Sin vagina, me marginan

2017 Peruvian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sin vagina, me marginan (lit.'Without a vagina, I'm marginalized') is a 2017 Peruvian comedy-drama film written, directed and produced by Wesley Verástegui in his directorial debut.[1] The film stars the model Javiera Arnillas[2][3] and the singer Marina Kapoor, being the first Peruvian film in the history of this country that has transsexual people as its main characters.[3][4]

Directed byWesley Verástegui
Written byWesley Verástegui
Produced byWesley Verástegui
StarringJaviera Arnillas
Marina Kapoor
Caterine Solórzano
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Sin vagina, me marginan
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Directed byWesley Verástegui
Written byWesley Verástegui
Produced byWesley Verástegui
StarringJaviera Arnillas
Marina Kapoor
Caterine Solórzano
CinematographyDaniel Cortéz Valiente
Music byGeoffrey Cannock
Production
company
Esfena
Release dates
  • November 3, 2017 (2017-11-03) (Spain)
  • November 9, 2017 (2017-11-09) (Peru)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryPeru
LanguageSpanish
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Synopsis

Barbie (Javiera Arnillas) is a transgender prostitute who needs operation to fulfill her dream of being a full woman and conquer a childhood sweetheart. For this she needs about 30,000 dollars, which is unaffordable for her. Together with her best friend, Microbe (Marina Kapoor), they devise a plan to get the necessary money for surgery: kidnapping Pamela (Caterine Solorzano), the daughter of transphobic Minister for Women and Vulnerable Populations.[5]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:

Production

After being nominated in 2015 for the best unpublished script at the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Cuba[4] and in 2016 being in the quarterfinals of the Joplin Award of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition and Short Film Festival,[6][7] Verástegui decided to write the script for what would be his first film. With a budget of 5,000 dollars he produced and directed the film which was shot entirely with a mobile device iPhone 6.[8] Filming lasted eight days, locating the scenes in various districts of the city of Lima. The cast is made up of amateur actors and actresses, friends and family members of the production.

Release

In Peru, the title of the film was censored after complaints from several parents,[9] so it could not be released to the public as scheduled for September 28, 2017, in movie theaters.[10] Even so, it was successfully released on November 9, 2017, at the III Film Week of the University of Lima.[11][12][13] On April 12, 2018, the film was finally released to the public through a streaming platform, Indie, which chose Verástegui's film to inaugurate the platform.[14] In Spain it was released on November 3, 2017, at the 22nd LesGaiCineMad.[15] After that, the film was acquired by Filmin.[16][17]

Awards

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Year Award / Festival Country Category Result Ref.
2017 Cinema Week of the University of Lima  Peru Best Film Nominated [18][19]
Sydney Transgender International Film Festival  Australia Best Film Nominated [14]
LesGaiCineMad  Spain Panorama section Included [20]
Alternative Film Festival  Canada Best Comedy Nominated
Best Cast Nominated
Trujillo Film Festival  Peru Included [21]
2018 Lima International Gay Lesbian Trans Film Festival – OUTFEST  Peru Included [22]
Zinentiendo: International LGBTQ Film Festival  Spain Included [23]
Mostra de Cine Divers Valencia  Spain Included [24]
Lgbtiq Film Festival at El Farolito  Costa Rica Included [25]
CINHOMO: International Festival of Cinema and Sexual Diversity  Spain To contest Nominated [26]
Third Queer Film Festival  Colombia Included [27]
OUT'hood Series: Latinx Queer Films  United States Included [28]
Phoenix Awards  Mexico Fiction and documentary Prenominated [29]
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