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Maarij Reka

Born August 25, 2003 · Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia (age 23)

Born in 2003, Maarij Reka is a film student at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta, and working as a writer-director. He grew up in the suburban area, making works that reflect both social and personal experiences, told through mixed media and magical realism. His short film “Dihapus dari Peta” (Erased from the Map, 2025) was funded by Layar Indonesiana, marking him as the first studen…

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A man tells a journalist about the photos and memories from his childhood in home and village that will soon disappear for the new national capital city. With his brother, he returns to the places they once played, taking pictures and recreating stories as if the land was still the same.

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Erased from the Map · 2026

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A man tells a journalist about the photos and memories from his childhood in home and village that will soon disappear for the new national capital city. With his brother, he returns to the places they once played, taking pictures and recreating stories as if the land was still the same.

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