In the form of a documentary, this Final Year Coursework chronicles the career of Selma Light, a transgender woman, drag queen, and activist, a prominent voice in the LGBTQIA+ movement in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. The construction of the biographical narrative revisits key moments in Selma's career, such as when she traveled with theater companies, her first time as a drag queen, and her debut as a performance artist. Her personal life is also explored, from her childhood in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul to her acceptance of her gender identity. Her current work adds a new challenge to the struggle of the LGBTQIA+ community in the capital of Santa Catarina: she holds a public office, never before held by a trans person. She has the decision-making power to advance the struggle of the LGBTQIA+ community in the capital of Santa Catarina.
Brazil
Documentary
90 minutes
2024
Marcos Albuquerque
An Independent Production

1999
8.3

2021
0.0

2021
6.2

2025
0.0

2004
0.0
0.0

1987
0.0

1996
1.0

2017
5.9

2015
7.4

2021
2.0

2021
7.2

2003
7.0

2019
0.0

2019
6.7
2015
0.0

2020
4.5

2025
0.0

2023
0.0

2004
6.0