A utopia told from the point of view of Roberta’s mother, who, as a trans woman in Brazil, is exposed to daily dangers: Roberta seems to have disappeared, but has found a way out of her environment, which is uninhabitable for her.
Trigger warning: addresses violence against trans people
Thursday, 20/10, 8 pm in room 2
Brazil 2020
Matheus Farias, Enock Carvalho
19:57 min
Short / Fiction / Drama / Sci-Fi
“We’re in the middle of nowhere with my almost-dead boyfriend in there.” “That’s how you call that piece of shit?” Helena and Kira argue on the side of the road. No destination in mind, no plan to follow. The journey unfolds kilometer by kilometer; a journey that soon becomes a ritual.
Trigger warning: Contains depictions of sexualized violence against women, addresses experiences of sexualized violence and misogyny, and reproduces sexist statements
Saturday, 22/10, 8 pm in room 1
Argentina 2021
Nadia Benedicto
1:17:00 h
Feature / Fiction / Drama
João works as a food delivery man and dreams of owning a motorcycle. He was told that everything would be like a musical movie. With dance and music, bike delivery workers sarcastically remind us of their precarious working conditions.
Thursday, 20/10, 8 pm in room 2
Brazil 2021
Leonardo Martinelli
20:00 min
Short / Ficiton / Performance / Student
Clara has never been invited to another child’s birthday. Now she finally prepares for her first party with her mother. A story about fantasy and imagination, that sheds light on bullying between children.
Thursday, 20/10, 8 pm in room 1
Uruguay 2021
Sol Infante, Andrea Treszczan
13:13 min
Short / Fiction / Comedy / Drama
A teenager from the rural north of Argentina moves in with her cousin in a suburb of Buenos Aires. She has to get adjusted to the new context quickly, even though it’s radically different from her home village.
Thursday, 20/10, 8 pm in room 1
USA 2021
Reed Purvis
18:00 min
Short / Fiction / Drama
Two strangers meet and feel attracted to each other. But will everything work out as smoothly as it seems?
Thursday, 20/10, 8 pm in room 1
Panama 2022
Jesús Castillo
2:09 min
Short / Fiction / Comedy
A love story between a serial killer and a woman. What at first seems to be a romantic affair turns into a dark dialogue. A theatric statement against fatshaming and gordofobia.
Trigger warning: shows violence against women, addresses femicide and contains sexist and fatphobic statements
Saturday, 22/10, 8pm in room 3
Brazil 2022
Author: Herton Gustavo Gratto
Direction: Marcela Rodrigues
1:03:00 h
Feature / Fiction / Drama
Maria is eleven years old and fights for her identity as a trans girl. She suffers from the pressure exerted by her family and church. The friendship with her new neighbor Lena helps her, to discover and understand herself.
Trigger warning: shows queer and trans hostility, misgendering of trans child
Friday, 21/10, 8 pm in room 1
Brazil 2020
Vinícius Machado
1:43:00 h
Feature / Fiction / Drama