Directing

Kevin Rahardjo

Born February 23, 1999 · Surabaya, Indonesia (age 27)

Kevin Rahardjo (b. 1999) is an Indonesian filmmaker. His feature directorial debut, SMOTHERED, produced by Joko Anwar and Tia Hasibuan under Come and See Pictures and Rapi Films banner with Barunson E&A (Parasite) handling the worldwide sales. The film is set to be released in 2025. His short films have been screened at prestigious film festivals around the world such as Palm Springs Internationa…

Known For

The Call

MovieHorrorDrama

A chronically online young woman goes viral after sharing cryptic phone calls from her dead mother. As her story spreads across social media, the recording force her to confront a story she’d rather bury.

sMOTHERed

sMOTHERed · 2025

MovieDramaMystery

After surviving an accident, Alif, a micro-painting artist, is told by his doctor that his memory hasn’t fully recovered. When a woman claiming to be his mother comes to visit, Alif begins to sense something is wrong—he doesn’t recognize her face, and he suspects she might not be his mother.

Followers

Followers · 2026

An influencer who dreams of having millions of followers is being followed in real life.

Parasomnia

MovieHorrorMystery

Ami is a viral-seeking youtuber who doesn’t believe in ghosts. When she experiences sleep-paralysis, she records herself sleeping to prove that the sleep-paralysis demon is just hallucination. Ami is startled when she sees unexplained footsteps stepping on her body. Her sleep-paralysis worsens. She begins to have extreme seizures and painful bruises. A shaman tells her that she is being tormented by the demon Siampa.

Accidentally Intentional

Accidentally Intentional · 2023

Accidentally Intentional

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.

In The Name of Love I Will Punish You

In The Name of Love I Will Punish You · 2024

In The Name of Love I Will Punish You

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.

Next Prompt

When an anti-AI journalist is blackmailed by a sentient AI, he faces an impossible choice: protect his reputation, or defend his principles.

Necessity of Life

Necessity of Life · 2021

Necessity of Life

At midnight, a middle-aged taxi driver must drive his female passenger home but his intentions are unclear.

Filmography

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The Call

MovieHorrorDrama

A chronically online young woman goes viral after sharing cryptic phone calls from her dead mother. As her story spreads across social media, the recording force her to confront a story she’d rather bury.

Co-Producer

sMOTHERed

sMOTHERed · 2025

MovieDramaMystery

After surviving an accident, Alif, a micro-painting artist, is told by his doctor that his memory hasn’t fully recovered. When a woman claiming to be his mother comes to visit, Alif begins to sense something is wrong—he doesn’t recognize her face, and he suspects she might not be his mother.

Director

Followers

Followers · 2026

An influencer who dreams of having millions of followers is being followed in real life.

Director

Parasomnia

MovieHorrorMystery

Ami is a viral-seeking youtuber who doesn’t believe in ghosts. When she experiences sleep-paralysis, she records herself sleeping to prove that the sleep-paralysis demon is just hallucination. Ami is startled when she sees unexplained footsteps stepping on her body. Her sleep-paralysis worsens. She begins to have extreme seizures and painful bruises. A shaman tells her that she is being tormented by the demon Siampa.

Producer

Accidentally Intentional

Accidentally Intentional · 2023

Accidentally Intentional

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.

Writer

In The Name of Love I Will Punish You

In The Name of Love I Will Punish You · 2024

In The Name of Love I Will Punish You

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.

Producer

Next Prompt

When an anti-AI journalist is blackmailed by a sentient AI, he faces an impossible choice: protect his reputation, or defend his principles.

Producer

Necessity of Life

Necessity of Life · 2021

Necessity of Life

At midnight, a middle-aged taxi driver must drive his female passenger home but his intentions are unclear.

Editor

Intrusion

MovieDramaCrime

During Valentine's Day, two men in a budget one-bedroom try to convince the police that they are best friends, not a same-sex couple, despite one of them having a condom inside his wallet.

Director