Me llamo Violeta
ME LLAMO VIOLETA (MY NAME IS VIOLETA)
Produced by: Polar Star Films & MediaPro Studio
Screenplay: David Fernández de Castro
Directed by: David Fernández de Castro & Marc Parramon
Producers: Carles Brugueras, Joan Úbeda, Marieke van der Bersselaar
Cinematographer: Anna Molins
Sound: Elena Coderch
Editor: Xavi Viñas
Original Soundtrack: Odil Bright
SYNOPSIS
Aged 6, Ignacio told his parents: “I am a girl, my name is Violeta”. Through the story of Violeta, her parents (adult film stars Nacho Vidal and Franceska Jaimes), and other transgender families and young people, we get to know the complexity of the process they face and the challenges they encounter along the way.
This film is a Mediapro and Polar Star Films production, in collaboration with DKiss (Spain) and Movistar+ (Spain) with the support of ICEC (Catalonia, Spain).
AWARDS
DOCS BARCELONA 2019 – (Spain)
Audience Award
Amnesty International Award
MEMORIMAGE FESTIVAL 2019 – (Spain)
YouthMemori Award
LESGAICINEMAD 2019 – (Spain)
Audience Awardc
CINE HORIZONTES 2019 (Spain)
Special Mention, Best Documentary
GILBERT BAKER FILM FESTIVAL (Kansas)
Best Movie and Best Documentary Award