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Synopsis
In 2022, as filmmaker Marianne Amelinckx was grieving the sudden loss of her uncle Ignacio, she sat down with her father. She invited him to dive into a family story that had felt off-limits until then. Her goal was to unveil the mystery behind some very odd pictures in the family album circa 1950 where Ignacio was always dressed as a girl. But talking about this topic is only the beginning of the story.
As the narrative unfolds, we witness Marianne going back to her hometown, reconnecting with her family through present-day interviews that provide deep conversations, and, most specifically, reconnecting with her other “DEAR UNCLE” Andy, her dad’s youngest sibling whom she hasn’t had a real chance to have a relationship with due to an issue Marianne doesn’t know much about because, as her dad would say, "we just never talked about it". Sobering revelations blend with home videos and vibrant experimental filmmaking will be the medium to tell this nuclear family story about what happens when our parents' wishes exceed the limits of our identity and how these family dynamics shaped the filmmaker’s own journey as a queer person.
Bio
Queer Venezolana based in Los Angeles. Writer, Director and Producer of Salta (Dive), a coming of age short film that got a Jury's Mention at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, Best Short Film Award at Switzerland's oldest LGBTQ+ Festival, the Pink Apple and screened in more than 15 countries.
Her latest work, Mustache Mondays, is a one hour documentary she directed for PBS SoCal and it just screened at the Outfest Fusion 2022. She is currently writing her first feature La Barca de la Ilusión, an adaptation from a story by American author Lucia Berlin.
Awards History
First Shot 2023 - Best Short Film Award Nominee
Credits
Producer - Julieta Messmer
Cinematographer - Camilo Paparoni
