Afronte
The process of transformation and empowerment of a young man, black and gay, whose account is mixed with testimonies of others.
15'
Brazil
IFFR 2019
Two transvestites wake up, dress with care and leave their homes, preparing to hit the street. They go shopping and go to church. A visual testimony to the courage it takes to express one's desires and beliefs and face confrontations in daily life.
IFFR 2019
- 13'
- Brazil
- 2013
- Director
- Keila Serruya
- Country of production
- Brazil
- Year
- 2013
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 13'
- Medium
- Other
- International title
- TRAVESTI
- Language
- Portuguese
- Producer
- Elenise Maia
- Production Company
- Grupo Picolé da Massa
- Sales
- Grupo Picolé da Massa
Also in this combined programme
Aniceto do Império em dia de alforria
Bulbul’s tribute to Aniceto, port worker, samba composer and one of the founders of Império Serrano, Escola de Samba in Rio de Janeiro.
11'
Brazil
IFFR 2019
BR3
A free-flowing capturing of the lives and loves of three friends in a close-knit community.
23'
Brazil
IFFR 2019
Rainha
After Rita becomes queen of a samba school, she faces the dark forces in her internal and external world.
30'
Brazil
IFFR 2019
- Director
- Keila Serruya
- Country of production
- Brazil
- Year
- 2013
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 13'
- Medium
- Other
- International title
- TRAVESTI
- Language
- Portuguese
- Producer
- Elenise Maia
- Production Company
- Grupo Picolé da Massa
- Sales
- Grupo Picolé da Massa
Programme IFFR 2019
Soul in the Eye
Zózimo Bulbul’s legacy and the contemporary emergence of black Brazilian Cinema. With premiering films, a performance, talks and a masterclass by Gabriel Martins Alves.
Read more about this programmeAbolição
Bulbul made this powerful historical analysis of racial issues in Brazil in 1988, one hundred years after slavery was abolished there.
153'
Brazil
IFFR 2019
Afronte
The process of transformation and empowerment of a young man, black and gay, whose account is mixed with testimonies of others.
15'
Brazil
IFFR 2019
Alma no olho
A metaphor about slavery and the search for freedom through inner transformation, in a game of images inspired by concretism.
11'
Brazil
IFFR 2019