Olivia Griselda

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Olivia Griselda

Olivia Griselda is a Singapore-based, Indonesia-born writer-director. She most recently directed “Rite of Passage”, an experimental dance short film that was shot as part of Cinemovement Laboratory 6: Solo in Indonesia. The film is an official selection of Athens International Film and Video Festival 2021 (an Oscar-qualifying film festival), Asian Film Archive’s Singapore Shorts 2021, San Francisc…

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The Siege at Thorn HighThe Siege at Thorn High · 2025
The Siege at Thorn High
7.32025
MovieActionCrime
Edwin promised to his sister on her deathbed to find her son she gave up a long time ago. Edwin's quest brought him to become a substitute teacher in Duri High School, Jakarta, a school for juvenile delinquents. There he must face the most violent students to find his nephew. When he eventually finds the boy, a city-wide riot erupts and Edwin is trapped in the school with the cruel kids out for his blood.
Last CallLast Call · 2022
Last Call
2022
MovieDrama
Nadia, who is in her 40s, is a new airport ground staff. In her first week on the job, she must deal with a stubborn elderly passenger who arrives late for check-in and insists on travelling to attend his daughter’s wedding.
She & Her Good VibrationsShe & Her Good Vibrations · 2023
She & Her Good Vibrations
2023
MovieAnimationComedy
A stressed-out middle-aged woman discovers the wonders of a vibrator, but soon becomes addicted to solo pleasure sessions and loses touch with reality.
Just Because We're FriendsJust Because We're Friends · 2019
Just Because We're Friends
2019
MovieRomanceDrama
One night, a young woman initiates sex with her prudish male best friend in the hope of starting romance. But things become complicated, putting their friendship at risk. Can love come after sex? Or must love come first before sex?
Rite of PassageRite of Passage · 2021
Rite of Passage
2021
MovieMusic
A man enters a passage and must choose to embrace either the persistence of time or the will of nature. Through improvised movement and choreography, this short film is a playful meditation on the body, space, and the present moment. The film was shot as part of Cinemovement Laboratory VI: Solo in Studio Plesungan, an art space run by Indonesian artist Melati Suryodarmo in the northern part of Solo, Indonesia.

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