Ariani Darmawan

Directing

Ariani Darmawan

Born

1977-05-18 (49)

Place of birth

Bandung, Indonesia

Known for

Directing

Credits

14 titles

Ariani Darmawan is a writer-director and video artist from Bandung, Indonesia. Her body of work, including short films, documentaries, video installations, and theatrical projects, has been screened in film festivals and art exhibitions across Europe, North America, Australia, and Asia. Her film Sugiharti Halim (2008) was in competition at the 2009 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Her other films, The Anniversaries (2006) and Silenced (2004), screened at Busan International Film Festival and International Film Festival Rotterdam respectively. After a 10-year hiatus, she returned to filmmaking in 2024 with her debut in feature film Jani Be Good, which is currently in post-p…

Known for

Jani Be Good poster
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Ten 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

A Sip and A Bite poster
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A movie about a young mother who’s trying to enjoy her me time by having a picnic in the pine forest. In reality, the tranquility she expected keeps on getting interrupted by many calls, video calls, chats about work and house affairs. Following the story, we learn that she is a property agent who runs an online florist shop, and also helps for her husband's koi fish business.

A Sip and A Bite

2022

Sugiharti Halim poster
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What's in a name? For Sugiharti Halim, though, a name can lead to a never-ending question. At times funny, annoying, and contradictory: Does one really need a "real" name? Can you sell your name? Is it true that you can hide your identity behind a name? "Sugiharti Halim" offers a perspective that is comical, provocative, contextual, and deserving to be re-examined today.

Sugiharti Halim

2008

The Anniversaries poster
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A gloomy portrait of a husband and wife relationship depicted through their wedding day by setting in a lift.

The Anniversaries

2006

Stek & Salat poster
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A couple is ordering food at a restaurant. A waiter serves them. What happens next is never as wild as what they've imagined, including a cat that's waiting for food scraps.

Stek & Salat

2011

No artwork available
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Resembling the setup of Dutch still life painting, this piece captures four women of different nationalities fighting for their dignity.

Still Life

2006

Film credits

Behind the camera

Jani Be Good poster
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Ten 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

Jani Be Good poster
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Ten 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

A Sip and A Bite poster
NR

A movie about a young mother who’s trying to enjoy her me time by having a picnic in the pine forest. In reality, the tranquility she expected keeps on getting interrupted by many calls, video calls, chats about work and house affairs. Following the story, we learn that she is a property agent who runs an online florist shop, and also helps for her husband's koi fish business.

A Sip and A Bite

2022

A Sip and A Bite poster
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A movie about a young mother who’s trying to enjoy her me time by having a picnic in the pine forest. In reality, the tranquility she expected keeps on getting interrupted by many calls, video calls, chats about work and house affairs. Following the story, we learn that she is a property agent who runs an online florist shop, and also helps for her husband's koi fish business.

A Sip and A Bite

2022

Sugiharti Halim poster
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What's in a name? For Sugiharti Halim, though, a name can lead to a never-ending question. At times funny, annoying, and contradictory: Does one really need a "real" name? Can you sell your name? Is it true that you can hide your identity behind a name? "Sugiharti Halim" offers a perspective that is comical, provocative, contextual, and deserving to be re-examined today.

Sugiharti Halim

2008

Sugiharti Halim poster
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What's in a name? For Sugiharti Halim, though, a name can lead to a never-ending question. At times funny, annoying, and contradictory: Does one really need a "real" name? Can you sell your name? Is it true that you can hide your identity behind a name? "Sugiharti Halim" offers a perspective that is comical, provocative, contextual, and deserving to be re-examined today.

Sugiharti Halim

2008

Sugiharti Halim poster
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What's in a name? For Sugiharti Halim, though, a name can lead to a never-ending question. At times funny, annoying, and contradictory: Does one really need a "real" name? Can you sell your name? Is it true that you can hide your identity behind a name? "Sugiharti Halim" offers a perspective that is comical, provocative, contextual, and deserving to be re-examined today.

Sugiharti Halim

2008

The Anniversaries poster
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A gloomy portrait of a husband and wife relationship depicted through their wedding day by setting in a lift.

The Anniversaries

2006

The Anniversaries poster
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A gloomy portrait of a husband and wife relationship depicted through their wedding day by setting in a lift.

The Anniversaries

2006

Stek & Salat poster
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A couple is ordering food at a restaurant. A waiter serves them. What happens next is never as wild as what they've imagined, including a cat that's waiting for food scraps.

Stek & Salat

2011

No artwork available
NR

Resembling the setup of Dutch still life painting, this piece captures four women of different nationalities fighting for their dignity.

Still Life

2006

No artwork available
NR

Resembling the setup of Dutch still life painting, this piece captures four women of different nationalities fighting for their dignity.

Still Life

2006

9808: An Anthology of 10th Year Indonesian Reform poster
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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