Julio Rionaldo

Known for WritingDied 2018-01-13Laniakea Supercluster

Julio Rionaldo is a filmmaker whose work spans cultures and continents, from Indonesia to the United States. Influenced by filmmakers such as Giuseppe Tornatore, Vittorio De Sica, Andrei Tarkovsky, Guillermo del Toro, Terrence Malick, Wim Wenders, Spike Jonze, and Hirokazu Kore-eda, he approaches cinema as both an emotional and philosophical practice. Through stories shaped by cultural nuance and universal themes, Julio explores memory, time, and what it means to be present in the world. His films are frequently described as thoughtful and poetic, combining philosophical reflection with accessible storytelling. His body of work has been compared to “a Søren Kierkegaard treatise written by Charles Dickens,” reflecting a balance between intellectual rigor and vivid, human storytelling that continues to echo after the credits roll.Read more

Movies & web series

This Didn't Happen

Bestiary

Frost

King of Swords

Hallowed Be Thy Nightmares

A Faerie's Wanderlust

Sweet Lightspeed

The Secret Life of Daydreams

Vesper

Infidelis

My Dear Spectre

Engineering Eternity

They are Called Junkmobile

The Hanged Man

Philosophy of Death

Dusk & Demitasse

You Have A Secret Admirer

The Rooftop is Empty

Vagabond Buccaneers

Associates

La Haine Va De Soi

To Whom the Bell Rings (Oblivion)

Solitude

Neverwhen

Terambau

The Shape of Invisible Skies

Cloudcatchers

Escort

The Afterlife Club

L.O.S.T.

Scarlet

A Figment of Your Imagination