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QAMERAD X Otherness Archive: Queer as Folk/lore

Mon Sep 15 2025
Rich Mix, London

Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest Presents:


QAMERAD X Otherness Archive: Queer as Folk/lore



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.




FULL PROGRAM


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’




Sunday, 15 September / 17:00 - 20:00


Total Runtime: 95’


Language: English, Tontemboan, Melayu Minahasa with English subtitles


CW: Religious conversion therapy (Dear to Me) and strobe lights (Protoanimalia)


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