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Bixa Travesty

Claudia Priscilla, Kiko Goifman
Brazil
2018
75 min
Dutch Premiere
Festival history

Raw, vital and sometimes very intimate portrait of the Brazilian artiste Linn da Quebrada, a “tranny fag” who uses her own body as her medium of political expression. Her performances are confrontational, subversive and colorful—and they offer no room at all for a heteronormative perspective. She deconstructs the self-image of the alpha man, and examines what a tranny fag really is.

Public and private life are completely intertwined in this journey of discovery, with discussions about gender and how to define it—or undefine it—taking place in the shower, in the bedroom and on the radio. We see Linn da Quebrada sharing tender moments with her family, during playful exchanges with friends and bursting with self-confidence onstage. Inch by inch, and with visible pleasure, she clears the way for the acknowledgement of the gray areas in gender and sexuality. You're unlikely to hear a more powerful Latin American voice confronting gender norms.

Credits
Director
Production
Cinematography
    Karla da Costa
    Karla da Costa
Editing
    Olivia Brenga
    Olivia Brenga
Music
    Linn da Quebrada
    Linn da Quebrada
Sound Design
    Charutos,
    Confraria de Sons e Charutos
    Charutos,
    Confraria de Sons e Charutos
Sound
    Tomás Franco
    Tomás Franco
Co-production
    Canal Brasil,
    DOT CINE
    Canal Brasil,
    DOT CINE
Screenplay
World Sales
    FiGa Films, LLC
    FiGa Films, LLC
Screening copy
    FiGa Films, LLC
    FiGa Films, LLC

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