Yo, indocumentada (lit.'I, undocumented') is a 2013 Venezuelan documentary film directed by Andrea Baranenko. The film is about three Venezuelan transgender women and their efforts to be legally recognized in the country, including being able to change their legal name.
Plot
The film focuses in three Venezuelan transgender women: Tamara Adrián (a lawyer), Desiree (a hairdresser) and Victoria (an art student) and chronicles their efforts to be legally recognized in the country, including being able to change their legal name, through a series of legal actions, as well as demand their right to an identity,[1][2][3] in a society where machismo and transphobia are still rooted.[4] Tamara, one of the protagonists, is a law professor at the Andrés Bello Catholic University who despite her countless academic recognitions and honors in Venezuela and in France she has not been able to win her legal battle. The documentary also depicts the social and legal exclusion that the LGBT community in Venezuela faces.[2]
Reception
The film represented Venezuela and was part of the 2013 official selection of the United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF).[2]
See also
References
- ↑"UNAFF 2013: Films: I, Undocumented". UNAFF. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- 123"Yo, indocumentada por Flavia Cassani". Runrunes (in Spanish). 15 November 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑"Documental Yo, indocumentada". Red LGBTI de Venezuela (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑"Yo, indocumentada". Casa de América (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
External links
- Yo, indocumentada at IMDb
- Yo, indocumentada at UNAFF
- Yo, indocumentada at Film Affinity
- Yo, indocumentadaArchived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine at Cine Mestizo
- Yo, entrada de indocumentada en Una Flor Autónoma , blog de Andrea Baranenko
- Películas de 2013
- Películas sobre mujeres transgénero
- documentales venezolanos
- Películas venezolanas relacionadas con personas transgénero
- Películas en español de 2011
- Películas de 2013 relacionadas con la comunidad LGBTQ
- Películas documentales sobre Venezuela
- Películas documentales relacionadas con personas transgénero
- Películas venezolanas de 2011
- Películas documentales en español
- La cultura de las mujeres trans en Sudamérica