CinemaOSMovie · 2026 · 1h 51m

Lyrical Vengeance

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On crowded dance floors at queer club nights in Tokyo, Yogyakarta and Rotterdam, ravers celebrate the lives and works of Japanese author Fumiko Hayashi, Indonesian author Suwarsih Djojopuspito and Dutch-Indonesian author Beb Vuyk. These women challenged patriarchal and nationalist politics from the 1930s to the 1950s, a turbulent period marked by violence, war and decolonization. They wrote openly about sensitive subjects such as women’s labour, sex work and resistance to colonial and patriarchal oppression. Contemporary activists, artists and researchers engage with the authors’ literary legacies through collective reading, and performance. These local actors quote from the writers’ work and, through improvisation, enact how these women might have responded to complex situations. The writers’ artistic practice, activism and feminism resonate with the creative practices of today’s transnational queer community, connecting different ways of creating and claiming space.

Directed byWendelien van Oldenborgh

Coming November 13, 2026
Status
Post Production
Runtime
1h 51m
Language
NL
Released
November 13, 2026
Studios
Vriza ProductionsYamaguchi Center for Arts and Media

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Luna Oliver / Andromeda

herself / Fumiko Hayashi

Fitriana Puspita Dewi

herself / Fumiko Hayashi

Kanae Tanikawa

herself / Fumiko Hayashi

Aquarini Priyatna

herself / Suwarsih Djojopuspito

Nuraini Juliastuti

herself / Suwarsih Djojopuspito

Elin McCready

herself / Suwarsih Djojopuspito

Falke Pisano

herself / Beb Vuyk

Yoshiyuki Ishikawa

themself / Beb Vuyk

Pamela Pattynama

herself / Beb Vuyk

Deise Tigrona

special appearance

Creative team
Directed by
Wendelien van Oldenborgh
Produced by
Lonnie van Brummelen

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