Say My Name
Documentary
Synopsis
Say my name is a documentary about two transgender women who are struggling for the right to change their names and gender in all official documents and seeking respect from their families and society. Selem, 45 years old, is a transvestite; Diana, 22, is a transsexual woman.
Diga meu nome é um documentário que conta a história de duas mulheres trans brasileiras na luta pelo direito a ter o nome e o gênero com o qual se identificam em todos os documentos oficiais e que buscam respeito de suas famílias e da sociedade. Selem, 45 anos, é uma travesti; Diana, 22, mulher transexual.
Diga mi nombre es un documental que cuenta la historia de dos mujeres trans brasileñas en la lucha por el derecho a tener el nombre y el género con el que se identifican en los documentos oficiales y lograr el respecto de sus familias y de la población. Selem, 45 anõs, es travesti; Diana, 22 años, mujer transexual.
Say my name is a documentary about two transgender women who are struggling for the right to change their names and gender in all official documents and seeking respect from their families and society. Selem, 45 years old, is a transvestite; Diana, 22, is a transsexual woman.
Diga meu nome é um documentário que conta a história de duas mulheres trans brasileiras na luta pelo direito a ter o nome e o gênero com o qual se identificam em todos os documentos oficiais e que buscam respeito de suas famílias e da sociedade. Selem, 45 anos, é uma travesti; Diana, 22, mulher transexual.
Diga mi nombre es un documental que cuenta la historia de dos mujeres trans brasileñas en la lucha por el derecho a tener el nombre y el género con el que se identifican en los documentos oficiales y lograr el respecto de sus familias y de la población. Selem, 45 anõs, es travesti; Diana, 22 años, mujer transexual.
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Credits
Running Time: 78 minutes
Ratings: +12
Year: 2020
Type: Documentary
Capture format: 4K
Release Year: 2020
Production Year: 2020
Country: Brazil
Why watching it?
After the powerful “Indianara”, another excellent Brazilian documentary is now available to the general viewing about the IndianaMat lives of transsexuals in Brazil. “Say My Name” is an emotional and necessary feature film from filmmaker Juliana Chagas Gouveia. Here, the political fight focus on the journey of two women trying to change their names in their documents. Accurate, delicate and sensitive, this movie shows the details of the fight (including legal fight) that affects the lives of thousands of Brazilians when they try to register their identities in the intricate Brazilian bureaucracy.
Main Characters
Selem and Diana
Crew
Director
Juliana Chagas Gouveia
Screenplay
Juliana Chagas Gouveia
Sandra Pereira
Cinematography
Bruna Moraes
Lucas Loureiro
Executive Production
Kiki Garcia
Martha Ferraris
Production Director
Nayana Flor Ribeiro
Editing
Isis Mello
Editing Assistant
Bebel Rodriguez
Direct Sound
Gabriela Damasceno
Marina d’Ávila
João Zula
Julio Lobato
Pedro Moreira
Cast
Selem Rufino Soares
Diana Conrado
Additional Montage
Bebel Rodriguez
Fred Toscano
Original Soundtrack
Paula Leal
Amora Pêra
Festivals and Awards
43th Guarnicê Film Festival (São Luís, Brazil, 2020)
13th Zózimo Bulbul Black Film Festival (Río de Janeiro, Brazil,2020)
9th CINECIPÓ –Insurgente Film Festival (Belo Horizonte, Brazil,2020)
8th FESTCINE –Pinhais Short Movies Festival (Pinhais, PR, Brazil,2020)
6th Pajeú Film Festival (Pernambuco, Brazil, 2021)
14th Visões Periféricas Festival (Río de Janeiro, Brazil, 2021)
Best Feature Film at the 6th FICL – Leon International Festival (Mexico, 2020)
Best Feature Film in the 2nd Dili International Film Festival (East Timor,2020)
2nd Women’s Film Festival (Concepcion, Chile, 2020)
7th International Film Festival for Human Rights (Bogota, Colombia, 2020)
2nd AFROCINE – Cauca’s International Afro Film Festival (Popayan, Colombia, 2020)
7th FLACQ – The Quito International Film Festival (Quito, Ecuador, 2020).
6th International Film Festival Guayaquil (Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2020)
4th Doc-Ket Emerging Documentary Film Festival (Quito, Ecuador, 2020)
5th CANPAN – Panama Canal International Film Festival (Ciudad de Panama, Panama, 2020)
24th Brazilian Film Festival of Miami (Miami, USA, 2020)
14th New York Brazilian Film Festival (NY, USA, 2020)
10th Black Swan Gry Black Film Festival (Pennsylvania, USA, 2020)
9th Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival (Philadelphia, USA, 2020)
4th Film Girl Film Festival (Milwaukee, USA, 2020)
2nd Black Femme Supremacy Film Festival (Baltimore, USA, 2020)
1st APOX Film Festival (Lošinj, Croatia, 2020)
23rd Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival (Ankara, Turkey, 2020)
14th Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival (Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, 2021)
3rd PORTO FEMME International Film Festival (Oporto, Portugal, 2020)
43th Guarnicê Film Festival (São Luís, Brazil, 2020)
13th Zózimo Bulbul Black Film Festival (Río de Janeiro, Brazil,2020)
9th CINECIPÓ –Insurgente Film Festival (Belo Horizonte, Brazil,2020)
8th FESTCINE –Pinhais Short Movies Festival (Pinhais, PR, Brazil,2020)
6th Pajeú Film Festival (Pernambuco, Brazil, 2021)
14th Visões Periféricas Festival (Río de Janeiro, Brazil, 2021)
Best Feature Film at the 6th FICL – Leon International Festival (Mexico, 2020)
Best Feature Film in the 2nd Dili International Film Festival (East Timor,2020)
2nd Women’s Film Festival (Concepcion, Chile, 2020)
7th International Film Festival for Human Rights (Bogota, Colombia, 2020)
2nd AFROCINE – Cauca’s International Afro Film Festival (Popayan, Colombia, 2020)
7th FLACQ – The Quito International Film Festival (Quito, Ecuador, 2020).
6th International Film Festival Guayaquil (Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2020)
4th Doc-Ket Emerging Documentary Film Festival (Quito, Ecuador, 2020)
5th CANPAN – Panama Canal International Film Festival (Ciudad de Panama, Panama, 2020)
24th Brazilian Film Festival of Miami (Miami, USA, 2020)
14th New York Brazilian Film Festival (NY, USA, 2020)
10th Black Swan Gry Black Film Festival (Pennsylvania, USA, 2020)
9th Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival (Philadelphia, USA, 2020)
4th Film Girl Film Festival (Milwaukee, USA, 2020)
2nd Black Femme Supremacy Film Festival (Baltimore, USA, 2020)
1st APOX Film Festival (Lošinj, Croatia, 2020)
23rd Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival (Ankara, Turkey, 2020)
14th Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival (Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, 2021)
3rd PORTO FEMME International Film Festival (Oporto, Portugal, 2020)
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