Film Screening + Q&A: ‘Memori Dia’
Nusaqueer Diaspora
In the wake of an old family snapshot, Azka, now a young adult, embarks on a voyage down the corridors of their childhood—a sacred time when the seeds of awareness were sown, both of the external world and the soul within. As these memories, once veiled by time, resurface before Azka's eyes, they are astonished to find pains that lay concealed, unknown to their consciousness. This revelation marks a new beginning, one that unfolds the tapestry of profound self-embrace and acceptance.
Director - Asarela Orchidia Dewi is an Indonesian filmmaker and visual artist based in Berlin. Since 2017, Asarela has been a member of Soydivision, an Indonesian contemporary art collective based in Berlin. Asarela’s works often focus on queer diasporic experiences, which expand fluidly between film, video art, and performance. They also have been engaging in several projects with the theater house Ballhaus Naunynstraße as both visual artist and director.
Moderator - Lindsey Soetodrono is a multidisciplinary artist, dancer and performer, graduating this year from the St. Joost School of Arts & Design. She develops compelling experiences concerning the impact of the colonial past on the Surinamese-Javanese community. Through her personal quest for the origin and complexity of intergenerational trauma, she hopes to break certain patterns and create awareness about the impact of colonial violence in a postcolonial society such as the Netherlands.