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January 29: National Day of Transgender Visibility

January 29 is a landmark in the fight for human rights and respect to gender identity. In January 2004, 27 transgender people launched the campaign “Transgender and Respect” in the National Congress. It was the first national campaign idealized and created by transsexual activists for promoting respect and citizenship.

“This historical date happened thanks to the fight of transsexuals that made history and I thank them all. This symbolic day moves me a lot because it’s the day of resistance. It’s a day to remember the ones that passed away and the fight of the ones that are still here. I remember all the ones who have to work really hard everyday to survive here. Not even during transgender visibility month they spare us of seeing men on TV mocking transvestites with demeaning impersonations and thanks to a black woman, these things are in the past now. They are always trying to kill us and apologizing later, I didn’t know that. I don´t have any more patient for such things. We need to fight against this murdering system that kills transvestites and transsexuals everyday. I pay my sincere respect to the entire transsexual community in Brazil. We’ll keep on fighting for citizenship and respect”. (Maria Eduarda Aguiar, Selem Soares’ lawyer, a character in our movie  @digameunomeofilme)

In the words of the wonderful song by Léo Áquilla  @leonoraaquillaoficial, RESPECT THE TRANSVESTITES!

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Goiabeira had two fiction films at FRAPA 2022’s Business Round

Goiabeira had two fiction films selected for the Business Round at FRAPA – The Porto Alegre Screenwriting Festival, the biggest in Latin America in this category.

The feature films “Julia” and “Unforgotten Memories” will be exposed to players and possible co-producers.

The director and screenwriter Ju Chagas, besides being at the Business Round, will be present at the event.

Feature film “Julia” wins Pitching award at 2022 Visões Lab

Fiction film “Julia” wins 2nd place in pitching at the 2022 Visões Lab.

The project under development by Goiabeira Filmes e Produções, has the plot created by screenwriters Sandra Pereira and Ju Chagas and executive production of Quezia Lopes.

At the workshop, the team receive consulting from Maira de Oliveira (screenplay), Ana Cecilia Springefeldt (executive production) and Gustavo Pizzi (direction).

“REVERSO” was part of the 3rd Black Narratives Lab

“REVERSO”, hybrid documentary under development by Goiabeira Filmes, was part of the 3rd Lab Negras Narrativas, from APAN, in São Paulo. From November 19 to 23, the movie director, Juliana Chagas, receive consulting for direction, production and screenwriting for the movie. In the last day of event, she pitched for SPCine, Elo Company, Instituto Olga Rabinovich and Instituto Goethe.