Institut Ramon LLull

Documentary "Tchindas" at the 2016 African Film Festival New York

Cinema.  New York, 15/05/2016

Within a small, tropical Cape Verdean Island, the beloved Tchinda is hard at work preparing for a Carnival she hopes will capture the town’s imagination. Despite her great reputation, Tchinda remains humble and every afternoon she happily tours the neighborhood to sell her best “coxinhas”, a classic Brazilian treat: delicious fried balls of chicken.  




Filmmakers Marc Serena and Pablo García Pérez de Lara have crafted a lush, perceptive documentary that at times feels akin to a fairy tale. The film reveals a hidden landscape tucked far away from the world we know, where trans inclusion and teamwork make up the fundamental structure of a truly magical community and culture.

The directors:

PABLO GARCÍA PÉREZ DE LARA (Barcelona, 1970) has directed two full-length films: Fuente Álamo, the Caress of Time (2001), selected in Karlovy Vary and Butterfly (2007), in the official section of Karlovy Vary and San Sebastián. His short film Alicia Portrayed (2002) was selected by the Semaine de la critique du festival de Cannes. He’s been the DoP of the acclaimed Familystrip from Luís Miñarro or The K Effect: Stalin’s Editor (2012) from Valentí Figueres, screened in 60 festivals. He teaches cinema in the school in the Cinema in Curs program.

MARC SERENA (Barcelona, 1983) is a journalist and normally works as a screenwriter for Spanish TV as TVC, TVE and Barcelona TV. He has just published Un-African love? (2014), compiling queer voices from 15 African countries. His previous book, Trip to the 25 (2011), received great success in Asia, where it has been published in Chinese and Korean. He has directed the web documentary Double Epidemic (2015).

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Watch trailer.

TCHINDAS

Marc Serena and Pablo García Pérez de Lara

Spain/Cape Verde, 2015, 95min

In Cape Verdean Creole with English subtitles

Sunday, May 15th

8:00pm

Maysles Cinema

343 Lenox Av/Malcolm X Blvd

(btw 127 and 128 St)

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