Mamis: A Family Portrait

Mamis

Being gay in Cuba has never being easy. For women it's even more difficult, they have to face the double standard of being women and gay in a society with a high level of machismo. Even more... More

19m Cuba 2013

Subtitles: 繁體中文 English
Tags: Lesbian Romance Family Documentaries Latin-America Shorts

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Being gay in Cuba has never being easy. For women it's even more difficult, they have to face the double standard of being women and gay in a society with a high level of machismo. Even more complicated is being a lesbian mother. They don't have access to adoption or IV, but in Cuba there is always a way. Mamis is a story about Violeta, Isabel, Tamara and Yoana: some Cuban women who found their own way. Women who never liker to ask for permission to live their lives, despite the prejudices and rules of Cuban society.

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Country: Cuba
Language: Spanish
Director: Virginia Fuentes
Cast: Violeta Isabel Tamara Yoana
Awards: Leeds International LGBT Film Festival 2013- Best Short Documental Film, Pensacola International Film Festival 2013 - Special Mention, Festival Internacional de Cine LGBT de Las Islas Canarias 2013 - Best International Short Documental Film

Mamis: A Family Portrait

Mamis

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