Tranny Fag

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Tranny Fag
Bixa Travesty
Directed byClaudia Priscilla
Kiko Goifman
Produced byEvelyn Mab
StarringLinn da Quebrada
Jup do Bairro
CinematographyKarla Meneghetti
Production
company
Paleotv
Release date
  • 18 February 2018 (2018-02-18)(Berlin)
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

Tranny Fag (Portuguese : Bixa Travesty) is a 2018 Brazilian documentary film directed by Claudia Priscilla and Kiko Goifman about Linn da Quebrada, a travesti Brazilian musician and activist whose tactics for confronting homophobia and transphobia include radical performance art, film, and music. [1] [2]

The film had its theatrical premiere at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival, [3] where it won a Teddy Award as the best LGBTQ-themed documentary film of the festival. [4]

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References

  1. "Linn da Quebrada é estrela de sua história em ‘Bixa Travesty’". Veja , February 21, 2018.
  2. "Documentário ‘Bixa Travesty’, com a MC Linn da Quebrada, estreia no Festival de Berlim de 2018". A Gambiarra, January 29, 2018.
  3. "Brazilian Women Producers Make a Splash in Berlin". Variety , February 15, 2018.
  4. "Berlin: 'Hard Paint' Wins Teddy Award for Best LGBTQ Feature". The Hollywood Reporter , 23 February 2018.