Fala Pratika
FILMMAKER · WRITER · RESEARCHER
An Indonesian filmmaker and researcher working across fiction, documentary, and feminist inquiry.
With a background in philosophy, her practice explores women’s experiences, memory, and the social structures that shape how stories are told and understood.
Across forms and perspectives.
Working across different roles in filmmaking, Fala approaches fiction and documentary as spaces for creative exploration, collaboration, and critical reflection.
Questions beyond the frame.
Her research examines women in Indonesian cinema, with particular interest in New Order-era horror and exploitation films, feminist film theory, and the politics of representation.
Filmmaking
Fiction, documentary, directing, writing, and producing.
Feminist inquiry
Gender, women’s experiences, and social structures.
Cinema & culture
Indonesian cinema, horror, spectatorship, and representation.
Writing & research
Critical writing and research-led creative practice.
