Obscuro Barroco is a documentary-fiction about the dizzying heights of gender and metamorphosis. It is also a cinematographic hommage to a land of extremes; the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Following the path of iconic transgender figure Luana Muniz (1961-2017), the film explores different quests for the self through transvestism, carnaval and political struggle. In turn, it asks questions about the desire for transformation of the body, both intimate and social.
Evangelia Kranioti
Born in Athens in 1979. She studied piano at the Athens National Conservatory and Public Law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She studied Visual Arts & Prints as well as Editorial Design at the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs of Paris. In 2014, she graduated from Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains in France. Since 2007, she has presented her photographic, installation and lm work in numerous exhibitions in several European countries as well as in the United States and in Japan. EXOTICA, EROTICA, ETC. is her rst feature-length lm.
release date:
2018
director:
Evangelia Kranioti
country:
Greece / France
duration:
60 mins
languages:
Portuguese with English subtitles
