Yo, indocumentada
{{short description|2011 Venezuelan film}}
{{use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Yo, indocumentada
| image = Yo,_indocumentada_poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Andrea Baranenko
| producer =
| writer = Andrea Baranenko
Alejandro Normand
| starring = Tamara Adrián
Desirée
Victoria
| music = Andrés Level
| cinematography = Glendys Ariza
Michell Rivas
| editing =
| studio = Bajo la Manga Laboratorio Audiovisual
Cinequipos
Trampolín Espacio Documental
| distributor =
| released =
| runtime = 61 minutes
| country = Venezuela
| language = Spanish
}}
Yo, indocumentada ({{lit|I, undocumented}}) is a 2013 Venezuelan documentary film directed by Andrea Baranenko. The film is about three Venezuelan transgender women and their efforts to be legally recognized in the country, including being able to change their legal name.
Plot
The film focuses in three Venezuelan transgender women: Tamara Adrián (a lawyer), Desiree (a hairdresser) and Victoria (an art student) and chronicles their efforts to be legally recognized in the country, including being able to change their legal name, through a series of legal actions, as well as demand their right to an identity,{{Cite web|title=UNAFF 2013: Films: I, Undocumented|url=http://www.unaff.org/2013/f_i.html|access-date=2021-07-10|website=UNAFF}}{{Cite web|date=2013-11-15|title=Yo, indocumentada por Flavia Cassani|url=https://runrun.es/relax/dda/92238/yo-indocumentada-por-flavia-cassani/|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Runrunes|language=es}}{{Cite web|title=Documental Yo, indocumentada|url=http://www.redlgbtidevenezuela.org/trans/documental-yo-indocumentada|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Red LGBTI de Venezuela|language=es}} in a society where machismo and transphobia are still rooted.{{Cite web|title=Yo, indocumentada|url=http://www.casamerica.es/cine/yo-indocumentada|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Casa de América|language=es}} Tamara, one of the protagonists, is a law professor at the Andrés Bello Catholic University who despite her countless academic recognitions and honors in Venezuela and in France she has not been able to win her legal battle. The documentary also depicts the social and legal exclusion that the LGBT community in Venezuela faces.
Reception
The film represented Venezuela and was part of the 2013 official selection of the United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF).
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1909319}}
- [http://www.unaff.org/2013/f_i.html Yo, indocumentada] at UNAFF
- [https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film332011.html Yo, indocumentada] at Film Affinity
- [https://cinemestizo.com/programs/58__yo_indocumentada_peliculamp4-061655 Yo, indocumentada] at Cine Mestizo
- [https://unaflorautonoma.com/2020/06/30/yo-indocumentada/ Yo, indocumentada's] entry at Una Flor Autónoma, Andrea Baranenko blog
Category:Films about trans women
Category:Venezuelan documentary films
Category:Venezuelan LGBTQ-related films
Category:2010s Spanish-language films
Category:2013 LGBTQ-related films
Category:Documentary films about Venezuela