Pride Amsterdam is upon us once again—and for many, celebrating will include watching queer movies.
In light of Pride Amsterdam, we believe that films can transport, educate and empower. Most important of all is its ability to raise marginalized voices, portray diverse perspectives on the LGBTQIA+ community, and celebrate love, in all its forms and facets, together.
Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival will present two LGBTQIA+ films, Veneno and Mi Vacio y yo (My Emptiness and I) at our upcoming festival edition in October. Don’t forget to add them to your agenda!
VENENOCast: Lola Rodríguez, Paca la Piraña, Isabel Torres
Spain / 120 mins / 2020 / Biography
Spanish with English subtitles
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“La Veneno” tells the story of a struggling transgender woman, who rose to fame in the 1990s and captured the public with her charms and unique view of the world. Veneno is a theatrical version of the series, the first three combined episodes that are edited smoothly work as a stand-alone film.
MI VACIO Y YO
(MY EMPTINESS AND I)
Director: Adrián Silvestre
Cast: Raphaëlle Perez, Alberto Díaz, Carles Fernández Giua, Carmen Moreno
Spain / 98 mins / 2022
Spanish with English subtitles
DUTCH PREMIERE
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Raphi, from France, fantasizes about romances with princes, and about starting a traditional family. But in reality, things aren’t like that. She works in a call centre in Barcelona and is diagnosed by her therapist as having gender dysphoria.