Soul of the Desert

Mostra Brasil

Soul of the Desert

Alma del Desierto

Colombia, Brazil 2024 Documentary cor 87 min.

In Colombia, Georgina Epiayu, a trans woman from the Wayúu ethnic group, tries to obtain her identification card. She once had documents in her former name but lost them when her house was set on fire —her neighbors did not accept that a trans Indigenous woman lived in the same territory as they did. After this attack, Georgina feels even more determined to have her true identity recognized. Only with her documents corrected by the Colombian authorities can she exercise a fundamental right of every citizen: the right to vote in elections.

Presented in the Giornate degli Autori at the Venice International Film Festival, it won the Queer Lion.

This film has accessibility features

Colombia Brazil documentary international film festivals LGBTQIA+ indigenous social portray identity

direction

Mónica Taboada-Tapia

cinematography

Tininiska Simpson, Rafael David González Granados

editing

Will Domingos

sound

Gabriel Bocanegra, Pablo Martínez, René Parisca

sound design

Carlos E. García

music

O Grivo

production

Beto Rosero, Mónica Taboada-Tapia

co-production

Aline Mazzarella, Matheus Peçanha

produced by

Guerrero Films

co-produced by

Estúdio Giz

distribution

Retrato Filmes

indicative rating

G