About Folha virada
The short film follows the daily lives of Pai Marcos Luciano de Oxalá and Madrinha Catingueira, LGBTQIAPN+ Umbanda leaders in Piauí. The film looks at their experiences inside and outside the terreiros, showing the tensions between gender, sexuality and religiosity. The title refers to the expression "turning the leaf", used to describe a ritual in Afro-Brazilian religious shrines in which people's sexual orientation or gender identity was "turned".
Movie details
- Release date
- 2025-06-14
- Genres
- Documentary
- Language
- PT
- Country
- Brazil
- Director
- Roberval Borges
- Writer
- Roberval Borges
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