Sacred Beings
Overview of films
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Bodily Rituals
A compilation of stories on meditation, resistance and celebration. An invitation to imagine the limitless possibilities of queer existence.
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Talk: Sacred Beings – On Gendering
During the opening of Sacred Beings, Mongolian queer activist Anaraa Nyamdorj will talk to makers with works in the programme.
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Sacred Beings Installation
Sacred Beings brings together different characters from various Asian contexts by forming a contemplative space at the core of the programme. The i
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Duilian
Inspired by the untold story of Chinese poet and revolutionary Qiu Jin, Wu Tsang re-enacts and decodes the counter-narrative through deliberate mis
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Indonesia
Indonesia is a selection of personal photographs documenting assistant professor Sharyn Davies’ fieldwork during her 20-year research career.
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Becoming Another
Raoni Muzho Saleh performs a shape-shifting act as an invitation to reimagine what our bodies and spirits are capable of. The acts of morphing, ava
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Daughter
Daughter depicts a nuanced, sincere dialogue between an immigrant mother and daughter and their search for serenity.
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7465
Watsamon Tri-yasakda documented the hidden identities of youth under the strict uniformity dictated by the normative standards of Thai society.
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Anito
The Ati-atihan festival incorporates animism, folk Catholicism and ancestral beliefs, coming together and transforming into contemporary madness.
Apparatus
Apparatus is an exploration of colonial influence on the development of masculinity within the indigenous culture in Aotearoa by Samoan artist Tanu
From Its Mouth Came a River of High-End Residential Appliances
A journey through Hong Kong’s dragon gates as research into contemporary fengshui practices while contemplating the mythology and selfhood.
There Is a Spider Living Between Us
Indian artist Tejal Shah wanders through the layers of female sexuality and desires through an array of collage and dream-like sequences.