Monday, 06.10.2025
17:00 – Food and music
19:00 – Film screenings and discussion
AQUARIUM
Skalitzer Str. 6
10997 Berlin
We present 2 short films: MEMORI DIA and MY THERAPIST SAID, I AM FULL OF SADNESS. The screening is followed by a discussion moderated by Canan Turan with the filmmakers Asarela Orchidia Dewi and Monica Vanesa Tedja, the activists Kamilia Manaf (Jakarta), Insan Larasati from Nusaqueer Diaspora (Berlin), and the audience.
FREE ENTRY. Language of the discussion is English.
Short Films:
In MEMORI DIA (by Asarela Orchidia Dewi) a young adult named Azka traces back their childhood – a stage of life when they began
learning about the world around them and themselves. While revisiting these long-forgotten memories, Azka discovers unresolved pains they never knew existed. This experience marks the beginning of a journey that unfolds profound self-acceptance.
In MY THERAPIST SAID, I AM FULL OF SADNESS (by Monica Vanesa Tedja) a filmmaker ponders the question of being fully accepted and loved by combing through archival footage from their two families: their biological, devout Christian, Indonesian family, and their chosen queer kin in Berlin.
