The award-winning documentary “Tchindas,” featuring Cape Verde’s community of trans women, will premiere this Monday in Cameroon — its first time in a major African film festival. Continue reading
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On TV today: Upbeat view of LGBT-friendly African isle
The upbeat, groundbreaking LGBT-focused documentary film “Tchindas” will be shown on PBS in the United States today (Feb. 1). It will appear on the show “AfroPop,” starting at 8 p.m. in many places; check your local station for the specific local schedule. After first seeing “Tchindas” last summer, I published the article “On African island, … Continue reading
On African island, ‘Tchindas’ goes beyond LGBTI acceptance
When I saw the premiere of “Tchindas” earlier this month, I expected to see a documentary about LGBTI people who were accepted by their neighbors in a tolerant community of the Cape Verde islands, off the coast of West Africa. That would have been an amazing contrast to the violent homophobia and transphobia that … Continue reading
Q&A about ‘Tchindas,’ a ‘new frontier of trans films’
“A community working together to make something beautiful out of nothing” is the description that directors Marc Serena and Pablo García Pérez de Lara give of the subject of their film “Tchindas,” which will have its premiere on Wednesday, July 15, at the LGBT film festival Outfest in Los Angeles. Serena and García answered questions about … Continue reading
On film, the true story of trans Africans who are honored
Journalist / filmmaker Marc Serena of Barcelona is preparing for the premiere of his film about a respected, honored and — surprisingly — African trans community. The respect shown for their trans neighbors by the residents of the Cape Verdean island of São Vicente, off the coast of West Africa, contrasts with many countries’ violently … Continue reading
