Biography
Director | Writer | Producer | Cultural Archivist | Social Impact Educator
Ebi Wijaya Latumeten is an Indonesian filmmaker, writer-director, and cultural archivist whose work uncovers hidden stories in Southeast Asia through cinema, theater, and digital storytelling. He founded Bumi Manusia Foundation, a non-profit platform that combines education, creative therapy, and youth empowerment for marginalized communities across Indonesia.
At the heart of Ebi Wijaya’s practice is a commitment to social transformation through narrative. As a mentor at Rumah Singgah Anak Semua Bangsa, he transformed a shelter into a creative sanctuary for young people affected by poverty, bullying, and generational trauma using film and art as healing tools.
His debut feature Behind the Secret , produced entirely in the shelter setting, combines documentary realism with poetic symbolism to reveal the raw struggles of underrepresented voices in Indonesia. The film has been acclaimed for its emotional depth a...