4 September 18:30 – 20:50h | Get your tickets right here!

Location: LAB111, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Click HERE for more info

Film director(s): Theodore Collatos & Carolina Monnerat | Year: 2019 | Runtime: 73 min Genre: Documentary | Subtitle(s): English | Language(s): Portuguese

DUTCH PREMIERE

Synopsis: Larger-than-life actress, cabaret performer, activist, and proud sex professional since the age of eleven, Luana Muniz – arguably one of Brazil’s most recognizable transgender personalities – shapes a new reality for a new generation of transgender sex workers in her hostel by providing a safe working environment in the dangerous neighborhood of Lapa in Rio de Janeiro. Queen of Lapa explores the day-to-day lives, quests for love, and housemate rivalries in a turbulent political climate under matriarch Muniz’s watchful and guiding eye. 

Programme

• Opening Ceremony: 30 min | (Before the film starts)
• Talk Show: 30 min | Trans Inclusion is the Solution | (after the film)
• Panelists: Mavi Veloso; Brazilian, Artist | Thirza Stewart: Aids Fonds
• Filmmaker(s): Theodore Collatos, Carolina Monnerat (through Skype)

Credits & Specifications

• Director: Theodore Collatos & Carolina Monnerat
• Writer:
• Producer: Theodore Collatos, Carolina Monnerat, Matt Grady, Josh Crane, Fuller Todd
• Actors: Luana Muniz, Gabi Corrêa, Emilly Almeida, Mariana Machado
• Project Type: Documentary film
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1 hour 13 minutes
• Year of completion: 2019
• Country of Origin: United States, Brazil
• Country of Filming: Brazilian
• Language: Portuguese (Brazilian)
• Distribution information:

Websites

QUEENOFLAPA.COM

FACTORYTWENTYFIVE.COM

Social media

Instagram: @QueenofLapaFilm

Facebook: Facebook.com/QueenofLapa

Distributor(s)

World Sales / Distribution: Factory 25