My Therapist Said, I Am Full of Sadness

Singapore Premiere

Monica Vanesa Tedja Indonesia 2024 22 min R21 (Mature Content)

Mixing archival home footage of a childhood in Jakarta and glimpses of current life in Berlin, a queer nonbinary filmmaker reflects on their chosen life and relationship with their devout Christian parents.

Q&A with Filmmaker(s)

5 Dec, Thu 5:00PM / 99 min

National Gallery Singapore

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My Therapist Said, I Am Full of Sadness

Monica Vanesa Tedja

Indonesia

2024

Indonesian, English

English

22 min

R21 (Mature Content)

Singapore Premiere

Monica Vanesa Tedja

Monica Vanesa Tedja is a Chinese-Indonesian filmmaker whose films explore minority identity issues. Their previous short, Dear to Me (2021), premiered in Locarno Open Doors.

Monica Vanesa Tedja,
John Badalu,
Astrid Saerong,
Gugi Gumilang

Monica Vanesa Tedja,
Riawan Tedja,
Juliani Jahja

Related Topics

  • Mental Health
  • Queer
  • Social Issues
  • Non-Fiction
  • Southeast Asian Short Film Competition