Ranggalih

Biography

Ranggalih (born 4 March 2003) is a social researcher from Jakarta who is also active in the film industry, with roles ranging from filmmaker, curator, to distributor. While pursuing his undergraduate studies in psychology, Ranggalih was involved in his university’s cinematography club, serving as festival director in 2023. His film production experience began in 2016, where since then he has directed, written, and composed for more than 15 titles of short films. Red Wild Mushroom (2024) and Bodies of Mary (2025) are among his films that has sailed across various film festivals. Considered an auteur filmmaker, Ranggalih's films often explore social issues in a surrealistic manner—using psychoanalytical symbols and exploiting ambiguity to provoke the audience to interpret.