Sacred Beings
Overview of films
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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 installation combines a… -
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Watsamon Tri-yasakda | Germany | None
Watsamon Tri-yasakda documented the hidden identities of youth under the strict uniformity dictated by the normative standards of Thai society. -
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. -
Anito
Martha Atienza | 9' | Philippines | None
The Ati-atihan festival incorporates animism, folk Catholicism and ancestral beliefs, coming together and transforming into contemporary madness. -
Apparatus
Tanu Gago | 19' | New Zealand | European premiere
Apparatus is an exploration of colonial influence on the development of masculinity within the indigenous culture in Aotearoa by Samoan artist Tanu Ga -
Becoming Another
Raoni Muzho Saleh | 20' | None
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, avatar -
Bodily Rituals
A compilation of stories on meditation, resistance and celebration. An invitation to imagine the limitless possibilities of queer existence. -
Daughter
Amanda Lee | 5' | USA | None
Daughter depicts a nuanced, sincere dialogue between an immigrant mother and daughter and their search for serenity. -
Duilian
Wu Tsang | 26' | Hong Kong | None
Inspired by the untold story of Chinese poet and revolutionary Qiu Jin, Wu Tsang re-enacts and decodes the counter-narrative through deliberate mistra -
From Its Mouth Came a River of High-End Residential Appliances
WangShui | 13' | Hong Kong | None
A journey through Hong Kong’s dragon gates as research into contemporary fengshui practices while contemplating the mythology and selfhood. -
I Am Not Your Mother
Sarnt Utamachote | 14' | Germany | None
Sarnt Utamachote takes you on a journey through his multi-screened installation, exploring the uncanny relationship between othered cultures, and the -
Indonesia
Sharyn Davies | Indonesia | None
Indonesia is a selection of personal photographs documenting assistant professor Sharyn Davies’ fieldwork during her 20-year research career.