His short films have been screened throughout prestigious film festivals such as Palm Springs International ShortFest, Red Sea International Film Festival, Fantasia, Osaka Asian Film Festival Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, QCinema & Alternativa Film Award.
Kevin is also producing feature film project, Parasomnia, which won the main prize NAFF Award at BIFAN It Project Market 2023.
His feature directorial debut, Smothered, produced by renowned Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar and Tia Hasibuan under Come and See Pictures banner, is set to be released in 2025.
- Director: Kevin Rahardjo & Rafki Hidayat
- Producer: Joko Anwar, Tia Hasibuan, Jaisal Tanjung
Production Company: Come and See Pictures, Rapi Films
World Sales: Barunson E&A
- Written & Directed by Kevin Rahardjo
Synopsis:
Jovan, 16-year-old religious teenager is watching porn for the first time when accidentally the audio is connected to his mother’s car Bluetooth. He is punished by his devout Christian parents and asked to repent without explanation.
Festivals:
- Palm Springs International ShortFest 2023
- Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival 20223
- Nashville Film Festival 2023
- Minikino Film Week 2023
- Red Sea International Film Festival 2023
- Beijing International Short Film Festival 2023
- Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2024
- Ca’ Foscari International Short Film Festival 2024
- Alternativa Film Award 2024
- Linz International Short Film Festival 2024
Award:
- Best Indonesian Short Film, Jakarta Independent Film Festival 2023
Written & Directed by Exsell Rabbani
Synopsis:
A mother sacrifices her savings to send her son into the military, but her world shatters when he transforms into Sailor Moon. Desperate for a solution, she turns to a shaman for help.
Festival:
- Fantasia International Film Festival 2024
- QCinema International Film Festival 2024
- Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025
FOUND FOOTAGE HORROR
Writer & Director: Rafki Hidayat
Synopsis:
A viral-seeking youtuber who doesn’t believe in ghosts, makes videos to explain that her sleep-paralysis demon is just a hallucination. Little does she knows the demon is there to torture her.
Awards & Market selection:
- NAFF AWARD WINNER, BIFAN NAFF Project Market 2023 (Bucheon, South Korea)
- Platform Busan Prize Winner, Jakarta Film Week’s Producer’s Lab 2023 (Jakarta, Indonesia)
- Autumn Meeting at Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival 2024
- Brussels Genre Film Market 2024
FOLK HORROR
Director: Sinn Kirin
Writer: Sinn Kirin & Kevin Rahardjo
Market & Lab Selection:
- Talent Tokyo 2023 (Tokyo, Japan)
- 5th Fantastic Pitchbox Brussels Genre Market 2024 (Brussels, Belgium)
Award:
- VIPO AWARD, BIFAN NAFF Project Market 2023 (Bucheon, South Korea)
Synopsis:
At midnight, a middle-aged taxi driver must drive his female passenger home but his intentions are unclear.
Festivals:
- HBO Urbanworld Film Festival 2021
- Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival 2022
- Jakarta Film Week 2022
- Jakarta Independent Film Festival 2022, Nominated for Best Indonesian Short
- Kinosaurus Jakarta August 2022
- Festival Film Indonesia 2022, Shortlisted
- Dam Short Film Festival 2023
- First Cut Youth Film Festival 2023
Synopsis:
Danny, a high school boy who has a talent for dancing, must lie to his conservative father in order to make a video submission for the cheerleading team selection at his school.
Funded by Vivo Indonesia
Festivals & Award:
- Best Youth Film, "Obiettivo Corto" International Smartphone Film Festival