Monica Vanesa Tedja
Known for
Directing
Born
September 8, 1991 (age 35)
Birthplace
Jakarta, Indonesia
Biography
Born September 8, 1991 in Jakarta, Monica Vanesa Tedja (they/she) is a Chinese-Indonesian filmmaker based between Berlin and Jakarta, whose films pose questions around minority identity issues through intimate character work, while also exploring the tensions of black and white morality: ranging from religion and sexuality to the non-binary identity.
Best known work
In the Absence of the Sun
2014
Night Shift for Cuties
2026
Dear to Me
2021
My Therapist Said, I am Full of Sadness
2024
Sleep Tight, Maria
2015
The Flower & The Bee
2015Dear Family
The Void in Between
2019Filmography
TBA
Dear FamilyDirector, Writer
2026
2024
My Therapist Said, I am Full of Sadnessas Self, Director, Producer, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography
2021
Dear to MeDirector, Writer
2019
The Void in BetweenDirector
2015
Sleep Tight, MariaDirector, Screenplay
2015
The Flower & The BeeScreenplay, Executive Producer, Director
2014
In the Absence of the Sunas Extras, Script Supervisor, Loader