Still from the film "Indianara". Close-up shot. Outdoors, white wall, red flags. In the foreground a grey-haired woman wearing sunglasses shouts in the microphone. Fists are raised.

Indianara

Origins and echoes
Audiodescription
Directors: Aude Chevalier-Beaumel, Marcelo Barbosa
Brasil, 2019, 84 minutes, documentary

The revolutionary Indianara fights with her gang for the survival of transgender people in Brazil, striving to put into practice her ideals. Nearing her fifties, in the midst of the political turmoil that precedes the election of Jair Bolsonaro, Indianara Siqueira facing the attacks fromher political party and musters up forces for a last act of resistance.

Film screening dates: 23.09.2021 — 26.09.2021
Film screening dates: 23.09.2021 — 26.09.2021
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Director
Aude Chevalier-Beaumel was born in France in 1982 and graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Paris. Lives in Brazil for 15 years where she makes films. Her recent documentary films, "Rio, Zero Year" (Rio, Ano Zero, 2013) and “Sexo, Pregações e Política” (Sex, Sermons and Politics, 2016) circulated at international festivals.

Selected filmography: Indianara (2019), Sex, Sermons and Politics (Sexo, Pregações e Política, 2016), Rio, Zero Year (Rio, Ano Zero, 2013).
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Director
Marcelo Barbosa was born in 1970 in Guaratinguetá and studied communication at the University of Brasília. He is a photographer and director of experimental films. The film "Indianara" is his first feature film.
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