Studio Rumah Kedua

Monica scours archive material for answers to the question of how queer life in Berlin and the wish to be accepted by her Christian-Indonesian parents can be reconciled.

In the midst of their parents' separation, sisters Cindy and Jena are forced to choose between which parent to go with, and consider the consequences of each choice.

A 27-year-old Indonesian, Tim, is having a family vacation with both of his parents on a remote island far from the city, where they learn about the myth of a reincarnated deer that exists somewhere along the beach. Island locals believe that seeing the deer is a sign of meeting one’s soulmate. Tim is the only one who secretly hoping to discover the deer, hiding his desire from his very devout Christian parents.

24-year-old Tim navigates the tensions of being in a large, tight-knit, religious family and the hidden desires of his soon-to-be married cousin, his ailing grandmother, and his own queerness.