Seizing the means of cinematic production with Kani Lapuerta
Added 2025-08-26 22:18:29 +0000 UTCThis 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” :)
Comments
lol torrey also suggested this!
Tuck
2025-08-27 03:29:04 +0000 UTCHumbly requesting another filmmaker - Louise Weard of Castration Movie
Riley
2025-08-27 02:51:50 +0000 UTC
