Aconchego da tua mãe = Your mother's comfort /

"We transgender are the revolution!" Indianara Siqueira, trans activist and politician, admonishes her political party for ousting her days before the 2018 Brazilian national elections. In the same election cycle extreme-Right candidate Jair Bolsonaro is a forerunner for president of the r...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Golub, Adam (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:Portuguese
Language Notes:In Portuguese, with English subtitles.
Published: Portland, OR : Collective Eye Films, 2020.
Series:Academic Video Online
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:"We transgender are the revolution!" Indianara Siqueira, trans activist and politician, admonishes her political party for ousting her days before the 2018 Brazilian national elections. In the same election cycle extreme-Right candidate Jair Bolsonaro is a forerunner for president of the republic. Indianara is the mother of a homeless shelter and community center for trans sex workers called Nem House in the center of Rio de Janeiro. Nem House is a squat and facing the threat of eviction Indianara occupies a colonial palace near Nem House to bargain with the city to save the house. As Brazilian democracy crumbles around her she fights to save her community from the uncertain streets.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed September 16, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (78 minutes)
Playing Time:01:17:43