My Body is Political
Documentary | 2017 | 71min and 52 min (telefilm version)
My Body is Political talks about the everyday life of four transgender people who live in poor neighborhoods in São Paulo. The narrative is developed jointly by mixing their intimate lives with the broader social context, raising questions about the Brazilian transgender community and their political disputes.
Directed by Alice Riff
Film companies Studio Riff e Paideia Filmes
Executive producer and argument by Heverton Lima
Screenwriter Alice Riff
Research by Bruno César
Line producer | Director assistent Thaísa Valadão
Cinematography by Vinícius Berger
Film editing by Yuri Amaral
Sound recordist Tales Manfrinato, Tomás Franco, Gustavo Nascimento e Caio Mazzilli
Sound design Daniel Turini e Fernando Henna | Confraria de Sons & Charutos
Image Post-production Henrique Reganatti | Zumbi Post
AWARDS
Olhares Brasil, Curitiba Int'l Film Festival, Brazil, 2017
Stajano's Award, Lovers Film Festival - Torino LGBTQI Visions, Italy, 2017
FESTIVALS
48º Visions du Réel, Suiza, april, 2017- Regard Neuf (World Premiere)
19º BAFICI – Festival de Cinema Independente de Buenos Aires, Argentina, april, 2017 - Human Rights Competition (Latin American Premiere)
6º Curitiba Int'l Film Festival (Brazilian Premiere)
38º Lovers Film Festival - Torino LGBTQI Visions, Italy, 2017 (Italian Premiere)
MIX Copenhagen LGBTQ Film Festival (Official selection), Denmark, 2017
Hamburg International Queer Film Festival (Official selection), German, 2018
39º Havana Film Fest, Cuba, 2017
Festival de Brasília, Brazil, 2017
Forumdoc.BH, Brazil, 2017
10º Festival de Cinema de Triunfo, Brazil, 2017
Recifest | V Festival de Cinema da Diversidade Sexual e de GêneroRecifest, Brazil 2017
For Rainbow - Festival of Cinema and Culture of Sexual Diversity, Recife, 2017
DISTRIBUTION
Olhar DIstribuidora (Brazil)
Elo Company (International)