Synopsis

Based on a dialogue between Marina and her 9-year-old self, the film weaves childhood memories with the present, 15 years after her hiv diagnosis. Using VHS archives, it traces the epidemic’s timeline and shows that stigma persists. With six cis and trans women, they turn pain into art and find in feminist sorority a path to healing.

Director

Marina Vergueiro

Marina Vergueiro is a filmmaker, poet, and activist for women’s mental and sexual health. Author of the poetry book Expuesta, she directed Letters to Myself, about loving after an hiv diagnosis, and Bugchasing Club, which satirizes ignorance and denial of science with affection and tenderness.

Producer

Felipe Tomazelli

Felipe Tomazelli is a director, screenwriter, researcher, and editor. His latest film «The Father and the Shaman» premiered at Festival do Rio and Mostra São Paulo (2025). He is executive producer and creative advisor of «Germano Black Society», supported by ProAC-SP, IDFA, and Göteborg.

Ricardo Martensen

Ricardo Martensen is a producer, director, and editor. His debut «Cine São Paulo» (2017) won in Biarritz. He directed «Confisco» (HBO Max) and is developing «Regarding Memory and Neglect», supported by Sundance, IDFA Bertha Fund, and Fondation AlterCiné.