GFF Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait

A fictional Buddhist ritual is the focal point of this strange and disorientating feature from Khyentse Norbu (The Cup). Every 12 years, individuals trek to the Bhutanese jungle, don elaborate masks and revel in anonymity under the light of a new moon. None are able to leave until the new moon passes; the ritual acts as a gap between death and birth, where participants attempt to discover their true selves. This lack of identity fuels a tense recklessness when sexual desire becomes impossible to subdue.

Also screening on Fri 17 Feb, 3.30pm