Fag-smoking behemoths, gender-bending fairies, reincarnated deer, queens of black magic—what’s on the horizon when queer desires reject mere visibility, and instead, manifest through these elusive, mythological characters? As global queer communities face increasing pressure to conform to neoliberal identity politics, these moving images from Indonesia turn back to pre-colonial folklore, escaping current regimes of control, from hetero-patriarchal representations to hegemonic State narratives. Within these works lie promising potential for radical liberation, where queer desires can live mythically and eternally, beyond recognition from society. 

This programme is curated by Rizky Rahad as part of SHARED CAMERA/DERIE, a QAMERAD x Otherness Archive collaboration supported by the British Council.

Groh Goh (Rehearsal for Rangda) | dir. Leyla Stevens | 2023 | Performance | 29’
Language: Indonesian and Balinese with English subtitles

Protoanimalia | dir. Lucas Haynes, perf. Protoanimalia | 2024 | Music Video | 10’
Language: N/A

Dear to Me | dir. Monica Vanesa Tedja | 2021 | Narrative | 19’
Language: Indonesian with English subtitles

Calabai Jangeng | dir. Tamarra, Emma Frankland | 2019 | Documentary | 10’
Language: English, Indonesian and Bugis with English subtitles

Garden Amidst the Flame | dir. Natasha Tontey | 2022 | Experimental | 27’
Language: English, Tontemboan, Melayu Minahasa with English subtitles

Total Runtime: 95’

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