

The Emerald's Touch
TBA | English/Indonesian
| Melissa Green/Alfred Pek
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Logline:
A reckoning of a nation’s democracy, identity, and hope. One woman’s leadership quest
(Hendrika Mayora Kelan) unites broken voices, uncovering forgotten queer histories, and
fighting against patriarchy for the true Nusantara spirit
Synopsis:
Unity in Diversity Unveiled! “The Emerald’s Touch” is a compelling story that follows the
leadership quest of Indonesia’s first and rising star Trans politician and a Queer Activist
Hendrika Mayora Kelan in uniting broken voices, uncovering forgotten queer histories,
and fighting against patriarchy. She’s navigating through a time when LGBT Indonesians,
in particular, Lesbians, Trans, and Queer Women, as they bear the brunt of the worst
discrimination, violence, marginalisation, and queer historical erasure in a declining
democracy of contemporary Indonesia.
To challenge the cultural amnesia, homophobia, and deep-rooted patriarchy in the world's largest forgotten yet hyper-diverse nation, Hendrika partners up with Saskia Wieringa, a Dutch
Lesbian sociologist who proactively decolonises queer women voices and history across the nation. From the unsung Lesbian Warriors of Borneo, Gender Bending Performers of Java, and Sacred Spiritualists of Sulawesi, Hendrika vows to unite and re-ignite the nation's true identity, hope, joy, and empowerment for Queer women activists and changemakers in one of the
most invisible and broken communities across the Nusantara Archipelago.


