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Khozy Rizal

Khozy Rizal is an Indonesian filmmaker based in Makassar. He made his directorial debut in 2021 with the short film 'Makassar is a City for Football Fans', which was included in the official selection of Sundance Film Festival, BFI Flare, among others. His third short film 'Basri & Salma in a Never-ending Comedy' (2023) made history as the first Indonesian short film ever to compete at the Cannes …

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Ride To Nowhere

Ride To Nowhere · 2022

Ride To Nowhere

Ade is struggling with debt, so she decides to work as a motorcycle taxi driver and looks for ways to prevent customers from canceling rides.

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.

Makassar Is a City for Football Fans

Makassar Is a City for Football Fans · 2021

Makassar Is a City for Football Fans

In a city when the ‘men’ have to go crazy about football, Akbar has to pretend to love football in order to prevent rejection.

Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy

Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy · 2023

Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy

MovieComedyDrama

Basri and Salma, a childless couple who run an Odong-Odong at the carnival, face mounting pressure at a family reunion that leads to the revelation of why they haven’t had a child.

Little Rebels Cinema Club

Little Rebels Cinema Club · 2025

Little Rebels Cinema Club

2008, the Indonesian city of Parepare. Together with his best friends, 14-year-old Doddy tries to recreate an iconic scene from a zombie movie and record it with the video camera that belongs to his sad and angry emo brother, Anji.

{02} PINK LAUNDRY

{02} PINK LAUNDRY · 2025

{02} PINK LAUNDRY

Indi, a young architect living in Kyoto, Japan, leads an independent life while working at a bakery shop. When an unexpected encounter and childhood memories resurface, Indi must choose to let go or make peace with her past.

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Ride To Nowhere

Ride To Nowhere · 2022

Ride To Nowhere

Ade is struggling with debt, so she decides to work as a motorcycle taxi driver and looks for ways to prevent customers from canceling rides.

Producer

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.

Director

Makassar Is a City for Football Fans

Makassar Is a City for Football Fans · 2021

Makassar Is a City for Football Fans

In a city when the ‘men’ have to go crazy about football, Akbar has to pretend to love football in order to prevent rejection.

Director

Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy

Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy · 2023

Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy

MovieComedyDrama

Basri and Salma, a childless couple who run an Odong-Odong at the carnival, face mounting pressure at a family reunion that leads to the revelation of why they haven’t had a child.

Director

Little Rebels Cinema Club

Little Rebels Cinema Club · 2025

Little Rebels Cinema Club

2008, the Indonesian city of Parepare. Together with his best friends, 14-year-old Doddy tries to recreate an iconic scene from a zombie movie and record it with the video camera that belongs to his sad and angry emo brother, Anji.

Director

{02} PINK LAUNDRY

{02} PINK LAUNDRY · 2025

{02} PINK LAUNDRY

Indi, a young architect living in Kyoto, Japan, leads an independent life while working at a bakery shop. When an unexpected encounter and childhood memories resurface, Indi must choose to let go or make peace with her past.

Director