Miki Mikaili

Directing

Miki Mikaili

Born 2004-12-16 · Indonesia

Sultan Ahadya Mikaili, who has been known as Miki since childhood. (Miki Mikaili), was born on December 16, 2004, and is an Indonesian filmmaker. He has been passionate about recording and editing videos since the age of 10. He is currently a film student at Widyatama University, Bandung. Beyond his deep love and dedication to cinema, he carries a strong ambition to continue developing and elevating the quality of the Indonesian film industry. To date, the largest-scale project he has achieved is “Afterlight” which also marks his debut short film as a director, produced in collaboration with a national institution, West Java Mental Hospital.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

The Ballad of Being a Better Mother poster
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Every morning, a middle-aged mother prepares breakfast for her family, as part of their daily routine that had never been fulfilled before. Life seems to carry on as normal, but something feels strange beneath the surface of this routine. When the village authorities arrive with a message, the truth that has long been hidden slowly begins to unfold.

The Ballad of Being a Better Mother

2026

Silih Asah, Silih Asih, Silih Rusuh poster
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In a dysfunctional family intoxicated by online gambling money, only the youngest son, Tisna, refuses to celebrate his father's newfound wealth. As the family splurges on luxury while neglecting their most basic responsibilities, three creditors : a laundress, a vegetable vendor, and the landlord. Appear as living reminders of the necessities they have abandoned. Determined to pay off the debts, Tisna desperately tries to seize control of his father's bank account. What follows is an absurd yet violent battle over dirty money, exposing a family willing to sacrifice everything for fleeting comfort, until the conflict ends in a tragedy as ironic as it is inevitable.

Silih Asah, Silih Asih, Silih Rusuh

Seorang Seniman yang Mengeluarkan Air Seni Kepada Karya Seni-nya poster
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Joni, a Gen Z shaman, is overcome by an urgent need to urinate. Acting rashly, he relieves himself, unaware that his careless act has crossed an unthinkable boundary. Oops! He has urinated on his own relative.

Seorang Seniman yang Mengeluarkan Air Seni Kepada Karya Seni-nya

2025

Portrait of Smiling People poster
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Bram, a restless man, questions the source of his unease. One day, a mysterious figure appears, offering answers to his lingering worries, only to lead him into unconsciousness. When Bram awakens, he begins to uncover the truth through fragments of photographic paper he uses on his own camera.

Portrait of Smiling People

2025

HIMASIVISI : One For All poster
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A renowned organizational figure stands on the brink of extinction: HIMASIVISI. The world of cinema trembles alongside it. As its long-standing dormancy drags on, a cinephile sends out a desperate call for help, hoping the organization can rescue a film production spiraling into chaos. With the last remaining spark of cinematic energy fading away, the fate of the cinephile's production—and the very future of cinema itself—now rests in the hands of this legendary organization.

HIMASIVISI : One For All

2025

IOT : The Most Problematic Woman Behind The Bar poster
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A documentary about the life of a female inmate named Ria Megawati, often called IOT. Once known as the most problematic prisoner in Bandung Women’s Prison, she has since transformed into a better version of herself by immersing in artistic practices such as painting, batik-making, and songwriting. Art ultimately becomes her way out of a dark past, and a vessel for expressing emotions long kept inside.

IOT : The Most Problematic Woman Behind The Bar

Afterlight poster
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Surya, a 20-year-old drug addict, felt anxious on the final day of his rehabilitation. The urge to use illegal drugs still loomed large within him, making him reflect on his former life as an addict and feel fearful and anxious about his uncertain future. Until hope arrived and took him boldly into a new life.

Afterlight

2025