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Completed - SPANISH, ENGLISH - LGBT, Biography, Documentary - 20 minutes

Log Line

A short documentary about Arely Vazquez, a Mexican transgender woman and leader of the Santa Muerte cult in Queens, NY.

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Adriana BARBOSA, Thiago ZANATO
Writer(s) : Adriana BARBOSA, Thiago ZANATO
Cast : Arely VAZQUEZ, Puy NAVARRO

Producer(s) : Thiago ZANATO (EN CALIENTE FILMS)

Synopsis

Arely Vazquez is a Mexican transgender woman leader of the Saint Death Cult living in Queens, New York. During her yearly celebration to "La Flaca" (The Bony Lady), as she likes to call her, Arely faces a lot of challenges to fulfill a promise she made ten years ago.

Production

Country(ies) : USA, BRAZIL, MEXICO

Festivals and Awards

Queer Lisboa 2018 (Official Competition)
Guanajuato International Film Festival 2018 (Official Competition)
Kasseler Dokfest 2018 (Official Competition)
Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema 2018 (Panorama Brasil )
Fribourg International Film Festival 2018 (Official Competition)
Message to Man - International Film Festival 2018 (Official Competition)
New Orleans International Film Festival 2018 (Official Competition)
NewFest - New York LGBT Film Festival 2018 (Official Competition)
Programa Diversidad Sexual + Morelia 2018 (Best short film for "Vice en Español")
Curta Cinema - International Short Film Festival of RIo de Janeiro 2018 (Panorama Latinoamericano)
Mix Brasil 2018 (Official Selection)
El Lugar sin Limites - Festival LGBT de Ecuador 2018 (Official Competition)
SVA - Society of Visual Antropology Film Festival 2018 (Official Competition)
Festival Internacional de la Habana 2018 (Colores de la Diversidad)
Frameline 2019 (Official Competition)
Short Waves 2019 (Official Competition)
OUTFEST - Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival 2019 (Official Competition)
MDOC - Melgaço Documentary Film Festival 2019 (Official Competition)


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