Between June 1st and June 4th, 2023, the Cinemateca Brasileira presents the exhibition MOSTRA + TERCEIRA IDADE QUEER.

LGBTQIA+ representation in cinema has grown every year. Proud young people fall in love, fight, have fun, face prejudice, have sex and grow on screen. They grow, but few age. It’s rare to watch queer movies whose protagonists are over 50. LGBTQIA+ seniors are still taboo in the seventh art.

Older characters are often pushed to the margins of narratives or relegated to negative stereotypes. Their questions seem to revolve almost exclusively around concerns about health, loneliness and proximity to death. To start dismantling the ageism that afflicts not only the audiovisual sector, but the LGBTQIA+ community itself, Cinemateca Brasileira brings to the public a selection of films from different countries and decades. With stories that bring struggles, fears, desires and joys, the exhibition reveals the plurality of experiences of queer people in this phase of life.

Admission is FREE and tickets will be distributed 1 hour before each session.

SCHEDULE
(Translated from Portuguese)

Thursday, June 1, 8:30pm

Children of the Night, Brazil, 2022, 16min– Eight gay men between 50 and 70 years old share their memories, experiences, and nocturnal images, questioning themselves about the place their bodies occupy now. “Filhos da Noite” is a mirror of memories that brings together research, images, videos, reports and affections of LGBTQIA+ bodies over 50 years old.

Amor by night, Brazil, 2022, 19min – Starring the trans first lady of Teatro Pernambucano, in her film debut, after 40 years of career, “Amor by Night” narrates the day to day of a space announcer in a near future where love will be frequent.

Green Lemon, Brazil, 2019, 17min – About to take the stage for the last time, a Drag Queen revisits all the scars that make up her carnival.

Friday, June 2, 7:00pm

gods and monsters, USA, 1999, 105min – The last days of director James Whale, creator of Frankenstein (1931), are explored.

Phaedra, Brazil, 2008, 13min – Documentary about actress Phedra De Córdoba, Cuban and transsexual icon of queer culture in São Paulo.

Nitrate Kisses, USA, 1992, 67min – In her first feature, after a pioneering trajectory in experimental cinema, Barbara Hammer sets out in search of lost traces of queer existences in images. Her poetic investigation, which transits through famous and unknown figures, intersperses archival materials, first-person reports and the filming of four gay and lesbian couples, taking cinema not only as a means of perpetuating erasures, but as a possibility of preserving these lives. everyday life as part of a collective history.

Saturday, June 3, 3:00pm

ajar, Brazil, 2021, 15min – To understand the challenges of growing old in Brazil as a woman who loves women, 20-year-old bisexual filmmaker Bruna Amorim meets one of the founders of the lesbian movement in the country, Yone Lindgren, now 63 years old. Amidst the exchange, resistance, and construction of affection, Bruna begins to reflect on her own ties based on Yone’s experiences.

Over the Rainbow, Netherlands, Greece, 2015, 40min – After her mother passed away, Leny (82 years old) finally had time to follow her dream of cycling around the world. In New Zealand, she met the love of her life and came out of the closet at the age of 68. From then on, she began to dedicate herself to the lesbian life, making up for lost time. A woman who comes out at an advanced age and embraces her new sexuality with more vibrancy and energy than many young people.

After all, Brazil, 2008, 12min – After the farewell, the wait. After the wait, the return. After all, what they want most is to be together and one day is enough to wait for the next.

Greta, Brazil, 2019, 97min – Pedro (Marcos Nanini) is a 70-year-old gay male nurse who works in a public hospital. His best friend is Daniela, a transsexual artist who faces serious health problems. When she needs to be hospitalized, but does not find an available bed, Pedro kidnaps a newly arrived patient, Jean, and shelters him in his house. Initially, the nurse is afraid of the aggressive young man, who is hiding from the police for having stabbed a man to death. Afterwards, a relationship of complicity and affection is born between them. Guarani Prize for #CinemaBrasileiro Best Actor Award for #MarcoNanini.

Sunday, June 4, 3:00pm

The cutest and funniest animals in the world, Brazil, 2023, 24min – Jorge is 70 years old and is one of the most meticulous and dedicated cleaners at Motel Paradise, with just one detail: he secretly records the audio of guests in the suites. Selling these audios to Alberto guarantees him extra income, but also affection, even though Jorge no longer remembers what his own pleasure sounds like.

Silent Pioneers, USA, 1985, 42min – Through intimate portraits of eight men and women, this film offers a portrait of the 3.5 million elderly gay and lesbian people in the United States. Contrary to the public stereotype of a young gay community, gay men and women do age. “Silent Pioneers” takes an optimistic look at their lives today, showing them living full and diverse lives and sharing concerns about aging, health and housing with other senior citizens. It also reveals how support networks within the gay and lesbian community have enriched and strengthened their individual lives.

Grandma, are you a lesbian?, Brazil, 2018, 17min – At one of the traditional lunches at Vó Clarissa’s house, Joana watches, in shock, as her cousin Joaquim asks the question that lends the film its title. To avoid facing the issue and its repercussions, she disconnects from that moment and begins to revisit her childhood memories in that house. This walk through the past awakens Joana to the possibility of sharing more with her grandmother than she had imagined.

the oblivion ship, Chile, 2020, 71min – After the death of her husband, Claudina falls into a solitary routine. Due to financial difficulties, she moves in with her daughter Alejandra, even knowing that their relationship is somewhat difficult. There, she befriends Elsa, her new neighbor, and the two soon fall in love.