La Flaca is a film about Arely Vazquez, a transgender mexican woman and leader of the Santa Muerte (Saint Death) religious movement in Queens, New York. During her yearly celebration to the Bony Lady ("La Flaca" as she likes to call her), Arely faces a lot of challenges to fulfill a promise she made ten years ago.

By Adriana Barbosa & Thiago Zanato
20 min | USA, Brazil & Mexico | 2018

AWARDS

Best Short Film, VICE en Español Award - Programa de Diversidad Sexual + FICM Morelia. Mexico (2018)
Best International Short Film. Espacio Queer. Argentina (2019)
Best Short Award, "Guerrilla" Section - AMOR LGBT+ International Film Festival. Chile (2019)
Best Documentary Short Film - Tacoma Film Festival. U.S. (2019)
Best Documentary Short Film - Seattle Latino Film Festival. U.S. (2019)
Best Documentary Short Film and Best Short Film - FESAALP - Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de La Plata. Argentina (2019)
Honorary Mention for Artistic Contribution - 3 Margens - Festival Latino-americano de Cinema
Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina (2019)
Best Short Documentary - Latino & Iberian Film Festival at Yale (LIFFY). U.S. (2020)
Jodorowsky Award for Best Spiritual Film - Austin Arthouse Film Festival. U.S. (2021)

SELECTIONS

Fribourg International Film Festival. Switzerland (2018
Guanajuato International Film Festival. Mexico (2018)
Message to Man, International Film Festival. Russia (2018)
Queer Lisboa, International Film Festival. Portugal (2018)
Beijing International Short Film Festival. China (2018)
New Orleans Film Festival. U.S. (2018)
Curta Cinema, Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival. Brazil (2018)
Kasseler Dokfest. Germany (2018)
NewFest New York's LGBT Film Festival. U.S. (2018)
Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema. Brazil (2018)
SVA Film & Media Festival. U.S. (2018)
MixBrasil, International LGBTQ Film Festival. Brazil (2018)
El Lugar sin Límites, LGBT Film Festival. Ecuador (2018)
Atlantidoc, International Documentary Film Festival. Uruguay (2018)
Havana Film Festival. Cuba (2018)
Short Waves Festival. Poland (2019)
Outfest Fusion LGBTQ People of Color Film Festival. U.S. (2019)
Roze Filmdagen, Amsterdam LGBTQ Film Festival. Netherlands (2019)
Film Fest Sundsvall. Sweden (2019)
Mawjoudin Queer Film Festival. Tunisia (2019)
Festival de Films de Femmes de Créteil. France (2019)
Outview Queer Film Festival. Greece (2019)
Chicago Latino Film Festival. U.S. (2019)
IFEMA, International Female Film Festival Malmö. Sweden (2019)
Mecal Pro, Barcelona International Short and Animation Festival. Spain (2019)
Cine Las Américas, International Film Festival. U.S. (2019)
Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival. Canada (2019)
Lakino, Latin American Short Film Festival Berlin. Germany (2019)
Rooftoop Film Festival. U.S. (2019)
Sicilia Queer Filmfest. Italy (2019)
Sguardi Altrove Film Festival. Italy (2019)
FRAMELINE, San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival. U.S. (2019)
Contrast Film Festival. U.S. (2019)
MICGénero. Mexico (2019)
Melgaço Documentary Film Festival. Portugal (2019)
DOQUMENTA, International Documentary Film Festival. Mexico (2019)
LALIFF Los Angeles Latino Film Festival. U.S. (2019)
Bangalore Queer Film Festival. India (2019)
OUTFEST Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival. U.S. (2019)
Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec. Canada (2019)
Encounters Film Festival. UK (2019)
Boston Latino International Film Festival. U.S. (2019)
Tacoma Film Festival. US (2019)
Bushwick Film Festival. US (2019)
Everybody's Perfect LGBTQ Film Festival. Switzerland (2019)
Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival. Switzerland (2019)
BOGOCINE - Bogota International Film Festival. Colombia (2019)
MIDBO, Muestra Int'l de Cine Documental. Colombia (2019)
FESAALP - Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de La Plata (2019)
Melbourne Queer Film Festival. Australia (2020)
Berlin Feminist Film Week. Germany (2020)
Festival Filministes. Canada (2020)
San Diego Latino Film Festival. USA (2020)
Indie Grits Film Festival. USA (2020)
Vox Feminae. Croatia (2020)
Nevertheless Film Festival. USA (2020)
Still Voices Short Film Festival. Ireland (2020)
New York Latino Film Festival. USA (2020)
Austin Arthouse Film Festival. USA (2020)
Le Chien qui Aboie · Diffusion du Cinéma d’Amérique Latine. France (2021)
Belfast Film Festival | aemi @ Docs Ireland: The Films of Kino Rebelde. Ireland (2021)