Filmmaker; lives and works in Perth, Australia. He started studying Psychology at the Atma Jaya University, in Jakarta, but dropped out and in 1994 he moved to Australia, where he studied Industrial Design and Digital Arts, and finally completed a bhachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Western Australia. In 1997 and 1998 he organized the W.A. Students Forum for Human Rights Issues in Indonesia, and the Java Music Indo Traditional and Modern Music Festival, in Java, and the International & Local Jazz Festival, in Jakarta, both dedicated to music.