Dandhy Laksono

Directing

Dandhy Laksono

Born

1976-06-29 (50)

Known for

Directing

Credits

16 titles

Dandhy Dwi Laksono (Born in Lumajang, June 29, 1976) is an Indonesian activist, investigative journalist, and filmmaker. Dandhy is the founder of documentary production studio Watch Doc. Dandhy is known for directing a documentary film called Sexy Killers which was released on April 14, 2019, ahead of the ballot day of the Indonesian 2019 general election. The film sparked national debates as it revealed the ties between the presidential candidates and the coal mining industry, which causes environmental destruction and economic impact toward the impoverished classes. The film is a final piece to Laksono's 12-part documentary series Ekspedisi Indonesia Biru (Blue Indonesia Expedition) which…

Known for

Jakarta Unfair poster
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According to Jakarta Legal Aid Institute report, Jakarta Provincial Government had conducted 113 evictions in 2015 and 325 more places are threatened by eviction in 2016. At least 70% of evictions were carried out unilaterally and without any proportionate solutions. Now, some evicted area had been flattened. The rationale is still the same: public order and environmental protection (green open space, normalization of reservoir or river) for the sake of a better life. Jakarta Unfair tries to challenge the government thesis of "a better life after eviction."

Jakarta Unfair

2016

Pig Feast poster
7.3

This documentary chronicles how the Marind, Yei, Awyu, and Muyu people of southern Papua resist palm oil biodiesel and sugarcane bioethanol projects for vehicle fuel. Alongside their stories, it also explores issues of separatism and 60 years of Indonesian military operations related to the exploitation of Papuan land.

Pig Feast

2026

Sexy Killers poster
8.2

An Indonesian documentary about the destructive impact of coal mining.

Sexy Killers

2019

No artwork available
4.5

Will this really be the last round against corruption?

The EndGame

2021

Yang Ketu7uh poster
NR

This film follows the daily life of the characters long before the election.

Yang Ketu7uh

2014

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A 2024 environmental documentary by Ekspedisi Indonesia Baru (Dandhy Dwi Laksono), which exposes brutal deforestation and illegal palm oil expansion in the Rawa Singkil Wildlife Sanctuary, Aceh. The film documents 17 letters from local residents to authorities, highlighting threats to the Leuser ecosystem and the habitat of endangered species.

17 Sweet Letters

2024

Film credits

Behind the camera

Jakarta Unfair poster
NR

According to Jakarta Legal Aid Institute report, Jakarta Provincial Government had conducted 113 evictions in 2015 and 325 more places are threatened by eviction in 2016. At least 70% of evictions were carried out unilaterally and without any proportionate solutions. Now, some evicted area had been flattened. The rationale is still the same: public order and environmental protection (green open space, normalization of reservoir or river) for the sake of a better life. Jakarta Unfair tries to challenge the government thesis of "a better life after eviction."

Jakarta Unfair

2016

Pig Feast poster
7.3

This documentary chronicles how the Marind, Yei, Awyu, and Muyu people of southern Papua resist palm oil biodiesel and sugarcane bioethanol projects for vehicle fuel. Alongside their stories, it also explores issues of separatism and 60 years of Indonesian military operations related to the exploitation of Papuan land.

Pig Feast

2026

Sexy Killers poster
8.2

An Indonesian documentary about the destructive impact of coal mining.

Sexy Killers

2019

No artwork available
4.5

Will this really be the last round against corruption?

The EndGame

2021

Yang Ketu7uh poster
NR

This film follows the daily life of the characters long before the election.

Yang Ketu7uh

2014

No artwork available
NR

A 2024 environmental documentary by Ekspedisi Indonesia Baru (Dandhy Dwi Laksono), which exposes brutal deforestation and illegal palm oil expansion in the Rawa Singkil Wildlife Sanctuary, Aceh. The film documents 17 letters from local residents to authorities, highlighting threats to the Leuser ecosystem and the habitat of endangered species.

17 Sweet Letters

2024

Huhate poster
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A documentary about fisherman at Maluku and their problems in the sea.

Huhate

2017

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Barang Panas

2023

The Bajau poster
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Tells a riveting strory of two Bajo families living in the waters surrounding Sulawesi.

The Bajau

2020

The Bajau poster
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Tells a riveting strory of two Bajo families living in the waters surrounding Sulawesi.

The Bajau

2020

Asymmetric poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Asymmetric

2018

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kiri Hijau Kanan Merah

2009

Plastic Island poster
NR

Gede Robi, vocalist of Navicula, Tiza Mafira, lawyer from Jakarta & Prigi Arisandi, biologist & river guard from East Java in tracing plastic waste whose tracks have infiltrated the food chain & its impact on human health.

Plastic Island

2021

Plastic Island poster
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Gede Robi, vocalist of Navicula, Tiza Mafira, lawyer from Jakarta & Prigi Arisandi, biologist & river guard from East Java in tracing plastic waste whose tracks have infiltrated the food chain & its impact on human health.

Plastic Island

2021