Maarij Reka

Maarij Reka (Cirebon, 2003) is an Indonesian film student at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta. Growing up in a suburban area shaped his interest in social and personal experiences, which he explores through a realist approach sensitive to people and their emotions, often combining archival materials with mixed-media filmmaking. His short film Erased from the Map (2025) won the Nest Award at the 74th San Sebastián International Film Festival and was selected for INTERFILM Berlin, Tehran ISFF, Jakarta Film Week, the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, and other international film festivals. He is currently developing his debut feature, The Boy with His Mother’s Statue, winner of the Development Grant at the Jakarta Film Week Producers Lab 2025 and selected for the Indonesia–France Film Lab at JAFF Market 2025.