Lolo Arziki

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Lolo Arziki
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Born (1992-02-05) February 5, 1992 (age 33)
Maio, Cape Verde
NationalityCape 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]

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Biography

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]

Filmography

As director

Accolades

References

  1. 1 2 "Activista LGBTQI+ pede proibição legal da homofobia em Cabo Verde | INFORPRESS". June 24, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Áudio 127 - Sobre Relatos De Uma Rapariga Nada Pudica" – via soundcloud.com.
  3. ↑ "Um cinema decolonial, é possível?" (PDF). www.esquerda.net. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ Moniz, Crystal (February 5, 2021). "Why Is Representation Important?: A Conversation With Cape Verdean Filmmaker, Lolo Arziki". PanoramictheMagazine.
  5. ↑ ""Homestay", um documentário sobre turismo rural em Cabo Verde, vai se estrear em festival de cinema português". July 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ Henriques, Joana Gorjão. "Há um cinema negro em Portugal?". PÚBLICO.
  7. ↑ Coletivo, Bintou (November 1, 2016). "CRÍTICA: Relatos de uma rapariga nada púdica, por Julia Morais". Medium.
  8. ↑ "Lolo Arziki: "Se eu morrer agora, não morro infeliz"". January 31, 2021.
  9. 1 2 "OFFICIAL SELECTION - SAO TOME FESTFILM". www.saotome-festfilm.com.
  10. ↑ "Prémios | Awards 2017 | Festival de Cinema de Avanca". www.avanca.com.
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