Jonathan Gradiyan

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Jonathan Gradiyan

Born December 30, 2003 · Yogyakarta, Indonesia (age 22)

Jonathan Gradiyan is a Film and Television student at IKJ (Jakarta Institute of the Arts) from Yogyakarta (indonesia), focusing on both fiction and documentary filmmaking. For the past three years, he has been part of the Film Traffic Team at JAFF (Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival) alongside Andi F. Yahya, strengthening his involvement in the festival ecosystem. As a director, his hybrid documenta…

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Mercy MeMercy Me · 2025
Mercy Me
2025
MovieDrama
Kefas, a Catholic school student, struggles with his faith while living in a Muslim-majority neighborhood. His inner conflict leads him on a journey toward true forgiveness.
KicepKicep · 2024
Kicep
2024
MovieThriller
Hara, an office worker who has an excessive fear of Ondel - Ondel
In The Name of MeIn The Name of Me · 2026
In The Name of Me
2026
MovieDrama
inside a strict all girls Catholic dormitory, Kristy struggles with a recurring nightmare and hidden feelings for her best friend,Merry. As the Easter Tableau performance nears, she must face her own denial by playing as “Peter” the disciple who denied Jesus.
Between Above and BelowBetween Above and Below · 2024
Between Above and Below
2024
MovieDrama
Gian, a street clown performer who get wrongly accused by society for kidnapping a little girl named Lia.
ConstructedConstructed · 2025
Constructed
10.02025
MovieDocumentary
After 12 years of documentary courses being absent as a form of Integrated Practicum in the Film Department at IKJ, Bikeska, Paul, Arrivo, and Raihanul chose to break the tradition. Amidst the dominance of fiction films, which are considered more prestigious, they chose documentaries due to budget constraints and a desire to respond to the world in a more honest and intimate way. Their poetic documentary film captures two layers of reality: a man who draws architectural spaces, and the laborers who build them. However, the process led to a creative crisis and the images were too structured as the treatment felt like fiction filmmaking. The question arose: were they recording reality or constructing it? The camera turned around, highlighting the team’s process and confusion. Ultimately, the film not only captures space and labor, but also reflects that documentaries, like buildings, are the result of construction and choice.

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ConstructedConstructed · 2025
Constructed
10.02025
MovieDocumentary
After 12 years of documentary courses being absent as a form of Integrated Practicum in the Film Department at IKJ, Bikeska, Paul, Arrivo, and Raihanul chose to break the tradition. Amidst the dominance of fiction films, which are considered more prestigious, they chose documentaries due to budget constraints and a desire to respond to the world in a more honest and intimate way. Their poetic documentary film captures two layers of reality: a man who draws architectural spaces, and the laborers who build them. However, the process led to a creative crisis and the images were too structured as the treatment felt like fiction filmmaking. The question arose: were they recording reality or constructing it? The camera turned around, highlighting the team’s process and confusion. Ultimately, the film not only captures space and labor, but also reflects that documentaries, like buildings, are the result of construction and choice.

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