For three years, Brazilian filmmaker Coraci Ruiz documents the gender transitioning of her teenage son, Noah. Employing archival footage, the film represents the intersection between the visions of three generations: the grandmother, the mother, and the teenager, who finds himself in a full-blown identity crisis. In an attempt to understand the child’s inner transformations, the filmmaker and her mother, two convinced feminists, reflect on the notion of gender through the prism of their own youth, relating to their own process of growing up and accepting their bodies. The film reveals itself as a poem of unconditional love and respect for the decisions of others, even when these aren’t fully understood. (Monica Stan)
AUDIO: Portuguese
SUBTITLE: Romanian, English
awards and festivals
Hot Docs 2021 - Competitive Selection International Spectrum (International Premiere)
Festival do Rio 2021 – Brazil Premiere
Queer Lisboa 2021 - Audience Award
Rio Festival de Cinema LGBTQIA+ 2021 - Best Film
Lovers Film Festival, Italia 2021 - Best Documentary
FRONTDOC, Italia 2021 - Audience Award for Best Film
Cinemato - Festival de Cinema e Vídeo de Cuiabá 2021 - Best Feature Film
Festival De Cine De Lima PUCP 2021 - Best Documentary, Gio Award for Best LGBTQIA+ Film
DIGO – Festival Internacional De Cinema Da Diversidade Sexual E De Gênero De Goiás 2021 - Honor Mention
Santos Film Fest 2021 - Honor Mention
Ethnocineca Vienna 2021 - Opening Film
Festival Mix Brasil 2020 - Best Direction
For Rainbow – Festival de Cinema e Cultura da Diversidade Sexual e de Gênero 2020 - Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Photography, Best Sound Design
Festival Internacional de Cine Invisible Film Sozialak Bilbao - Jury Award for Best Film made by a Woman