The fight for trans rights told by the queens, rebels, and survivors who lived it.
Transuniversal takes a journey through the history of the struggle for the recognition of the rights of trans people. A route that has not been, nor is it being easy for the equalization of human rights, for which ultimately we were all born. The Trans Law is the flame that keeps alive the hope of many people who suffer the lack of opportunities and the rejection of much of society. Transuniversal traces a historical, cultural, cinematographic, social and human map.
Direction
Rafatal weaves archival footage with intimate testimonies.
Production
Cultural map spanning decades of Spanish trans activism.
Director
Rafael R. Rafatal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spain's 2023 'Trans Law' made self-ID possible, but this film documents the decades of street activism that forced politicians to finally listen.
Carla Antonelli, featured here, became Spain's first trans senator in 2023—the same year this released. Full circle moment.
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