Renata Carvalho Film Marathon
Renata Carvalho (Brazil)
- Sun Feb 9 12PM
Spend a day immersed in Brazilian queer cinema with a lineup of films that explore themes from forbidden desire and sexual health to transphobia and the struggle for equality amidst the rise of far-right politics. Facing some of the world’s highest rates of transphobic and homophobic violence, Brazil serves as the backdrop for these compelling stories of resistance and resilience, offering insight into the re-alities of queer experience in South America’s most populous country.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to view five acclaimed films, each featuring Renata Carvalho—an actress, playwright, activist and leading voice for trans advocacy in Brazil and beyond. Complementing her Transpofagic Manifesto performance at the Festival, Carvalho will host an in-person discussion around her film Body Your Autobiography, where she will explore cinema’s unique significance for queer communities, focusing on its ability to provide empowering self-representations that dismantle oppressive narratives. Each of these films act as a lifeline, countering cultural erasure and inviting audiences to experience queer love, heartbreak and joy through shared experience and emotional connection.
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Artist Bio
Renata Carvalho
Renata Carvalho is the founder of Monart (National Movement of Trans Artists) and of the “Trans Representativity Manifesto”, which aims to include travesti/trans bodies in the spaces of art creation and calls for a break from the practice of Trans Fake/cisgender artists playing trans/travesti characters. As a transpologist (trans anthropologist), Renata has studied the travesti/trans body since 2007 when she became a volunteer prevention agent for STIs, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and hepatitis. As a prevention agent, she worked with travestis and transsexuals in prostitution–it was the same year of her travesti perception. Renata Carvalho places her travesti body as subject and object of research, debating/denouncing the absence of these bodies in art spaces.
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Venue
SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 W Hastings St, Vancouver
Showtimes
- February 9: 12PM
12 pm-1:50 pm
Vento Seco / Dry Wind
Daniel Nolasco | 2020 | 110 min
Sandro’s routine of work, soccer and parties is disrupted when Maicon, a mysterious new-comer, captures his curiosity.
2pm-3:50pm
Os Primeiros Soldados / The First Soldiers
Rodrigo de Oliveira | 2021 | 107 min
The First Soldiers follows young biologist Suzano as he navigates the first wave of the AIDS epidemic, forming connections with trans artist Rose and videomaker Humberto.
4pm-5:10pm
Quem Tem Medo? / Who’s Afraid?
Dellani Lima, Henrique Zanoni and Ricardo Alves Jr. | 2022 | 71 min
Who’s Afraid? examines the rise of the far-right in Brazil through the lens of artists and their censored works.
5:30pm-5:55pm
Se Trans For Mar / If Trans Is Sea
Cibele Appes | 2022 | 25 min
Iara seeks to shed her haunting past in the sea, where a new passion stirs her life, revealing that romantic love can offer a place of possibility.
6:00pm-6:40pm
Corpo Sua Autobiografia / Body Your Autobiography
Renata Carvalho and Cibele Appes | 2020 | 41 min
This documentary explores how society and media have shaped the identity and corporeality of travestis—a transfeminine gender expression—through stereotypes and marginalization, revealing harmful impacts across personal and social spheres.
6:45pm-7:30pm
Post-show chat with Renata Carvalho
Tickets
Free admission
Access
In Portuguese with English subtitles
Credits
- OS PRIMEIROS SOLDADOS / The First Soldiers – Cast Renata Carvalho, Johnny Massaro, Clara Choveaux, Alex Bonini Muller, João Vitor Camilo Azeredo, Higor Campagnaro, Carlos Rosado, João Victor Pereira de Araújo Direction, Screenplay and Editing Rodrigo de Oliveira Production Vitor Graize Executive Production Maria Grijó Simonetti, Vitor Graize and Ursula Dart Production Director Melina Leal Galante Cinematography Lucas Barbi Art Direction Joyce Castello Sound Direction Hugo Reis Mixing Tiago Belo Original Soundtrack Giovani Cidreira Assistant Director Carol Covre and Daiana Rocha Makeup Paola Giancoli and Royce Luckessy Costume Design Khalil Rodor and Roger Ghil
- QUEM TEM MEDO? / Who’s Afraid? – Produced by Daniel Pech Original soundtrack Ricardo Zollner Direction, photography, script, editing and soundtrack Dellani Lima Direction, script and editing Henrique Zanoni and Ricardo Alves Jr. Sound editing, mixing and soundtrack Ricardo Pech Color correction Lucas Barbi
- Vento Seco / Dry Wind – Cast Leandro Faria Lelo, Allan Jacinto Santana, Renata Carvalho, Rafael Theophilo, Leo Moreira Sá, Marcelo D’Avilla, Del Neto, Larissa Sisterolli, Mel Gonçalves, Conrado Helt, Marcelo Souza e Silva, Norval Berbari, Isabella Cecília do Nascimento Crew Directed and written by Daniel Nolasco Assistant Director Larissa Fernandes Production Lidiana Reis; Daniel Nolasco Executive Production Lidiana Reis; Deivid Rodrigues Production Director Tamara Benetti Director of Photography Larry Machado Art Direction and Costume Design Carol Breviglieri Editing Will Domingos Makeup Ana Simiema Direct Sound Guilhotina Guinle Sound Design Guilherme Farkas Mixing Jesse Marmo Casting Producer Kassio Pires
- Se Trans For Mar / If Trans Is Sea – Writer & Director Cibele Appes Director of Photography Rodrigo Samia Cast Renata Carvalho, Priscila Ribeiro, Miriam Vieira, Ana Maria Linx, Paula Matta, Fabiano di Melo, Thays Villar, Alê Almeida, João Paulo Pires and Vênuz Capel.
- Corpo sua autobiografia / Body Your Autobiography – Director of Photography Cibele Appes, Edu Luz Director Renata Carvalho, Cibele Appes Editor Cibele Appes Researcher David Costa Sound Recordist Edu Luz Writer Renata Carvalho Writers’ Assistant Luh Maza