Writing

Vivian Idris

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Chants of Lotus poster
NR

Four women, four cities, four unflinching stories—this powerful omnibus film weaves together the struggles of women across Indonesia, from a midwife battling corruption to a teenager caught in betrayal, a mother fighting for her child, and a widow facing the harsh truth of survival.

Chants of Lotus

2008

Maha Guru Tan Malaka poster
NR

Tan Malaka was born in Pandan Gading, West Sumatra, in 1897. In 1963, he was awarded the title of National Hero.

Maha Guru Tan Malaka

2018

... And That's What a Marriage Is poster
NR

A film director meet a dancer and they're go around the city all day. He found something in her that he doesn't found in his wife.

... And That's What a Marriage Is

2021

Preserving Mother's Legacy poster
NR

The documentary follows the story of Lis Langobelen, young woman from Lamawara village on the island of Lembata, Lis is concerned that tradition of handloom weaving, passed on from her late mother and the foremothers before her, will soon die out. Only a few weavers still know how to process organic cotton into thread, prepare and use nature dyes and how to engage in gemohing (working together for a mutual benefit) in the production of a handloom textile. Lis learns about these ancient skills from the master weavers and in turn helps other weavers with their work in an effort to keep the tradition alive.

Preserving Mother's Legacy

2017

Preserving Mother's Legacy poster
NR

The documentary follows the story of Lis Langobelen, young woman from Lamawara village on the island of Lembata, Lis is concerned that tradition of handloom weaving, passed on from her late mother and the foremothers before her, will soon die out. Only a few weavers still know how to process organic cotton into thread, prepare and use nature dyes and how to engage in gemohing (working together for a mutual benefit) in the production of a handloom textile. Lis learns about these ancient skills from the master weavers and in turn helps other weavers with their work in an effort to keep the tradition alive.

Preserving Mother's Legacy

2017

Preserving Mother's Legacy poster
NR

The documentary follows the story of Lis Langobelen, young woman from Lamawara village on the island of Lembata, Lis is concerned that tradition of handloom weaving, passed on from her late mother and the foremothers before her, will soon die out. Only a few weavers still know how to process organic cotton into thread, prepare and use nature dyes and how to engage in gemohing (working together for a mutual benefit) in the production of a handloom textile. Lis learns about these ancient skills from the master weavers and in turn helps other weavers with their work in an effort to keep the tradition alive.

Preserving Mother's Legacy

2017