Director | Monica Vanesa Tedja
Script | Monica Vanesa Tedja
Directors of photography| Monica Vanesa Tedja, Charmaine Poh, Asarela Dewi
Editing | Monica Vanesa Tedja
Sound designer | Satrio Budiono
Composer | Gardika Gigih, Zeauxi
Main cast | Monica Vanesa Tedja, Riawan Tedja, Juliani Jahja, Charmaine Poh, Ariel Victor, Andra Stefanowski
Producers | Monica Vanesa Tedja, John Badalu, Gugi Gumilang, Astrid Saerong
Production company | PT. Studio Rumah Kedua
During the three-year process of undergoing therapy, a filmmaker ponders the question of being fully accepted and loved by combing through archival material from their two families: their biological, devout Christian, Indonesian family, and their chosen queer kin in Berlin.
About the director:
Monica Vanesa Tedja is a non-binary Chinese-Indonesian filmmaker based in Berlin and Jakarta, whose films pose questions around minority identity issues. Their short film, DEAR TO ME, has won the best short film at the FIRST STEPS AWARDS 2021 and received Special Mention at Locarno Open Doors Screenings 2021. Their latest short documentary, MY THERAPIST SAID, I AM FULL OF SADNESS, celebrated its world premiere at DOK Leipzig 2024.