This month, Tuck chats with filmmaker Kani Lapuerta (he/him) about his new feature-length documentary, Niñxs. Topics include:
What makes a film trans???
Differences between trans life in Mexico vs Spain
Spiritual gentrification in Tepoztlán
Inserting Mean Girls-inspired fantasy scenes into a documentary
Top concerns for LGBTQ youth in Mexico
The increased acceptance and popularity of gender-inclusive Spanish
Making a film about masculinity with incarcerated men
Cutting eight years and 300 hours of footage into a 90-minute film
Successfully teaching viewers, critics, and film festival staff to not be weird about trans stuff
And more!
Find Niñxs at ninxsdocumental.com. A full transcript of this episode is available at genderpodcast.com/bonus with password “detective” :)
Tuck
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