with Linn da Quebrada and Jup do Bairro
Production: Válvula Produções in coproduction with PaleoTV Produções, DOT, Canal Brasil
International Sales: FiGa Films
Official Screening: Sunday 18/02 I 20:00 I CineStar 7
Additional Screenings:
Monday 19/02 I 14:30 I CineStar 7
Tuesday 20/02 I 17:30 I Cubix 7
Saturday 24/02 I 20:00 I International
Sunday 25/02 I 20:00 I CineStar 7
PRESS DAYS: Sunday 18/02 + Monday 19/02
Talents available: Kiko Goifman and Claudia Priscilla (directors), Linn da Quebrada (protagonist)
“Bixa Travesty” (Tranny Fag) is a feature-length documentary picturing a Brazilian transsexual singer called Linn da Quebrada.Coming from a very poor region of São Paulo, she faces many prejudices, also for being black. Her funk music sounds like a “gun” against machismo. With a really strong and daring presence on stage, she constantly seeks to discuss and fight paradigms and stereotypes.