A group of people sitting on a sofa in a living room, smiling and posing for the photo, with a wooden coffee table in front and large windows in the background.
On a video monitor, a young man and woman are sitting close together on a couch, smiling and looking at something off-camera.
A film crew on a residential street preparing to film a scene in front of houses, with a camera operator and crew members around a black SUV.
A young woman with wavy hair and earrings is on a monitor screen, seemingly on a video call or being recorded, with colorful artwork on a wall behind her.
Three people standing outside a suburban house, two near an open car trunk, one walking away carrying a bag.
Three women sitting on a beige couch in a living room, laughing and smiling. The woman in the middle is holding her head with both hands, and the woman on the right is holding a pen and a clipboard. A laptop decorated with stickers is on a table in f
A young woman with short brown hair, wearing a maroon top and headphones around her neck, stands in front of a wall decorated with colorful posters and pictures, including a cartoon character with sunglasses.
Two children, a boy and a girl, sleeping on a sectional sofa in a living room. The boy is laying across the sofa with books on the armrest, and the girl is curled up with a pillow. There are shoes, bags, and clothes on the floor nearby, with two wind
A monitor displaying a scene with a young man lying down and a young woman sitting beside him, both in a room with posters on the wall.
A film crew records a scene with three women in a room decorated with posters. One woman is sitting on the bed, another is on a chair, and the third woman is sitting against the wall. The filmmaker operates a camera mounted on a tripod.

Love, or the Lack Thereof

When Anna gets accepted into her dream art school in London, everything she thought she wanted with her best friend, Noah, begins to unravel. Love, or the Lack Thereof is a tender and heartbreaking coming-of-age story about unspoken love, missed chances and courage it takes to choose yourself–even if it means leaving someone behind.

Directors Statement

I've always dreaded the day I would have to leave everything behind and move thousands of miles away from home, from my friends and family. For 19 years, I've stayed in the same place (Indonesia), so the idea of moving away felt unrealistic. That was until I entered my first year of high school, and graduation was just a few years away. That was until the actual day of my high school graduation. My tight-knit friend group was spreading around the globe, and the idea of that scared me.

This story was inspired by some recent choices I've made in my life. Moving away, you realize that not all friendships last that distance. Now being gone for almost a year, the once tight-knit group I left with has shrunk because sometimes people fall apart and don't keep up the same energy as others when it comes to keeping in touch.

I want to make this film to convey this feeling that I'm sure many people have gone through. Not everyone will be a prominent figure in your life, no matter how long you've known them. People grow apart, you change, and sometimes change is good.