Mixing archival home footage of a childhood in Jakarta and glimpses of their current life in Berlin, a nonbinary filmmaker reflects on their chosen life and relationship with their devout Christian parents.
Festival 2025
My Therapist Said, I am Full of Sadness
Indonesia, 2024
Free EntryShort Form
Directed by
Monica Vanesa Tedja
Monica Vanesa Tedja
Running time
22 mins
22 mins
Tickets
14 May 2025, 7:00 PM
UCL East
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Director Bio
Monica Vanesa Tedja is an Indonesian filmmaker based in Berlin and Jakarta, whose films pose questions about minority identities. Their short film, DEAR TO ME, won the best short film at the FIRST STEPS AWARDS 2021 and received a Special Mention at Locarno Open Doors Screenings 2021.
Programme Information
Screening as part of Self Portraits
