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RIZKY RAHAD is an independent director, producer, and fixer based in Jakarta, Indonesia. His work seeks to reimagine Indonesia’s hetero-patriarchal narrative through visually-arresting representations of the fringes of society. In recent years, he has collaborated with some of the most underrated communities in Indonesia, such as the ancient drag dancers of Banyumas, the trans half-gods of Bugis, the tattooed grandmas of Timor, the waria girlband of Jogja, and the debt-collecting Godfathers of Jakarta.
Rizky joined VICE as a senior producer in 2016 when the youth media company expanded to Indonesia. He helped build the Indonesia office’s video department from scratch, producing over 50 documentaries, and growing the channel from zero to over 500,000 subscribers in two years through popular series like Indonesia Riot, Akarasa and Indopop.
Rizky’s documentary work has been published by international media around the world including VICE News, HBO, Discovery Channel, South China Morning Post, and Vox. His past clients include Google, Netflix, Facebook, Unilever, Uber, Grab, Gojek, and Zilingo. 2
In between his documentary and commercial projects, Rizky has also directed and produced multiple music videos for emerging young artists, including the Jakarta-based electronic duo Mantra Vutura, the New York industrial duo Ora Iso, which was featured on Boiler Room’s 4:3, and the four-piece alternative suit Polka Wars, which was nominated for Music Video of the Year at the 2018 Indonesian Choice Award. His other music video work was featured on Stereogum, VICE’s Noisey, and Crack Magazine.
In 2019, Rizky was selected for the 69th Berlinale’s talent development program as a director. From 2011 to 2015, he attended Wesleyan University on a full scholarship from the Freeman Foundation and graduated with honors in Film Studies and Psychology. At Wesleyan, he was a member of Eclectic Society [ΦΝΘ], a co-ed literary society, and projected 35mm celluloids for the Wesleyan Film Series.
He’s passionate about queer, indigenous, and exploitation cinema. In his free time, he runs Jakarta-based queer film club, Sinemabeloq, and posts absurdist political memes on Instagram.