Mouly Surya
Biography
Mouly Surya (born 10 September 1980) is an Indonesian film director and screenwriter. Beginning her career as assistant director and screenwriter in local film productions, Surya rose to prominence in 2008 for her directorial debut the psychological thriller Fiksi. which won her the Citra Award for Best Director. She won a second Best Director award at the 38th Citra Award for Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts ten years after winning her first. She is the first woman director to win the award. (Courtesy Wikipedia)
Known For & Full Filmography2 Titles
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Self
From the starting point of her admiration for the pioneering Ukrainian filmmaker Kira Muratova (1934-2018), the director poses a question: is cinema made by women really tougher, more violent? Seeking answers, she talks to great contemporary filmmakers like Catherine Breillat, Virginie Despentes, Alice Diop, CĂ©line Sciamma, Ana Lily Amirpour, and Monika Treut, among others. It becomes obvious that the cinema screen is a space for the projection of real social problems and power relations.
Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Obsessed to reunite her late brother’s rock band, Asti tracks down its former members—now scattered and changed by life. As they struggle to reclaim their old sound, tensions rise, love sparks, and one final mystery remains: finding their missing keyboardist.