LGBTQ+ films from Latin America

REVIEW ‘Valentina’: An Eye-Opening and Moving Depiction of the Challenges Facing Trangender People in Brazil

By Oleno Netto 25 March, 2021

Valentina (2020, directed by Cássio Pereira dos Santos) is one of four Latin American films, including features and shorts, being shown at... Read Article

REVIEW The Garden Left Behind: a Moving Representation of the Life of a Trans Latina Woman in New York City

By Sarah Jacobs 10 September, 2020

Towards the beginning of The Garden Left Behind (2019, dir. Flavio Alves), Tina, a young Mexican trans woman in New... Read Article

REVIEW José

By Jo Brandim-Howson 27 March, 2019

José, winner of Venice Film Festival’s Queer Lion 2018, offers a tender study of a young, gay man’s life in... Read Article

Latin American Films to Discover at London’s Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest

By Jo Brandim-Howson 13 November, 2018

Since 2011, Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest has been offering an annual programme of films, arts, and events that... Read Article