12-18 November 2018

Pirate Boys

Pol Merchan

Pirate Boys (Pol Merchan)

Synopsis

Kathy Acker's writing, and a seminal portrait of her taken by intersex photographer Del LaGrace Volcano, provide a lens through which to explore trans subjectivity and the queering of cinema.

Info

  • Country Germany, Spain
  • Year 2018
  • Format digital
  • Running time 13 min
  • Image BW/Colour
  • Language English, English
  • Subtitles
  • Producer Pol
  • Screenplay Pol Merchan
  • Photography Nadja Krüger, Zara Zandieh
  • Editor Ginés Olivares
  • Music Manuela Schininá
  • Sound Manuela Schininá
  • Actors Del LaGrace Volcano, Eric Llaveria, Henri Steeg, Ruvel Kovalevsky, Pol Merchan, Mercedes Povedano, Mat S.

Festivals

(World Premiere) Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (Official Selection) - Toronto, Canada - May 2018 (German Premiere) Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen (German Competition) - Oberhausen, Germany - May 2018 XPOSED International Queer Film Festival (Official Selection) - Berlin, Germany - May 2018 Huesca International Film Festival (Official Selection) - Huesca, Spain - June 2018 Festival Internacional de Cine Guanajuato (Official Selection) - Guanajuato, Mexico - July 2018

Programme

Wednesday 14, 22.00 h — Hall CCCB Friday 16, 22.30 h — Hall CCCB