Renaldo Samsara

Renaldo Samsara (born Asturias Sondy Renaldo Crawfurd, November 19, 1988) is an Indonesian-English screenwriter, film director, film editor and indie music producer.

Samsara made his directorial debut, Persepsi, with Matthew Hart, the guitarist of Arkarna, during their meeting and music collaboration in 2016. The film stars Arifin Putra, Nino Fernandez, Nadine Alexandra, Hannah Al Rashid, Irwansyah and Marthino Lio.

Early life and education 
Samsara was born on November 19, 1988, in Jakarta. His father, Anthony, was of Jewish-Indonesian descent from North Sumatra, and his mother, Cynthia Crawfurd, is of Scottish-Borneo descent. He took "Crawfurd" surname of his mother following their divorce when he was a child. Previously known as Sondy Crawfurd, he changed his name to Renaldo Samsara because Sondy was given by his father and considered Samsara as his stage name.

Samsara attended Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and SAE Institute Singapore at the age of 15, before moving back to Jakarta as an adult.

Filmography

Film

Other projects

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Category:Indonesian film directors
Category:Indonesian film editors
Category:Indonesian people of Scottish descent
Category:Indonesian screenwriters
Category:Indonesian record producers
Category:People from Jakarta