Vonny Rasida

The Quiet Beside Me

After speaking at a literary forum alongside renowned novelist Robert Hausu, Malik dares to send his manuscript, The Anatomy of an Owl. Driven by a longing for recognition, he slips into a gathering of writers and filmmakers at a café, where his ambition slowly collides with reality.

Struggling as the sole caretaker to her mother who struggles with dementia, Ani waits in a psychologist's waiting room. As memory fades, Ani must face the journey of grief.

After the funeral of a parent, Surya, a gay Muslim man, has to choose between coming out and staying in the closet when his mother wants to fix their broken relationship.