MY BODY IS POLITICAL

alice riff

2017, 71’
My Body is Political talks about the everyday life of four LGBTQ activists who live in poor neighborhoods in São Paulo. The narrative is developed with a mix of their intimate lives and broader social context, raising questions about the brazilian transgender community and their political disputes.

about the director alice riff

She is audiovisual entrepreneur. Her first feature film, Meu Corpo É Político, premiered at Visions du Réel. Directed Platamama, documentary about a Bolivian family in search of money that distances itself from motherland to work with confections in Sao Paulo. Her third documentary, Eleições, is in post production stage. 

Filmography 
[2018] Platamama
[2017] Meu Corpo É Político
[2016] Orquestra Invisível Let`s Dance
[2013] Cidade Improvisada


TRAILER  

original title

MEU CORPO É POLÍTICO

country

Brazil

ratings

12

screenplay

Alice Riff

cinematography

Vinicius Berger

editing

Yuri Amaral

sound

Tales Manfrinato

sound designer

Daniel Turini

producer

Alice Riff e Heverton Lima

executive producer

Heverton Lima

production manager

Thaisa Valadão

production company

Studio Riff, Paideia Filmes

cast

Giu Nonato, Linn da Quebrada, Paula Beatriz, Fernando Ribeiro

distribution

Olhar

contact

aliceriff@gmail.com