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Lolo Arziki | |
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| Born | February 5, 1992 |
| Nationality | Cape Verdean |
| Alma mater | New University of Lisbon, Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (pt) |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, LGBT rights activist |
Lolo Arziki (born February 5, 1992) is a Cape Verdean documentary filmmaker and LGBT rights activist. [1]
Arziki was born on the island of Maio and moved to Portugal at the age of 13. They currently live between Portugal and Luxembourg. [2] They graduated in film at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar and completed a Master's degree in aesthetics and artistic studies at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at the New University of Lisbon. [2]
As a black feminist, their work explores themes such as sexuality, blackness and gender. [3] Arziki also advocates for the legal prohibition of homophobia in Cape Verde, where homosexuality only ceased to be a crime in 2004. [1]
Arziki is non-binary. [4]
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