wariazone not only situates itself within the context of gender

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Created & produced by Kiwa & Terje Toomistu; editing assistant: Martin Männik; color correction: Sergo Babasjants; sound editor: Patrick McGinley; design: Tuuli Aule Partners: Tallinn Art Hall, Estonian Cultural Endowment, Yogyakarta International Documentary Festival, Yogyakarta Family Planning Centre, Darmasiswa program 58’ 16:9 © KIWA&CECE 2011 Wariazone not only situates itself within the context of gender and sexuality, but also points out how the expression of gender identity is ruled by ideology: the ‘truth’ is related to the power. Wariazone raises questions about the politicization of morality and religion in the country with the world’s largest Moslem community. Traditionally, variations in gender identity have been considered to be holy in manyIndonesian cultures, but today, as a result of the rigidity of social constructions, the warias have been relegated to an outlaw zone on the outskirts of society. APPEARING: activists Yulianus Rettoblaut, Merlyn Sopjan, Lenny Sugiharto and Dédé Oetomo (a leading activist for LGBT rights), Julia Suryakusuma (Indonesia’s own feminist fatale), Didik Nini Thowok (legendary cross-dressing performance artist) and Ibu Mariyani (director of the world’s only Koranic school for transgendered people).

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Created & produced by Kiwa & Terje Toomistu; editing assistant: Martin Männik; color correction: Sergo Babasjants; sound editor: Patrick McGinley; design: Tuuli AulePartners: Tallinn Art Hall, Estonian Cultural Endowment, Yogyakarta International Documentary Festival, Yogyakarta Family Planning Centre, Darmasiswa program

58’ 16:9 © KIWA&CECE 2011

Wariazone not only situates itself within the context of gender and sexuality, but also points out how the expression of gender identity is ruled by ideology: the ‘truth’ is related to the power.

Wariazone raises questions about the politicization of morality and religion in the country with the world’s largest Moslem community. Traditionally, variations in gender identity have been considered to be holy in manyIndonesian cultures, but today, as a result of the rigidity of social constructions, the warias have been relegated to an outlaw zone on the outskirts of society.

APPEArInG: activists Yulianus rettoblaut, Merlyn Sopjan, Lenny Sugiharto and Dédé Oetomo (a leading activist for LGBT rights), Julia Suryakusuma (Indonesia’s own feminist fatale), Didik nini Thowok (legendary cross-dressing performance artist) and Ibu Mariyani (director of the world’s only Koranic school for transgendered people).