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curated by
Diego Armando Aparicio
double bill #9
What festers beneath the skin, boils over, and leaves scars in its wake. Yet with the help of those brave enough to bring it to light, it persists—and resists.
À Gis is a delicate portrait of a Brazilian trans woman. Thiago Carvalhaes rebuilds Gisberta piece by piece, forming a mosaic of a life cut short by brutal violence. What emerges is not a crime story but a testimony of this icon for transgender rights. Herman@s (Les Adelphes) moves in the opposite direction: from memory toward invention. Hélène Alix Mourrier channels the pain of marginalised communities to create Cuco, a transgender latex pirate born from a dream. Cuco turns activism into ritual.
Together, these filmmakers reveal how trans survival relies on remembrance and reinvention—on refusing to let the world decide who is allowed to exist.
- Availability worldwide
- Language Spanish, French
- Subtitles English, Dutch
yanco’s double-bill series explores private and public Belgian archives, from museums to national film schools. Guest curators pair a Belgian short film with a companion audiovisual work to create a thematic or formal dialogue. Each resulting micro programme includes curatorial notes alongside a supporting essay, article, or interview.