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202696 minPGdocumentary

Femmenella Ballad

202696 minPGdocumentary

In Naples, the largest and oldest transgender community in Europe is explored through the experiences of six femmenelle, highlighting their rituals and contemporary challenges.

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Elettra Raffaela Melucci,

Giovanni Battista Origo

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In Naples, the largest and oldest transgender community in Europe is explored through the experiences of six femmenelle, highlighting their rituals and contemporary challenges.

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Elettra Raffaela Meluccidirector

Giovanni Battista Origodirector

Loredana Rossicast

Sara Carbonecast

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A journey into the largest and oldest transgender community in Europe — that of Naples — told through the voices of six femmenelle, suspended between centuries-old rituals and contemporary tensions.

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