Directing

Makbul Mubarak

Born February 27, 1990 · Indonesia (age 36)

Makbul Mubarak is an Indonesian film critic turned filmmaker. The 2012 Berlinale Talent Campus alum co-founded and writes for Cinema Poetica, now an acclaimed collective of film critics, journalists, academics, researchers, and activists in Indonesia. His contributions are nationally recognized when Indonesia’s Ministry of Education hailed him Best Film Critic in 2015. Makbul built a filmography …

Known For

Udin Telekomsel

Udin Telekomsel · 2015

Udin Telekomsel

Parjo and Gundul are having a conversation at night about a boy, Udin, who is able to communicate with God by messaging His cellphone.

The Dog's Lullaby

The Dog's Lullaby · 2015

The Dog's Lullaby

Ahmat and Sugih face eviction from their rented house if they fail to pay the rent soon. As their circumstances grow increasingly difficult, Sugih surprises Ahmat with a mysterious ritual they have never performed before.

Garuda Di Dadaku

Garuda Di Dadaku · 2026

Garuda Di Dadaku

MovieAnimationComedy

A thirteen-year-old boy battling severe chronic asthma refuses to abandon his ambitions of joining the Indonesian National Youth Football Team, finding an extraordinary path to athletic rehabilitation through the intervention of a mystical Garuda entity and the strategic support of the head coach's daughter.

Mothers Are Mothering

Mothers Are Mothering · 2026

Mothers Are Mothering

Nia, 50, in an abusive marriage navigates a fragmented inner world where desire, memory, and ritual intertwine. A reunion with a former lover reawakens intimacy but exposes the persistence of violence and entrapment. As reality dissolves into hallucination, she reaches for a final, elusive escape.

Autobiography

Autobiography · 2023

MovieDramaThriller

A young man is working as a housekeeper in an empty mansion. When its owner returns to start his mayoral election campaign, the young man bonds with him and defends him when his campaign is vandalized, setting off a chain of violence.

Modus Operandi

Modus Operandi · 2022

MovieCrimeMystery

Modus Operandi tells the story of three journalists who are at a loss in their careers and romance, disguised as fried rice cooks to expose a banking crime kingpin.

The Malediction

The Malediction · 2017

The Malediction

Halim considers himself a pious Islamic man. He wishes to marry a young woman in her village as a second wife to save her from miserable life. His wife doesn't agree. Halim contemplates on his own decision while a weird fantasy world starts to suck him in.

Filmography

Sort

Udin Telekomsel

Udin Telekomsel · 2015

Udin Telekomsel

Parjo and Gundul are having a conversation at night about a boy, Udin, who is able to communicate with God by messaging His cellphone.

Parjo

The Dog's Lullaby

The Dog's Lullaby · 2015

The Dog's Lullaby

Ahmat and Sugih face eviction from their rented house if they fail to pay the rent soon. As their circumstances grow increasingly difficult, Sugih surprises Ahmat with a mysterious ritual they have never performed before.

Director

Garuda Di Dadaku

Garuda Di Dadaku · 2026

Garuda Di Dadaku

MovieAnimationComedy

A thirteen-year-old boy battling severe chronic asthma refuses to abandon his ambitions of joining the Indonesian National Youth Football Team, finding an extraordinary path to athletic rehabilitation through the intervention of a mystical Garuda entity and the strategic support of the head coach's daughter.

Screenplay

Mothers Are Mothering

Mothers Are Mothering · 2026

Mothers Are Mothering

Nia, 50, in an abusive marriage navigates a fragmented inner world where desire, memory, and ritual intertwine. A reunion with a former lover reawakens intimacy but exposes the persistence of violence and entrapment. As reality dissolves into hallucination, she reaches for a final, elusive escape.

Script Consultant

Autobiography

Autobiography · 2023

MovieDramaThriller

A young man is working as a housekeeper in an empty mansion. When its owner returns to start his mayoral election campaign, the young man bonds with him and defends him when his campaign is vandalized, setting off a chain of violence.

Director

Modus Operandi

Modus Operandi · 2022

MovieCrimeMystery

Modus Operandi tells the story of three journalists who are at a loss in their careers and romance, disguised as fried rice cooks to expose a banking crime kingpin.

Director

The Malediction

The Malediction · 2017

The Malediction

Halim considers himself a pious Islamic man. He wishes to marry a young woman in her village as a second wife to save her from miserable life. His wife doesn't agree. Halim contemplates on his own decision while a weird fantasy world starts to suck him in.

Writer