The first documentary in Indonesia was the Batavia-Buitenzorg railroad in 1912.
Documentary film Soerabaja Tempo Doeloe, released in 2016, became the most watched Indonesian documentary on YouTube with more than 14 million viewers.
In 2019, Kartini's documentary became the first Indonesian documentary film aired in Indonesian theaters and won a box office of 10.5 billion rupiah.
Documentary film by Joshua Oppenheimer, won the Best Documentary Feature award at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012.
The Act of Killing Documentary Film by Joshua Oppenheimer, became the first Indonesian documentary to nominated by the Academy Awards in 2014.
A silent documentary film by Joshua Oppenheimer, who revealed the cruelty to the communists in 1965, was prohibited from airing in Indonesia.
Mother's documentary film by Yayan Sofyan, tells the story of a mother who treated her paralyzed her child for 20 years, won the Best Documentary Award at the Indonesian Film Festival in 2018.
The documentary film of The Look of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer, who also revealed atrocities in 1965, won the Best Documentary Award at the Venice Film Festival in 2014.
New Shoe Documentary Film by Aditya Ahmad, tells the story of a child who wants to buy new shoes for his younger sister, won the Best Documentary Award at the Indonesian Film Festival in 2017.
Documentary film Punk in Love by Oki Setiana Dewi, tells the story of punk culture in Indonesia, won the Best Documentary Award at the Indonesian Film Festival in 2009.
