“Their film, titled MALA MALA, documents the struggle, the dreams, and the successes of these brave individuals.” …. exploring the world pf Puerto Rican trans and drag communities!!
Our good friends Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini have spent the last few months exploring the world of the Puerto Rican trans and drag communities, Joseph Pedro reports in Passport Blogs.
Their film, titled MALA MALA, documents the struggle, the dreams, and the successes of these brave individuals. Since the project’s inception, it has galvanized thousands of supporters through social media and online outlets, with many viewers suggesting that the film will blossom into a contemporary Latin documentary in the vein of the 1990 Paris is Burning.
“Transsexualism and drag performance defy the binary most accept as their standard, while acting as a channel to express (and inhabit) one’s individuality. Conventions are broken when men apply lashes, wigs, and dresses. Prevailing ideas of gender are turned on their head during the transitional process of a transgendered person. And yet as ‘other’ as transsexualism seems to some, it’s reflective of the…
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