KEVIN RAHARDJO

FILM/DESIGN

Kevin Rahardjo (b. 1999) is an Indonesian filmmaker based in Jakarta.

Kevin is the co-writer of "Maiden Home," a folk-horror feature film project by Sinn Kirin that won the VIPO Award at BIFAN It Project 2023 and was selected for Talent Tokyo 2023.

Kevin is producing a feature film project titled "Parasomnia," which won the NAFF Award at BIFAN It Project 2023 and the Platform Busan Prize at Producers Lab Jakarta Film Week 2023. 

His graduation short, "Accidentally Intentional (2023)," premiered at Palm Springs International ShortFest 2023 and competed at Red Sea, Nashville, LAAPFF, and Beijing ISFF.

"In The Name of Love I Will Punish You," premiered at Fantasia International Film Festival 2024 in Canada.

His upcoming short "Followers" received funding from Jakarta Film Week 2024.

He currently works as a writer at Come and See Pictures, a studio founded by Joko Anwar & Tia Hasibuan.



NECESSITY OF LIFE (2021) - SHORT FILMWritten & Directed by Kevin Rahardjo

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