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.
Directed 6
2020s
- 2026
- 2024
My Therapist Said, I am Full of Sadness
Director
- 2021
Dear to Me
Director
2010s
- 2019
The Void in Between
Director
- 2015
Sleep Tight, Maria
Director
- 2014
In the Absence of the Sun
Script Supervisor
Wrote 4
2020s
- 2026
- 2024
My Therapist Said, I am Full of Sadness
Writer
- 2021
Dear to Me
Writer
2010s
- 2015
Sleep Tight, Maria
Screenplay
Acted in 2
2020s
- 2024
I Am a Flower
Human Woman (voice)
2010s
- 2014
In the Absence of the Sun
Extras
Produced 1
2020s
- 2024
My Therapist Said, I am Full of Sadness
Producer
Edited 1
2020s
- 2024
My Therapist Said, I am Full of Sadness
Editor
Camera 1
2020s
- 2024
My Therapist Said, I am Full of Sadness
Director of Photography
Other crew 1
2010s
- 2014
In the Absence of the Sun
Loader
Created 1
2020s
- 2026
Appearances1
2020s
- 2024
My Therapist Said, I am Full of Sadness
Self