ABOUT THE FILM
LOGLINE
Raphi is young, androgynous and naive. In Barcelona, she begins a gender transition as well as an arduous journey to find her true identity. Co-written by and starring Raphaëlle Pérez, this is the narrative follow-up to director Adrián Silvestre’s ground-breaking hybrid doc Sediments, featuring many of the same trans performers and artists.
LONG SYNOPSIS
After moving from France to Spain, Raphi fantasizes about romances with princes and about starting a traditional family. However, her situation looks nothing like that in reality. She works in a call center in Barcelona, struggles with dates that often turn embarrassing, and is diagnosed by her therapist as having gender dysphoria. We follow this trans woman as she makes her transition during this essential, if confusing, period. We see her in her everyday life, as she talks candidly with colleagues, queer friends, and the men she meets through apps. Despite all the advice she receives, it turns out that it is mostly time and experience that will help her embrace her place in this world.
Director Adrián Silvestre
Writers Adrián Silvestre, Carles Marqués-Marcet, Raphaëlle Pérez
Producers Marta Figueras, Javier Pérez Santana, Alba Sotorra
Editor Adrián Silvestre
Director of Photography Laura Herrero Garvín
Cast Raphaëlle Pérez, Alberto Díaz, Marc Ribera, Isabel Rocatti, Carles Fernández Giua, Carmen Moreno, Sergio Reverón, Lena Brasas, Tina Recio, Alicia de Benito
FESTIVALS
2022: Rotterdam (World Premiere)
AWARDS
Special Jury Prize (Málaga), Grant Jury Special Mention for Performance in a International Narrative Feature, Raphaëlle Perez (Outfest)
AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
North America
EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download