For centuries, the Bugis people have accepted gender diversity as implicitly written in the I La Galigo manuscript, in which they describe the existence of five genders, one of which is the calalai. Who is the calalai? The story unfolds in this film directed by Indonesian filmmaker, Kiki Febriyanti. *With English subtitles. There will be […]
By Sarah DeLappe | Directed by Morgan Green Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girls’ indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of life, liberty, and […]
LOVE TRADE is an exploration of gender and cultural assumptions in upheaval. The piece uncovers a love tangle between the Western goddess Demeter - frozen in eternal springtime - and Persephone - her restless daughter - who wanders away from the ‘Upper World.’ Somewhere in ‘No-Man’s Land’ she meets her soul mate who she takes […]
