Five strangers, one shared truth: freedom starts when you stop hiding.
A documentary film depicting five intimate portraits of migrants who fled their country of origin to seek refuge in France and find a space of freedom where they can fully experience their sexuality and their sexual identity: Giovanna, woman transgender of Colombian origin, Roman, Russian transgender man, Cate, Ugandan lesbian mother, Yi Chen, young Chinese gay man…
Direction
Zegarra's patient, non-exploitative gaze lets subjects lead.
Writing
No narration — stories told entirely in their own words.
Editing
Five parallel arcs woven without flattening distinct experiences.
Director
Santi Zegarra
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during France's heated 2016-2017 asylum policy debates, the film deliberately centers human stories over political abstraction.
Santi Zegarra spent two years building trust before filming — subjects had final cut approval, rare in documentary ethics.
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