Feature, Documentary, 100′, 2021

Director
Isabelle Solas

Production
Dublin Films, Pictanovo, Le Fresnoy

Coproduction
Les Alchimistes

International Sales
OUTPLAY Films

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Synopsis

In an Argentina divided between a deep conservatism and an unprecedented momentum in feminism, the film delves into the political journey and intimate lives of Claudia and Violeta. Trans women who identify as transvestites, the fight they lead with their comrades against the patriarchal violence is visceral and embodied.

Convinced of their roles at the center of an ongoing revolution that intersects with so many struggles, in defiance of the old world they redouble their energy to invent a new present, to love and stay alive.

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Festivals

 

2021

FICG – Festival de Cine en Guadalajara – Official Premio Maguey competition (Guadalajara, Mexico) ☆ Best Film in the Premio Maguey's competition
FIFIB – Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux – Official selection (Bordeaux, France)
Asterisco Festival – Official selection (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Pinkscreens – Official selection (Brussels, Belgium)
Chéries-Chéris –  Official competition (Paris, France) ☆ Grand Jury Prize
Omovies Film Festival – Official selection (Naples, Italy)


2022

Black Movie – Official selection, Haut les coeurs ! section (Geneva, Switzerland)
Des images aux mots – Official documentary competition (Toulouse, France) ☆ Jury Prize
Écrans Mixtes – Official selection (Lyon, France)
Zinegoak – Official selection Dok (Bilbao, Spain) ☆ Special Mention
Festival International du film de Mons – Official selection (Mons, Belgium)
Festival Plurielles – Official documentary competition (Compiègne, France)
Cinéma du Réel – Front(s) Populaire(s) selection (Paris, France)
Festival Cinélatino – Festival's Night (Toulouse, France)
Cinémarges – Coup de coeur en décentralisation (Gironde, France)
Rencontre sur les Docks – Section Intime et Politique (Bayonne, France)
Festival In&Out – Carte Blanche Cinémarges (Nice, France)
Festival Confrontation – Special Screening (Perpignan, France)
Zinentiendo – Official Selection documentaries (Zaragoza, Espagne)
Doc'Cevennes – Official Selection (Lasalle, France)
Festival International de Cinema de Guadalajara – Special screenings (Guadalajara, Mexico)
Pink Apple – Special screening for the pride (Zurich, Germany)
Muestra Internacional de Cine y mujeres de Pamplona – Sélection Officielle (Pampelune – Espagne)
Sheffield DocFest – Selection Rebellions (Sheffield, UK)
Outfest Peru – Official Selection (Lima, Peru)
Doqumenta – LGBTIQ+ Program (Mexico City, Mexico)
Espacio Queer – Official Competition feature films (La Plata, Argentina) ☆ Public Prize
Queer Lisboa – Documentaries Competition (Lisboa, Portugal) ☆ Jury's Prize
Pink Life Queer Fest – Official Selection (Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey)
Lust Streifen Film Festival – Official Selection (Basel, Switzerland)
Quinzaine Ciné Latino – Sélection Officielle (Redon, France)
Cinema Queer Stockholm – Official Selection (Stockholm, Sweden)
Women Make Waves IFF – Official Selection (Taipei, Taiwan)
BIFF – Official Selection Clases de Lucha (Bogota, Colombia)
Femigouin'Fest – Official Selection (Strasbourg, France)
Cine por Mujeres – Official Selection (Madrid, Spain)
Tenemos que Ver – Festival Internacional de Cine de Derechos Humanos – Closing movie Feature Films Competition (Montevideo, Uruguay)
Festival de Cine Iberoamericano De Huelva – Selection Cine y Valores (Huelva, Spain)
Filmar en America Latina – Official sélection, Historias Queer section (Geneva, Switzerland)
Solidarity Human Rights Film Festival – International Film Section (Israël, Tel Aviv)
Asks International Minorities Festival – Official Selection (Danemark, Copenhagen)
Divergenti International Film Festival – Official Selection (Italia, Bologna) ☆ Special Mention
Slow Film Festival – Official Selection (Italia, Roma)
Reel Affirmations Film Festival: Washington DC's International LGBTQ+ Film Festival – Official Selection (Washington DC, United States)


2023

Festival RÉ·ELLES – Official selection (Rennes, France)
Festival Résistances – Official selection, Luttes victorieuses section (Foix, France)
New York Latino Film Festival – Long-Form Documentary – (New York,United States) ☆ Best Documentary Award
Llamale H – Festival Internacional de Cine sobre Diversidad Sexual y de Género (Montevideo, Uruguay)
Mostra Internacional de Films de Dones de Barcelona – (Barcelona, Spain)
Festival du Film Citoyen de La Réunion – (Le Port – La Réunion – France)

 

2024

Forum Visages – Official selection (Rezé, France)
Festival du Film Citoyen – Official selection (Tourcoing, France)
ALT* Festival de Cine Documental LGBT+ – Official selection (Mexico, Mexico)

 

Technical infos

Feature, Documentary, 100', 2021

Director : Isabelle Solas

Production : Dublin Films, Pictanovo, Le Fresnoy
Coproduction : Les Alchimistes

Shooting : 2016 – 2019 (Argentina)

Screenplay: Isabelle Solas
Assistant director: Anna Feillou
Cinematography: Isabelle Solas
Sound: Victoria Franzan, Maxime Berland et Victoria Maréchal
Editing: Anna Riche
Sound editing: Martin Delzescaux
Sound mixing: Thomas Rouvillain

 

Funding/Labs

With the support of Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine (writing, development and production), Pictanovo, CNC, Procirep-Angoa (development and production), TV7 Bordeaux and Le Fresnoy.

Development
Eurodoc program – 2016
Documentary coproduction forum of San Sebastián – 2016
August meetings of Lussas – 2017 

 

Synopsis

In an Argentina divided between a deep conservatism and an unprecedented momentum in feminism, the film delves into the political journey and intimate lives of Claudia and Violeta. Trans women who identify as transvestites, the fight they lead with their comrades against the patriarchal violence is visceral and embodied.

Convinced of their roles at the center of an ongoing revolution that intersects with so many struggles, in defiance of the old world they redouble their energy to invent a new present, to love and stay alive.

Trailer

Stills