MINIKINO FILM WEEK 12 - Three curated short film programs screening at Mash Denpasar.
S-EXPRESS 2026 INDONESIA (66:49, 13+) - Programmer: Fransiska Prihadi (cika@minikino.org). Featuring: MALAM SEPANJANG NAFAS (Irwan Sebleku) - Meri fights for justice after her sister is sexually abused by their uncle, the village head; ALUR ALIR (Rahmania Nerva, Ananta Wijayarana) - an experimental piece on the city's transport flow; ANAK MACAN (Amar Haikal) - Eki braves rain, landslides and machinery to find a memento of his late mother near a landfill; BUNGA-BUNGA DI JALA IKAN (Cinta Setia) - a family struggles with climate change during the Sedekah Rawa Pening tradition; TO AN OLD HARBOUR (Putu Kusuma Wijaya) - a Belgian artist witnesses the demolition of a historic building at Singaraja's old harbour.
S-EXPRESS 2026 TIMOR-LESTE (35:30, 18+) - Curated by Lena Lenzen, Director of the Dili International Film Festival (lenalenzen@gmail.com). Featuring: NOYLISTA (Adi Pereira); FREEDOM 21 (Memo Santos); GRANDE HEROI (Woles Production); KBIIT BUIBERE (Adi Pereira, contains explicit scenes/violence); KULTURA MATEBIAN (Glorya's Film); TAMA HO FIAR-AN (Teatru Filteda); ECHO OF THE WASTE (Lisboa Gusmao); SILENT DROP (Adi Pereira).
INDONESIA RAJA 2026: IR2026 JAKARTA (63:45, 18+) - Programmer: Nosa Normanda (nosanormanda@gmail.com). Featuring: PUTU WIJAYA SEBAGAI SUTRADARA FILM: TEROR MENTAL DALAM FILM CAS CIS CUS (Ekky Imanjaya, Ephraim Ryan Pranata); SERVES AND BOUNCES (Patrick Warmanda); BANGKAI NAFSU (Woyzeck/Azzam Fi Rullah); MATI KETAWA (Vigo Sasela).
INDONESIA RAJA 2026: IR2026 JAWA BARAT (66:48, 18+) - Programmer: Minfadly Robby (minfadlyrobby18@gmail.com). Featuring: UPON THE POND (Salma Khairunnisa Achmad) - A mermaid falls for a textile worker and journeys to find love and identity; KELUH KESAH ARWAH (M. Taufik Wicaksono) - An annoyed spirit haunts a politician visiting his grave to ruin their campaign; LELAKI DAN BURUNGNYA (Ali Satri Efendi) - connects racing pigeons and military command in an addictive logic of control; JOYANDI DAN BADUT BISU (Bangzul) - A video store clerk tries to force a clown back into its movie.
S-EXPRESS 2026 MALAYSIA (56:28, 18+) - Programmer: ChongLee, Yow (clyow.unimas@gmail.com). From bird to fish to goat, these short films depict animal and human coexistence, problematising human-centric hierarchies through imaginative yet realistic cohabitation. Featuring: I DUOK OM I BOHUNTUNG (The Owl and the Rainbow) (Jo Luping) - When depression pulls her daughter into darkness, a mother must transform to restore hope and colour to their lives; IN BETWEEN (Lim Zhi Xin) - Within a confined mental space, Lumi exists alongside a dove and a crow, navigating her emotions in pursuit of a joyful life; In the Valley (Lim Han Loong) - Young Lei must leave Ipoh with her mother, escaping to a limestone valley with her best friend Ze; UMPAN: THE BETTA FISH (Nelson Lau) - After a boy goes missing in a superstitious fishing village, a teenager begins to experience haunting visions; HADIAH DARI HUJAN (Gift of Rain) (Aei Raa) - Syahir and Remi are stuck in the rain in a small town by Sungai Dara, on a sun-filled journey to the river.
Join us for a night of powerful Indonesian, Timor-Leste and Malaysian short films at Mash Denpasar.
SAB/SAT 12 | 08:30 | MASH Denpasar Art House Cinema
INDUSTRY EVENTS
NETWORKING: BALINESE BREAKFAST
Held at MASH Denpasar, the home base of Minikino and official festival lounge.
This morning gathering offers an unhurried space to break the ice. Meet the year-round festival team, and connect with fellow industry guests over a traditional Balinese breakfast.
Before the day’s busy schedule unfolds.