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

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Synopsis:

Unity in Diversity Unveiled! A reckoning of a nation’s democracy, identity, and hope

against systemic patriarchy, “The Emerald’s Touch” is a compelling documentary that

follows the quest of Indonesia’s first and rising star Trans politician and a Queer Activist

Hendrika Mayora Victoria. She’s navigating through the time where LGBT Indonesians, and

in particular, Lesbian and Queer Indonesian Women as they bear the brunt of the worst discrimination impacts all around in the face of Indonesia’s democracy perils.

 

Guided by the Saskia Wieringa, a Dutch Lesbian sociologist who is proactively decolonising

queer women voices and their history across the archipelago. Hendrika’s identity reckoning journey stands as a voice of hope and reason against the tide of homophobia, democracy erosion, cultural amnesia, and violence against women in patriarchal Indonesia. In her

leadership journey, she aims to spread hope, joy, and empowerment to unite one of the

most marginalised and broken communities across the Nusantara Archipelago.

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