Mentari's Diary

“Mentari’s Diary” is a collection of diary entries of a girl living in Indonesia with her single mother and her older sister, starting from when she was twelve years until her early adulthood. Struggling financially, Mentari’s mother decides to marry her oldest daughter to an affluent man in Taiwan. Soon after, her eldest daughter dies from childbirth complications, but Mentari doesn’t know this until much later. “Mentari’s Diary” meditates on the themes of internal conflict and self-discovery, as she learns, unravels and accepts the truth of her sister’s death.