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200757 minRdocumentary

Transfiction

200757 minRdocumentary

Two transgendered individuals in São Paulo act out their life experiences in improvisations, confronting issues of identity and discrimination.

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Two transgendered individuals in São Paulo act out their life experiences in improvisations, confronting issues of identity and discrimination.

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Fabia Mirassos portrays Meg, a transsexual hairdresser in São Paulo, as she confronts intolerance and recalls past abuse. Savana 'Bibi' Meirelles plays Zilda, a transgender sex worker striving to escape prostitution. The film uses an ethnofiction style, allowing participants to act out their own life experiences through improvisation. It addresses themes of identity and discrimination faced by transgendered individuals in Brazil. Transfiction runs for 57 minutes and was released in 2007.

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