Monica Vanesa Tedja

Biography

Born September 8, 1991 in Jakarta, Monica Vanesa Tedja (they/she) is a Chinese-Indonesian filmmaker based between Berlin and Jakarta, whose films pose questions around minority identity issues through intimate character work, while also exploring the tensions of black and white morality: ranging from religion and sexuality to the non-binary identity.

Directed

1. Night Shift for Cuties (2026) — Director
2. Dear to Me (2021) — Director
3. Sleep Tight, Maria (2015) — Director
4. The Flower & The Bee (2015) — Director
5. Dear Family — Director
6. My Therapist Said, I am Full of Sadness (2024) — Director
7. The Void in Between (2019) — Director

Also appeared in

1. In the Absence of the Sun (2014) — Extras
2. My Therapist Said, I am Full of Sadness (2024) — Self