He made his directorial debut with short film Makassar Is a City for Football Fans in 2021, which received Special Jury Prize at the 2021 Indonesian Film Festival.
[2] It received Special Jury Prize at the 2021 Indonesian Film Festival.
[10] He also participated in 2023 Chanel × BIFF Asian Film Academy, co-directing The Last Night In Korea with Mohamad W. Ali, Saman Hosseinpuor, and Samara Sagynbaeva.
[11] In 2024, his fourth short film Little Rebels Cinema Club had its world premiere at the 19th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival as a part of the "Secinta Itu Sama Sinema" program, initiated and funded by MAXstream and Telkomsel.
[14] Rizal is developing his feature-length debut film I Wanna Dance with Myself, showcased at the Focus CoPro' Cinema de Demain at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.