertheless, his father remains aloof, and decides to send Nur away to an all-boys boarding school to make him more 'manly'. Missing fatherly love, he unexpectedly gets the attention and validation he needs at school. However, he faces bullying and harassment due to his feminine nature. Everything changes when he encounters a Bissu, an androgynous local spiritual leader who believes Nur is the chosen one to replace them. Presented with a chance to finally get acceptance, Nur has to choose which path to take. His choice will reshape his relationship with his father forever.
Goldfish
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7.1A student diver risks her scholastic future and relationship with her father when she dates a moody transfer student consumed by their romance.
Possessive
2017
NRWas it black magic that took him from her? Or the vision of her rival's swaying hips? Lana works at a phone sex company, and hula-hoops when calling her customers to make moaning sounds.
Hulahoop Soundings
2008
6.0When the police halt their search, a troubled mother works with a podcaster to find her missing daughter but faces a dark force that haunts her.
The Redemption of Sin
2024
6.1Little Lana was 3 years old when she was abandoned alone in the zoo. Raised by a giraffe trainer, the zoo is the only world she knows. Until one day, a charming magician arrives and Lana finds her love, for she is ready to leave the zoo. Lana embarks on journey, until one day, she decided to go back to the place where she was abandoned.
Postcards from the Zoo
2012
An adaptation of Hindia's debut studio album of the same name.
Menari dengan Bayangan: Evakuasi
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6.8A food-loving epidemiologist Aruna has to go to the countryside to investigate the avian flu outbreak. A chef and a food critic also accompany her—this could turn out to be a food trip!
Aruna & Her Palate
2018
5.6Linda is a young woman of Chinese heritage whose mother converted to Christianity after gaining some fame as a badminton player. Her friend Cahyono is tired of anti-Chinese prejudice and now tells people he's from Japan. Together, they try to make sense of their place in the Indonesian society.
Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly
2008
Farhan, feminine Indonesian teen who is a K-Pop cover dancer in Makassar struggles to maintain his true identity and expression after a catastrophe occurs to his family business.
I Wanna Dance With Myself
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5.0A 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
7.5Two preteen boys discover their sexuality and the relation between power and sex.
The Fox Exploits the Tiger's Might
2015
NRLove Story Not explores the daily lives of two female prositutes, Martha and Ning, focusing on the dynamics of the relationships with the people around them, particularly their relationship with Erik King, their shared lover.
Love Story Not
2015
7.3When Diana’s husband returns home one night with big news—he has taken on a second wife, and expects Diana to live in harmony with the situation—she does what is least expected and plans to make a life on her terms.
Following Diana
2015
6.0A video artist working on his latest project, is unexpectedly visited by his long lost friend, Jansen. Jansen is having a troubled relationship with his wife. He escapes the city and meet him who has gone through a similar problem. During their awkward reunion, they became aware of how far apart they have grown, and at the same time unfolding each others breakdowns. Rocket Rain touches on the human longing for inner peace within the shifting values of contemporary Indonesian family. In a country where traditions are considered sacred, the concept of nature and social values are being mediated by the demands of modernity. Rocket Rain is a story of people who are trying to cope with this complexity of endless contradictions.
Rocket Rain
2013
NRShila met Carlo one night, on a bus. Shila is a collector. She collects stories of scars. Shila is always longing for the existence of a wound. This is a trip Carlo can never forget.
Trip to the Wound
2008
Marni, a policewoman, is tasked to investigate the accusation of child molestation, allegedly done by an expatriate teacher at an International School in Jakarta. As Marni goes deep in her investigation, she has to navigate the media circus and public hysteria that manipulates and corrupts the truth.
The Crucible
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NRIndonesian law stipulates that all films must go through censorship before any public screening in Indonesia. August 2014. The director and producer of Blind Pig Who Wants To Fly submitted their film to the LSF. After a long-winded and corrupt bureaucratic process, the LSF's final verdict for the film was "Rejected with (Notes for) Revisions". The filmmakers requested a hearing with the LSF committee, which was eventually unsuccessful in producing a clearer understanding of the LSF's reasons for rejection.
Cuts
2016

