瓦特利亚传奇

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  • IndonesiaisthecountrywiththebiggestpopulationofMus… IndonesiaisthecountrywiththebiggestpopulationofMuslimsintheworld.Eventhoughthelocaltransgenders,the"waria",seemtobetoleratedbythepublic,theyactuallyliveonthefringeofsociety.TalesoftheWariatellsthestoryofTiara,MamiRia,SuharniandFirnman(whohaveallrefusedtochangesexasdemandedbyMuslimprecepts),andtheirtragicstruggletoasserttheiridentityandtheirdesireforlove.Startingfromthestoriesofthefourwariacharacters,analyzingthecomplexityoftheirlives,filminginnightclubsandbeautysalons,AmericandirectorKathyHuangdealswithtopicswhichareoftenignoredbywesternfilmmakers.SheexplorestherelationshipbetweenIslamandtransgenders,thesocio-culturalsituationofIndonesia,theissueofAIDSandthelivesandstrugglesofthosewhohavechosentobeneithermennorwomen. Biofilmography-KathyHuang KathyHuangstudiedDocumentaryFilmProductionatStanfordUniversity.ShebeganhercareerasadirectorwiththeshortdocumentaryScribble'sCreations(2004),inspiredbyherexperienceofteachingyoungpeopleatrisk,andsetontheborderbetweenMexicoandtheUS.ShedirectedStillStandingandJaywalkingin2005,thenNightVisions(2006)andMissChinatownU.S.A.(2007),whichwereshownatimportantinternationalfestivalsliketheTribecaandSilverdocsandpresentedonAmericanpublictelevisionnetworks.TalesoftheWariaisherfirstfeaturefilm.