...was born in Surakarta in central Java, Indonesia. In a place where opportunity and resources are sometimes scarce, iin found ways to create opportunity on her own. Before the age of 30 iin was able to find educational funding for 21 children in her community, build a radio station for tsunami survivors, and organize a play for empowering and educating women. Drawn to filmmaking while working in human rights, iin then used media as a way to contribute to social change. Her short documentary Dance of Life, in which an acclaimed ballerina loses mobility due to a degenerative nerve disease, won an award at the 2008 CUNY Asian American Film Festival, the 2009 City University Film Festival and was screened at the Festival Film Dokumenter 2008 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Her current thesis film, Residue was awarded the Journey award at City Visions Film Festival in New York City. iin enjoys reading and hot sauce.






