Arfan Sabran

Directing

Arfan Sabran

Known for

Directing

Credits

17 titles

Arfan Sabran is an Indonesian filmmaker.

Known for

The Floating Nurse poster
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Hj. Rabiah has worked as a nurse for 28 years, continuing to serve as of 2006, in the Liukang Tangaya Islands south of Sulawesi, in the waters of the Flores Sea. She must brave the treacherous waves and work beyond the limits of her authority as a nurse.

The Floating Nurse

2006

The Flame poster
NR

In the forests of Borneo, Iber Djamal has been fighting large-scale deforestation around his village for decades. But at 77, and despite unwavering devotion, the struggle becomes more and more illusory in the face of the voracity of the agribusiness monsters. An urgent and tragically universal ecological fable.

The Flame

2021

3 Men’s Soulmates poster
7.5

Three bachelor brothers—Fadly, Kifly, and Ahmad—were asked by their parents to have a joint wedding due to financial limitations in upholding tradition. However, Fadly's fiancée was suddenly arranged by her parents to marry a more well-off man. Now, Fadly must find a new bride in the short time remaining, or their joint wedding will be in jeopardy!

3 Men’s Soulmates

2025

Bisikan Terumbu poster
NR

This film reflects the journey of artist Teguh Ostenrik in uniting art and nature, especially the ocean. Troubled by the damage to marine ecosystems and longing for the kind of silence not found in galleries or studios, Teguh created ARTificial Reef, an underwater sculpture that is both beautiful and functional as a home for coral and marine life. Told through a personal and contemplative narrative, the film explores a creative process that blends art, science, and spirituality. Teguh collaborates with divers, scientists, and coastal communities, showing that art thrives through connection and ecological awareness.

Bisikan Terumbu

2025

Rabiah & Mimi poster
NR

In Indonesia, 265 million people are spread amongst more than 17,000 islands. Managing the healthcare system in the world’s biggest archipelago is a nightmare. An out of sight, out of mind approach has failed her people. “Rabiah and Mimi” explores the difficulties the world’s largest archipelago faces in providing adequate health care to its people, through the story of a family who have dedicated their lives to this pursuit in the remote islands of the Flores Sea.

Rabiah & Mimi

2020

My Pikko poster
NR

A mother has to choose between her daughter and her daughter’s pet bird in wake of avian flu epidemic in Indonesia.

My Pikko

2007

Behind the camera

The Floating Nurse poster
NR

Hj. Rabiah has worked as a nurse for 28 years, continuing to serve as of 2006, in the Liukang Tangaya Islands south of Sulawesi, in the waters of the Flores Sea. She must brave the treacherous waves and work beyond the limits of her authority as a nurse.

The Floating Nurse

2006

The Flame poster
NR

In the forests of Borneo, Iber Djamal has been fighting large-scale deforestation around his village for decades. But at 77, and despite unwavering devotion, the struggle becomes more and more illusory in the face of the voracity of the agribusiness monsters. An urgent and tragically universal ecological fable.

The Flame

2021

The Flame poster
NR

In the forests of Borneo, Iber Djamal has been fighting large-scale deforestation around his village for decades. But at 77, and despite unwavering devotion, the struggle becomes more and more illusory in the face of the voracity of the agribusiness monsters. An urgent and tragically universal ecological fable.

The Flame

2021

The Flame poster
NR

In the forests of Borneo, Iber Djamal has been fighting large-scale deforestation around his village for decades. But at 77, and despite unwavering devotion, the struggle becomes more and more illusory in the face of the voracity of the agribusiness monsters. An urgent and tragically universal ecological fable.

The Flame

2021

3 Men’s Soulmates poster
7.5

Three bachelor brothers—Fadly, Kifly, and Ahmad—were asked by their parents to have a joint wedding due to financial limitations in upholding tradition. However, Fadly's fiancée was suddenly arranged by her parents to marry a more well-off man. Now, Fadly must find a new bride in the short time remaining, or their joint wedding will be in jeopardy!

3 Men’s Soulmates

2025

3 Men’s Soulmates poster
7.5

Three bachelor brothers—Fadly, Kifly, and Ahmad—were asked by their parents to have a joint wedding due to financial limitations in upholding tradition. However, Fadly's fiancée was suddenly arranged by her parents to marry a more well-off man. Now, Fadly must find a new bride in the short time remaining, or their joint wedding will be in jeopardy!

3 Men’s Soulmates

2025

Bisikan Terumbu poster
NR

This film reflects the journey of artist Teguh Ostenrik in uniting art and nature, especially the ocean. Troubled by the damage to marine ecosystems and longing for the kind of silence not found in galleries or studios, Teguh created ARTificial Reef, an underwater sculpture that is both beautiful and functional as a home for coral and marine life. Told through a personal and contemplative narrative, the film explores a creative process that blends art, science, and spirituality. Teguh collaborates with divers, scientists, and coastal communities, showing that art thrives through connection and ecological awareness.

Bisikan Terumbu

2025

Rabiah & Mimi poster
NR

In Indonesia, 265 million people are spread amongst more than 17,000 islands. Managing the healthcare system in the world’s biggest archipelago is a nightmare. An out of sight, out of mind approach has failed her people. “Rabiah and Mimi” explores the difficulties the world’s largest archipelago faces in providing adequate health care to its people, through the story of a family who have dedicated their lives to this pursuit in the remote islands of the Flores Sea.

Rabiah & Mimi

2020

Rabiah & Mimi poster
NR

In Indonesia, 265 million people are spread amongst more than 17,000 islands. Managing the healthcare system in the world’s biggest archipelago is a nightmare. An out of sight, out of mind approach has failed her people. “Rabiah and Mimi” explores the difficulties the world’s largest archipelago faces in providing adequate health care to its people, through the story of a family who have dedicated their lives to this pursuit in the remote islands of the Flores Sea.

Rabiah & Mimi

2020

My Pikko poster
NR

A mother has to choose between her daughter and her daughter’s pet bird in wake of avian flu epidemic in Indonesia.

My Pikko

2007

My Pikko poster
NR

A mother has to choose between her daughter and her daughter’s pet bird in wake of avian flu epidemic in Indonesia.

My Pikko

2007

Paotere poster
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Reza (9 years old) and Arfah (12 years old) are children with big responsibilities. The two of them had to work at the fish market from dawn to dusk. Besides having to help their parents support their families, they also have dreams to fulfill.

Paotere

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Ininnawa: An Island Calling poster
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“Rabiah and Mimi” explores the story of a family who have dedicated their lives to providing healthcare in the remote islands of the Flores Sea.

Ininnawa: An Island Calling

2023

The Last Accord: War, Apocalypse, and Peace poster
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This film takes viewers on an extraordinary journey through one of Southeast Asia’s longest and deadliest conflicts. For nearly 3 decades, the conflict between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) left deep scars and generations warped by violence. This documentary offers an in-depth look at the tortuous path of the peace process in Aceh—often regarded as a mission impossible—featuring untold stories of behind-the-scenes tensions, and dramatic twists and turns that finally yielded the Helsinki Accord.

The Last Accord: War, Apocalypse, and Peace

2025

Silent Blues of The Ocean poster
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A traditional fishing lost their home and access to the sea due to the expending reclamation project on Makassar’s coastline. But now they have to survive in a city, without an ocean that was once both their field and backyard.

Silent Blues of The Ocean

2016

Silent Blues of The Ocean poster
NR

A traditional fishing lost their home and access to the sea due to the expending reclamation project on Makassar’s coastline. But now they have to survive in a city, without an ocean that was once both their field and backyard.

Silent Blues of The Ocean

2016

Silent Blues of The Ocean poster
NR

A traditional fishing lost their home and access to the sea due to the expending reclamation project on Makassar’s coastline. But now they have to survive in a city, without an ocean that was once both their field and backyard.

Silent Blues of The Ocean

2016