ABOUT

Meet Shinta Ratri, the founder of the world’s first and only Islamic school run by and for transgender women. Over a decade ago, Shinta opened Al-Fatah Pesantren in the Muslim city of Yogyakarta. Her goal: to offer fellow waria the opportunity to discuss and practice their Islamic faith in a communal space.

A documentary by Ana González
Produced by Compass Light Productions for REEL Earth collection
Cnematography by Aranya Raj Singh