Butterfly on a River

Rahmawati Addas was born in Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi. She completed Film and Television studies at PDD ISI Surakarta and is actively involved in various film productions. She produced the short documentary film The Netra(L) (2019), and is a line producer in the short film anthology Yang Pulang dan Tak Kembali under the title Jalan Pulang (2019). She is also a producer in the short film Sepasang Sandal (2019) a work of collaboration between four universities. Currently, she is involved in the first women’s film group in Makassar, Tobaine Project. She is also part of KISIKISI, a cross-disciplinary and gender-inclusive collective. Currently, Rara is gathering grassroots female filmmakers from all over Indonesia into a collaborative collective. She describes the initiative as female filmmakers across borders, reflecting the spectrum of members’ backgrounds.