Travesti Futures: Three Short Films

If the weather is bad, the screening will take place indoors

WHERE IS MYMYE MASTROIAGNNE?
biarritzzz, Brazil 2023 16 min. Brazilian Portuguese with English subtitles,

Janaína Overdrive
Mozart Freire, Brazil 2016, 19 min. Brazilian Portuguese with English subtitles

Pirenopolynda
Tita Maravilha, Izzi Vitório, Bruno Victor, Brazil 2022, 24 min. Brazilian Portuguese with English subtitles

Preceded by a talk with Naya de Souza and Sarnt Utamachote

These three Brazilian short films represent speculative stories, digital, sci-fi and ancestral, of travesti. A particular Latin American term, travesti can be used for anyone (especially those assigned male at birth) who identifies or presents herself as female - a feminine subject position. From friends finding each other in the digital game metaverse, trans cyborgs in the midst of authoritarian political regimes and notions of the trans divine worshipped by all, each offers another perspective. Prior to the screening, a conversation between Naya de Souza and Sarnt Utamachote will expand on the role of trans/nonbinary people in cinema and how humour can be used as a tool to highlight and question social issues, especially in the context of Germany. (NS+SU)

Naya de Souza is a Berlin-based multidisciplinary artist. Working under different alter-egos like Lux Venérea and @Bundaskanzlerin, she transitions between disciplines such as performance art, comedy/stand-up, and cooking. 

Sarnt Utamachote is a Southeast Asian nonbinary filmmaker and curator in Berlin. Their work explores the intersection between activism and contemporary art through intense archival research and community-based collaborations.