Ernest Hariyanto is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and editor.

Ernest is known for the award-winning documentary feature ‘Streetside’ (2013), the internationally acclaimed film ‘Laya Project’ (2007) and most recently, the avant-garde Australian documentary ‘You Should Have Been Here Yesterday’ (2023).

Good storytelling is at the heart of successful documentaries.

Ernest offers storytelling consultation and mentorship to share his creative approach and experience in crafting narrative structure and creating engaging emotional journeys to help support other writers and filmmakers to tell their stories.