Rain Chudori
Indonesian creative director and author (born 1994)
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Rain Chudori-Soerjoatmodjo (born 10 November 1994) is an Indonesian creative director, author, curator, and actress. Together with her mother, Leila Chudori, she co-founded a publishing company, Peron House[1] which debuted in Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in 2023. Chudori has published several books.
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| Born | 10 November 1994 Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Period | 2009–present |
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Biography
Chudori is the daughter of writer Leila Chudori and curator Yudhi Soerjoatmodjo, and granddaughter of journalist Muhammad Chudori. Chudori was an artist-in-residence in New York.[2]
Chudori's short story collection Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories (2013)[3] was launched in Jakarta in 2015.[4] The book was translated into Indonesian under the title Biru dan Kisah-Kisah Lainnya in 2018.[5] Her second book, a novel titled Imaginary City, was published in 2017.[6]
Chudori is the founder of creative studio, Peron House and is the curator of Comma Books, a division of Penerbit KPG (Kompas, Gramedia).[7]
She received the National Book Committee's Translation Selection at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2015, and the LitRi Grant at the London Book Fair in both 2018 and 2019.[8] She has written for The Jakarta Post, The Jakarta Globe, Tempo, Salihara, VICE, Whiteboard Journal, Portside Review,[9] The Letters Page, and Kill Your Darlings. She has appeared in Ubud Writers and Readers Festival,[10] Singapore Writers Festival,[11] and Brahmaputra Literary Festival,[12] among others.
Chudori appeared in the film Rocket Rain, which was nominated at the Jogja-Netpac Film Festival and won the Geber Award. It was also nominated for Best Non-Cinema Feature Film and won Best Director at Apresiasi Film Indonesia. Chudori was nominated for Best New Actress by Piala Maya Indonesia.[13] In 2017, she had a role in the film Galih dan Ratna.
Bibliography
Filmography
- Rocket Rain (2013)
- Galih dan Ratna (2017)