A Project Change documentary funded by the Ford Foundation, “Emak dari Jambi” (literally “Mother from Jambi”) is a documentary about Anggun Pradesha’s personal experience of being a waria (a male-to-female transgendered person) in Indonesia. This documentary also offers us Kurtini’s (Anggun’s mother) views on her child’s sexual orientation and transgenderism in general. This story challenges Indonesian society to offer a greater social acceptance of LGBT people.
Directors: Anggun Pradesha and Rikky M. Fajar
Producer: Nia Dinata
Executive Producer: Constantin Papadimitriou
Production: Kalyana Shira Foundation collaborated with Kalyana Shira Films
