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FIRST SIGHT: A QUEER INDONESIAN LOVE STORY

WRITTEN/DIRECTED BY: DENA IGUSTI

CO-DIRECTED at the Tank BY: RAY JORDAN ACHAN

PRODUCED BY: EXILED TONGUES

CAST:

SARI - Eirene Tuakora/Dena Igusti

LISA - B Bastian

FINA - Lei Nico

DIAH - Sara Rahman

MELLI - Phoenix Na

ABOUT: Sari, an aspiring singer, is well on her way to stardom, but for now sings by a karaoke machine at her best friend's parties. But one of her dangdut numbers and a chance encounter with Lisa, a snarky but dedicated journalist, will lead to a love that must survive Suharto's U.S.-backed dictatorship and span across two generations and countries. Based on a culmination of several true stories, First Sight is a look at the long-censored Indonesian lesbian zine movement, generational differences on what it means to be out, and what it means to love when everything else gets in the way.

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