简介：SrikandiisafemalefigurefromtheIndianMahabharataepicthatchangesgendertoliveandfightasanequalamongmen.Thischaracterisarolemodelforeighthighlypersonalperspectivesonlesbian,bisexualandtransidentitylifeinIslamicIndonesia.Thefilm,whichbeganasacollectiveproject,movesfrompersonalessayintoaradicalconceptualexplorationofqueerpoliticsandmapsoutself-confidentlythesituationinwhichagenerationofwomenarebeginningtofindavoice.Politics,identity,thesearchforsubstitutefamilies,thefearofviolence,evenamonglesbians,thesocialexclusionofminoritiesandself-imposedsilencearesomeofthetopicsaddressed,asarethedeliberateeschewaloflabelsforone’sownlifeandone’spersonalreligiousbeliefsandthewearingofthehijab.Makinguseoflocalformsofstorytelling,thefilmalsodemonstratesthatindigenousrolemodelsexistforstrongwomenandalternativegenderidentities.Javaneseshadowplaylinksandinterweavesthedifferentstoriesoftheprotagonists,butANAK-ANAKSRIKANDIisgoesfarbeyondbeingatypicalepisodicfilm.…