
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
NRAccording 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
7.3This 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
8.2An Indonesian documentary about the destructive impact of coal mining.
Sexy Killers
2019
Will this really be the last round against corruption?
The EndGame
2021
NRThis film follows the daily life of the characters long before the election.
Yang Ketu7uh
2014
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
2020s · 2 titles
7.3This 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
No synopsis available yet.
Barang Panas
2023
Behind the camera
NRAccording 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
7.3This 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
8.2An Indonesian documentary about the destructive impact of coal mining.
Sexy Killers
2019
Will this really be the last round against corruption?
The EndGame
2021
NRThis film follows the daily life of the characters long before the election.
Yang Ketu7uh
2014
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
NRA documentary about fisherman at Maluku and their problems in the sea.
Huhate
2017
No synopsis available yet.
Barang Panas
2023
NRTells a riveting strory of two Bajo families living in the waters surrounding Sulawesi.
The Bajau
2020
NRTells a riveting strory of two Bajo families living in the waters surrounding Sulawesi.
The Bajau
2020
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Asymmetric
2018
No synopsis available yet.
Kiri Hijau Kanan Merah
2009
NRGede 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
NRGede 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
