Folha virada
2025•Released
Documentary
The short film follows the daily lives of Pai Marcos Luciano de Oxalá and Madrinha Catingueira, LGBTQIAPN+ Umbanda leaders in Piauí. The film looks at their experiences inside and outside the terreiros, showing the tensions between gender, sexuality and religiosity. The title refers to the expression "turning the leaf", used to describe a ritual in Afro-Brazilian religious shrines in which people's sexual orientation or gender identity was "turned".
Director
Roberval Borges
Writer
Roberval Borges
Languages
Portuguese
Production
Producer
Roberval Borges
Producer
Lura Gonçalves
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