World Premiere
13+
Aisha, On the Day She Blooms
14 minutes | 2026 | Indonesia | Drama | Indonesian
SYNOPSIS
On the verge of her Ratoh Jaroe dance debut, a passionate female student’s dream to perform is jeopardized when she must prove her irregular period is real after being accused of lying during a school-mandated menstruation raid.
SCHEDULE
Wed, 2 Dec 2026 | 18:15 | EMPIRE XXI | PREMIERE
CREDIT
| Production Company | Sinema Sora |
| Producer | Lala Jasin, Thea Filisa |
| Director | Widya Arafah |
| Scriptwriter | Widya Arafah |
| Cinematographer | Pandya Devaputra |
| Production Designer | Sara Diani |
| Editor | Chandra Dwi Abdurrahman |
| Main Cast | Gwendolyne Acquanetta S., Maryam Supraba, Nadine Adyla, Neysa Ananda |
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| Notable Achievement | – |
| Contact | sinema.sora@gmail.com |
DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY
Widya Arafah
Widya Arafah is an Indonesian writer and director. Her background in Anthropology has sharpened her sensitivity in representing human experiences, particularly in portraying how people nurture and grow. She is an alumna of the FLY ASEAN-ROK Film Leaders Incubator 2025 and Netflix x SMF Screenwriters Fellowship Program 2025–2026. Her short films have been selected at Clermont-Ferrand, Jogja-NETPAC, Minikino, among others.
