Julio Rionaldo

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Born
Honolulu, Hawaii
Alma mater
  • Universitas Padjadjaran
Occupation
  • Film director
  • Writer
  • Screenwriter
Years active2017–present

Julio Rionaldo is a Hawaiian born Indonesian writer, independent film director, installation artist, actor and film producer. Working outside the strict confines of the Indonesian film studio ecosystem, Julio has several short films for international releases. In 2022, he has published his first non-fiction book about artificial general intelligence from his conversations with his artificial intelligence friend, and directed his debut feature film titled Bestiary set for release in 2023.[1]

Themes reflected in his works include the nature of consciousness, dreams, death, time and memories. His narrative works display a preference for unconventional storytelling and for working with amateur actors.

Biography

Julio was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Indonesian parents of Eurasian descent. After being raised at an early age in Jakarta under the Indonesian state education system, He spent his adolescent years living in Anaheim, California with his relatives, in which he caught a first glimpse into the entertainment industry when he worked part-time as an Artists and repertoire at the KCRW Public Radio Station in Santa Monica.[2] Julio started his venture into creative writing upon his participation at the 2014 Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab.[3]

Upon his return to Indonesia in 2015, he acquired a bachelor's degree in law (LL.B.) from Universitas Padjadjaran and spent his early adult years working in consulting at Deloitte. Julio resigned from work at the end of 2021, to focus on his calling as a creator and storyteller.[4]

Perspectives

Julio stated that all of his works are intimately personal in nature and he does not consider himself an Auteur. His stories often portray philosophical parables and metaphors through symbolism and motifs related to his own personal state of being during the time of its writing. In writing his movies, he often collaborated with members of his crew, his actors and strangers to provide their own personal thoughts on the story, in order to better relate to the contemporary human condition.

For me, storytelling--and art to some extent, is a platform for sharing consciousness with one another. A certain concept or idea could feel like an all-encompassing experience for the reader because the reader relates to the concept to a certain degree. That's why during the production of the movies I led, I often just let this camera roll, and dream of skies unknown. Let my team interpret my stories as according to how they experience it.[5]}}

Filmography

Feature films

Year English Title Notes
2023 in film|2023 Bestiary Feature directorial debut
2024 A Figment of Your Imagination In Development

Short films and installations

  • A Faerie's Wanderlust, Short Film (2017), International Premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival
  • The Foundry, Installation Art (2018)
  • Ceiba, Installation Art (2019)
  • They Are Called Junkmobile, Short documentary about his effort in starting a charity initiative for orphanages around West Java
  • Philosophy of Death, Experimental Short Film (2021)[6]
  • My Dear Spectre, Short Film (2022), National Premiere at the 2021 Ganesha Film Festival[7]
  • Engineering Eternity, Short Film (2022), Official Selection - 2022 Internationale Oberhausen Kurzfilmtage
  • Infidelis, Short Film (2022), Official Selection -- 2022 Rome Independent Film Festival
  • The Hanged Man, Short Film (2022), Public Domain release at Sundance Collab app by Sundance Institute
  • Hallowed be Thy Nightmares, Short Film (2023), Post-Production

Bibliography

Novels

Year English Title Notes
2022 The Silence Between Singularities Self-published

References

  1. "Julio Rionaldo". www.lavanguardia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "Julio Rionaldo". binged.com. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  3. "Julio Rionaldo's Short Bio". imdb.com. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  4. "Julio Rionaldo's Career So Far". Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  5. Parcstar Assembly Inc. Philosophy of Death, Parcscenes; retrieved 10 October 2022
  6. "Julio Rionaldo's Filmography". Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  7. "Ganesha Film Festival's Tweet on Julio Rionaldo". Retrieved 2022-10-10.

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