This short film follows ‘hard to classify’ Brazilian artist Fabio da Motta as he questions the boundaries between fantasy, submission, provocation and art.
Direction
Gera refuses to judge—lets Motta's contradictions breathe.
Editing
Jagged cuts mirror the fractured self on display.
Director
Nish Gera
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Motta emerged from Brazil's underground queer performance scene, where artists like him deliberately court controversy to force conversations about HIV stigma and class violence.
The film's refusal to include talking-head experts mirrors Motta's own rejection of institutional validation—both are gambling that rawness equals authenticity.
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