Shalfia Fala Pratika

Biography

Fala Pratika, born a month after Indonesia’s Reformation in 1998, discovered her love for cinema during childhood trips to local video rental stores. This passion led to her first short film in 2020. Intrigued by the complex experiences of women in Indonesia, she began exploring documentary filmmaking. In 2023, her first documentary project, The Other Daughter, participated in the IDOC LAB (Indonesia Documentary Lab), marking a pivotal moment in her career.