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Tchindas

2015 · 94 min

A warm, observant portrait of community and self-expression, watching a small island pull together with quiet determination and joy.

Directed by: Pablo García Pérez de Lara, Marc Serena
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Tchinda Andrade, Edinha Pitanga, Elvis Tolentino

Overview: Tchinda is one of most beloved women in Cape Verde, especially after she came out as a transgender person in the local newspaper in 1998. Since then, her name has become the term used by locals to name queer Cape Verdeans.

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Directed by: Pablo García Pérez de Lara, Marc Serena
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Tchinda Andrade, Edinha Pitanga, Elvis Tolentino

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
found family
friendship
class
art
Places: small town
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Pablo García Pérez de Lara, Marc Serena
Starring: Tchinda Andrade, Edinha Pitanga, Elvis Tolentino
Cinematography: Pablo García Pérez de Lara
Runtime: 94 min
Country: Cape Verde, Spain
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish

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