women, community, marriage, mature, sexuality
Nia, 50, in an abusive marriage navigates a fragmented inner world where desire, memory, and ritual intertwine. A reunion with a former lover reawakens intimacy but exposes the persistence of violence and entrapment. As reality dissolves into hallucination and myth, she reaches for a final, elusive escape.
Khozy Rizal is a filmmaker based in Makassar, Indonesia. His short Basri & Salma in a Never-ending Comedy premiered in competition at Cannes 2023, becoming the first Indonesian short to compete for the Short Film Palme d’Or. His Little Rebels Cinema Club won the Crystal Bear at Berlinale 2025. He is an alumnus of Busan Asian Film Academy, Locarno Filmmakers Academy, and Berlinale Talents, and is developing his debut feature I Wanna Dance with Myself. Lam Li Shuen is a Singaporean filmmaker and artist who works with Mark Chua. Their films explore speculative fiction, body horror, existential anxiety, and alienation, screening at IFFR, New Directors/New Films, and BFI London. Their second feature Strange Root (Keinginan) was selected for CineMart 2025.
